Cyber Essentials Plus
What is Cyber Essentials Plus ?
Cyber Essentials Plus is a UK government-backed certification scheme that helps organizations demonstrate their operational security against common cyber attacks.
It’s an enhanced version of Cyber Essentials, which is a self-assessment option. Cyber Essentials Plus includes all the requirements of Cyber Essentials, plus additional verification steps, including a technical audit of your systems.
Cyber Essentials Plus certification confirms that an organization’s systems meet standards for: Secure configuration, Boundary firewalls and internet gateways, Access control and administrative privilege management, Patch management, and Malware protection.
By getting Cyber Essentials Plus
You demonstrate the implementation of effective security controls through independent validation.
You provide reassurance to your customers that your controls have been validated.
Have the possibility of bidding for other Government contracts which involve handling sensitive and personal information.
Why do you need Cyber Essentials Plus?
Cyber Essentials Pus is based on the same technical requirements as Cyber Essentials but includes a technical audit of your IT system.
The audit verifies that the Cyber Essentials controls are in place and gives more assurance to your prospective clients that you are complying with the scheme.
Cyber Essentials Plus is a more rigorous assessment and should be used by organisations when there is a higher risk of cyber security threats eg handling large amounts of personal data.
Achieving Cyber Essentials Plus certification will help protect your organisation against cyber threats and may even give you commercial advantage.
Some larger organisations require companies to have Cyber Essentials Plus to be part of their supply chain. If you are looking to take on Government tenders you may find that Cyber Essentials Plus is one of the requirements.
Cyber Essentials – the benefits
There are many benefits to achieving certification. These include:
Protection against 80% of Cyber Attacks.
Cyber Essentials is an effective, Government backed minimum standard scheme that will help you to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.
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Cyber Essentials clearly sets out five basic security controls that can protect organisations. By implementing the 5 basic controls you can help prevent cyber attacks on your business.
Control 1
Use a firewall to secure your internet connection.
Control 2
Choose the most secure settings for devices and software.
Control 3
Control who has access to your data and services.
Control 4
Protect yourself from viruses and other malware.
Control 5
Keep your devices and software up to date.