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Cyber Essentials
cyber essentials (PLUS)
Cyber Essentials is a national, government-backed certification that helps organisations safeguard their systems and employees against the most common types of cyber attack.
By committing to the Cyber Essentials scheme, you can reduce your risk of a breach by at least 80%, ultimately allowing you and your team to work safely and keep your valuable business data secure.
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Key benefits
Why should you get Cyber Essentials certified?
Become Cyber Smart
Ensure your cyber security policies and processes are up to date by implementing smarter standardised security measures.
protect your assets
In achieving this certification, you can gain insurance with Lloyds Bank, covering your business against cyber attacks.
Win Business
The Cyber Essentials scheme has become so well recognised, many businesses now require their suppliers and partners to have this accreditation before successfully awarding business.
build a strong reputation
Gaining this basic security certification not only ensures the online security of your business, it demonstrates to your clients that you’re cyber smart and take system security seriously.
Gain an affordable accreditation
Gain an affordable accreditation, recognised throughout the UK. Depending on the scheme you opt for, the Cyber Essentials certification cost starts at £300 + VAT.
who's it for?
Does this sound like your business?
Organisations that do not currently have the necessary procedures and controls in place to confidently protect their data and client information.
Those looking to improve their IT governance with Cyber Essentials, and verify their security posture with the experts.
Those who need to tender for business and want an advantage against their competitors. If you’re applying for central government contracts, for example, you will need to be accredited.
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The importance of Cyber Essentials
The importance of Cyber Essentials
In 2014, the UK government identified the growing risk cyber attacks posed to UK businesses. The government recognised that these threats could be evaded by following a set of basic security policies and processes. As such, they launched the Cyber Essentials scheme, developing a set of essential security measures to protect organisations throughout the UK.
The certification scheme ensures a standard level of cyber security across organisations, and it’s proven to be an extremely effective framework for organisations to protect the data of their users and employees.
Guidance and training
Cyber Essentials Guidance and Training
The Cyber Essentials accreditation is straightforward, and can be completed via an online questionnaire on an independent self-service portal. This means you will benefit from your new accreditation quickly, which is especially beneficial when tendering for future contracts.
However, prior to submission, we will take you through the following:
Registration & Preparation – We send over a mock Cyber Essentials questionnaire that will closely mirror the questions you will be asked during submission.
Workshop – Following your submission of the test questionnaire, we will run a workshop to go through your responses. In this review, we will provide input on your non-compliant answers and stress test your technical responses.
Remediation – Working with your Office Administrators and existing IT resource, we will put together a set of actions and projects that will not only ensure your compliance, but will help tighten up your approach to security across the business.
Stripe OLT can also offer quotable support for any remediation projects that may be required following this.
Cyber Essentials renewal
We also offer renewal support for the Cyber Essentials certification. Renewal is required every 12 months.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Cyber Essentials PLUS
In order to be eligible for the Cyber Essentials PLUS certification, you will either need to have completed the initial Cyber Essentials assessment within the last 3 months, or complete an additional online assessment as part of the Cyber Essentials PLUS certification.
This second certification stage builds on your existing knowledge by stress testing your business’s current technologies. Focussing on technical solutions rather than policies, this accreditation investigates the fragility of your IT system rather than simply implementing the right processes and policies.
By carrying out stage two of the Cyber Essentials scheme, you will not only be demonstrating your commitment to data security, you will also improve your chances of winning business with larger organisations, government authorities and public services.
Why choose Stripe OLT?
Why choose Stripe OLT?
Our experts have already delivered Cyber Essentials consultancy to businesses all over the UK, providing them with the guidance and support they need to successfully achieve the security accreditation.
We ensure the right policies and controls are adopted, as recommended by the NCSC Cyber Essentials Scheme and in line with other Information Security standards, such as ISO 27001.
None of our clients have ever failed the Cyber Essentials scheme, because, no matter what size or industry, we have the skills and experience required to understand that every business is different and, ultimately, to support your accreditation journey.
Get in touch to begin your Cyber Essentials journey.
Want to know more about gaining this affordable accreditation? Take that first step to certification and get in touch with our experts.
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