Since October 2014, it has been mandatory for suppliers to be accredited with Cyber Essentials if working on some governments contracts. The standard is backed by government, and recognized as an industry standard in IT security.
The vast majority of data breaches are the result of poor cyber security which can be easily rectified by adhering to the basic steps laid out by the Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation. The government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017 found that “Just under half (46%) of all UK businesses identifies at least one cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months. This rise to two-thirds among medium firms (66%) and large firms (68%).”
Yet the same survey found on average, only 13% of senior managers consider cyber security a high priority (page 15 of the same report).
Cyber Essentials covers aspects of cyber security from the basic, for example firewall rules.
Secure IT can help you align your business practice with the Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation, providing the robust and reliable basis for cyber security which will mark your business as mature in its attitude to cyber attack.
