We are pleased to say that we are now certified with Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials aims to help organisations implement basic levels of protection against cyber-attacks. By being certified, this demonstrates our commitment to cyber security.
To ensure we are compliant we took a number of actions on our journey to achieving Cyber Essentials Accreditation.
- Engaged with Paul Maskall, former Cyber Security Advisor, Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies to conduct a Cyber Health Check with our IT providers, Computer Service Centre
- Educated staff on the implications of Cyber Security and engaged with the board
- Added Cyber Security as a risk to our internal risk register which is reviewed at a quarterly basis at our board meetings
- Implemented a Bring Your Own Device Policy for staff to use their own devices safely for work purposes.
- Introduced a password management system
However our journey doesn’t stop there, we will be constantly assessing what else we need to do to protect ourselves from being vulnerable to a cyber crime and to protect our customers data.
What is Cyber Essentials?
Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme to help organisations get a clear picture of how they can protect their business from common cyber threats. It also allows organisations to demonstrate to customers that they have taken essential precautions, through obtaining the Cyber Essentials badge.
Business benefits
- A cost effective process to check your business has taken basic cyber security precautions
- Reduce the risk to your business from common cyber threats by ensuring good cyber practice
- Differentiate your business from you competitors by demonstrating that you take cyber security seriously
- Meet the conditions of contracts and customers that request Cyber Essentials as a mandatory requirement
Why Chamber Cyber Essentials?
Chamber Cyber Essentials offers the standard level and is awarded after completion of a verified self-assessment via APMG’s online Platform. Certificates have been issued in as little as two hours.
The unique Chamber Cyber Essentials platform will enable you to:
- Complete your application at your own pace
- Only pay when you are ready to submit your application
- Share your application with your team so they can contribute their expertise
- Upload evidence to the encrypted database to support your application
- Instantly receive your certificate
Chamber Members can access a £25 discount on the certification fee of £300 + VAT.
How to Access Chamber Cyber Essentials
To find out more visit the Chamber Cyber Essentials website https://apmg-cyber.com/products/cyber-essentials/BCC . Please contact the Membership team on 01603 625977 or email [email protected] for your exclusive Member discount code.
