Cyber Essentials
An inexpensive Government-created Standard supported since 2016 by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Regola is a Certification Body for Cyber Essentials. We guide and prepare businesses for assessment, mark their work, and award certificates in association with IASME for successful completion. Costs depend on the size of the organisation, but for a micro-business assessment is £320 plus VAT.
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The Cyber Essentials Standard focuses on a set of five basic but essential cyber security controls that any business—regardless of size or sector—can implement.
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The questions devised for on-line assessment to the standard relate to these technical controls: up-to-date assets, firewalls, software updates, user access and anti-malware protection.
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The Cyber Essentials certificate is important: it tells customers, partners, and insurance companies that this organisation protects itself against common online threats, and is 80% less likely to be hacked.
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Achieving Cyber Essentials certification shows a commitment to cyber security and is recognised by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). It also provides added benefit such as free cyber liability insurance up to £25000 for organisations with under £20 million turnover.
Key Points
10 1) Find out what is needed, to be ready for assessment. Regola can help with
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GAP analysis
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Use of the IASME analysis tool to help with pre-assessment preparation
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2) Purchase the Assessment
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Cyber Essentials assessment is available from IASME or an accredited Certification Body like Regola.
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The client then gets access to the IASME portal, and the on-line assessment questions
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3) Complete the Online Questionnaire
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Answer questions about devices, software, and security measures used in the business.
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Do not to submit answers for assessment until the questions are fully understood.
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4) Assessment and Support
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The Certification Body reviews responses and the marker explains clearly why an answer is incorrect.
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5)Feedback and Corrections
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If the organisation does not pass on the first attempt:
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they engage with the detailed feedback from the marker.
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they reflect on the feedback, interact further with the marker if necessary, make the necessary corrections, and resubmit.
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6) Once the organisation is successful, Certification and Cyber Liability Insurance are granted to them for one year, and the badge can be checked online at IASME's lookup. This is useful for securing supply chains.
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Once the responses meet the required standard, certification is awarded.
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The Process
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Protect your business and gain a competitive edge over market rivals with a Cyber Security certification. Why wait?