McCormickCo Limited are proud to announce that this month it has achieved certification from Cyber Essentials Plus, and therefore is recognised as dedicated to cyber security. The business as a whole complies with the government-back cyber security standard, offering reassurance to both customers and colleagues alike.
Cyber Essentials was developed by Government and industry to fulfil two functions.
Firstly it provides a clear statement of the basic controls all organisations should implement to mitigate the risk from common internet based threats, within the context of the Government’s 10 Steps to Cyber Security. Secondly through the Cyber Essentials Assurance Framework it offers a mechanism for organisations to demonstrate to customers, investors, insurers and others that they have taken these essential precautions
The Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate of Compliance Explained
The rate at which crime related to cyber-related activities is increasing. And as such, is becoming a paramount concern for UK businesses.
Cyber Essentials is an official UK wide, government-backed certification that helps companies guard against the most common cyber threats and reduce business risk by at least 80%.
Encouraging UK businesses to adopt good practice in information security, Cyber Essentials identifies the security controls a business must have established within their internal IT systems. This is in order to demonstrate managing cyber security effectively and mitigating the risk from internet-based threats.
The certification consists of five baseline controls that businesses should have in place to reduce the risk of data breaches from internet-based attacks, these being:
Boundary Firewalls
Secure Configuration
Access Control
Malware Protection
Patch Management
Cyber Essentials certification is often mandated throughout a supply chain regardless of ISO27001 certification
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