IASME takes over delivery of the UK official Cyber Essentials scheme from April 2020. As supported by the UK government, the scheme is there to help businesses guard against the most common cyber threats.
Over 30,000 UK businesses have gained Cyber Essentials certification since its launch in 2014. The UK official NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) and IASME say they’re committed to growing the scheme, and its role in helping to make the UK one of the safest places to live and do business online.
The Cyber Essentials Scheme was developed to protect organisations against low-level “commodity threats”. It focuses on the five most important technical security controls that businesses should have in place to prevent malicious attacks. These controls were identified by the government as those that, if they had been in place, would have stopped the majority of the successful cyber-attacks over the last few years.
Cyber Essentials has been delivered through multiple accreditation bodies and their respective certification bodies. Hence a single partner, for consistency, the authorities say. Those certification bodies will be encouraged to apply to IASME to continue to provide Cyber Essentials as part of the revised scheme. The Scheme also welcomes new Certification Bodies or anyone from the cyber security industry interested in promoting the scheme.
Malvern-based IASME Chief Executive, Dr Emma Philpott MBE, pictured, said: “We are extremely excited about the prospect of working in partnership with the NCSC to develop and grow the Cyber Essentials scheme. We have seen such a positive effect already over the last five years where Cyber Essentials has increased the basic levels of security across all sectors. We are so pleased that we can be part of the future developments, working closely with the excellent Certification Bodies, trade bodies, police and other key stakeholders, to ensure further growth of the scheme.”
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