Get your business cyber certified.

Rising levels of reported cyber crime have led to the UK Government introducing the Cyber Essentials (CE) certification scheme in 2014, it is a culmination of a universal risk assessment for a typical UK enterprise and produced a blue print of basic security measures that are simple, achievable and yet protect against 80% of recorded cyber incidents reported in the previous 2 years.

It is not designed to protect against an all out attempt to breach your defenses by a
technologically advanced organisation, but represents a basic level of security and measures that a business should adopt and is appropriate.

Cyber Essentials Certification takes two forms:

Basic certification (Online self-assessment) provides a basic level of confidence that an organisation has implemented cyber security controls effectively.

Plus Certification (Audited) at this level tests whether the organisation’s implemented controls are sufficient to protect against internet based threats.

Cyber Essentials is going to be a key requirement in the supply chain; because it comes from the UKGov it is seen by many as a credible stamp of approval that Information Assurance is taken seriously even if it is at only a basic level. Notably all arms of Government, including the Department of Health and the NHS, and many large private organisations that have themselves gone through the process, will require this certification from anyone in their supply chain.