IASME Cyber Assurance (ICA) and ISO27001
​IASME Cyber Assurance (ICA) is a security and governance certification that builds on Cyber Essentials by assessing not only technical controls, but also organisational, user, and management controls.
This was developed with government support as a more affordable and accessible alternative to the International "gold standard" for Cyber Security, ISO 27001. ICA provides a comprehensive security framework suitable for organisations of all sizes — including small businesses and micro-organisations. It is very useful for organisations that wish to indicate Resilience, as well as technical Cyber Security.
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ICA is available at two levels:
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Level 1 – self-assessment
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Level 2 – independently audited
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Regola offer support and certification for organisations wishing to get ICA L1 and ICA L2.
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Organisations wishing to go all the way and get certified to ISO27001 have only a small hill to climb from ICA L2. Regola has the expertise to support organisations wishing to achieve ISO27001 certification. However this would happen outside IASME, and the standards body awarding certification would be an International one, and not the UK Government.
Key Points
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​ Level 1 – Self-Assessment
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Purchase ICA Level 1
Through IASME or a Certification Body (e.g., Regola). -
Complete Online Questionnaire
Covers governance, risk assessment, policies, legal requirements (including GDPR), backups, and incident response. -
Review & Approval
Submitted answers are reviewed — if successful, Level 1 certification is awarded.
Level 2 – Audited Certification -
Hold Level 1 Certification
ICA Level 2 builds directly on Level 1.
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Book an Audit With a Certification Body
Same question set — but independently verified.
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Assessment & Evidence Review
Auditors confirm that policies and controls are implemented in practice.
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Certification Granted
Awarded once the audit confirms compliance.
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(Level 3 - ISO 27001 support to certification with an International Standards Certification Body)
The Process
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