AS of the 5th June 2014, HM Government have launched the Cyber Essentials Scheme. The Cyber Essentials is a new Government-backed and Industry supported scheme to guide organisations from the small SME to the Enterprise level company.
Cyber
Essentials is designed to help businesses protect themselves by introducing
controls to reduce the risk and protect from the most common Cyber Threats.
It focuses on
basic Cyber hygiene and clarifies good practices that will help reduce the risk
of contamination or being hacked.
The Scheme offers Badges for certification Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials plus.
The Cyber Essentials requires companies to
carry out a self assessment
The Cyber Essentials Plus undergo
Independent test to their systems carried out by certified bodies.
Both awards are
intended to show businesses whatever size have reached a certain level of Cyber
security which can give other Companies and Stakeholders, also Investors
reassurance they take the Cyber Threat seriously.
At Northwest Cybersecurity we can assist
and help your business through the process and get your business ready to go
for certification. We will explain the information in the self assessment process
for the non-techies and business without any tech support.
Any questions
contact Iain at Northwest Cybersecurity on Tel 07845164174or
Info@northwestcybersecurity.co.uk
