We have been successful in achieving Cyber Essentials re-accreditation – testing was completed this week.
Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed, industry-supported scheme to help us protect ourselves against common online threats.
The Cyber Essentials scheme addresses the most common Internet-based threats to cyber security such as:
*hacking — exploiting known vulnerabilities in Internet-connected devices, using widely available tools and techniques
*phishing — and other ways of tricking users into installing or executing a malicious application
*password guessing — manual or automated attempts to log on from the Internet, by guessing passwords
The Cyber Essentials scheme helps us to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data stored on devices which connect to the Internet. Such as desktop and laptop PCs, tablets and smartphones, and all types of server and networking equipment
The advantages of having this certification include:
*To reassure customers that we are working to secure our IT and their data against cyber attack
*It helps attract new business with the promise that we take cyber security seriously
*Certain local & national government contracts require Cyber Essentials certification.
Philip Jackson, Head of ICT & Business Systems