CYBER ESSENTIALS

What is the Cyber Essentials Scheme?

Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed, industry supported foundation for basic cyber security hygiene. The scheme has been carefully designed to provide guidance to organisations of any size in protecting themselves against cyber threats. Cyber Essentials helps organisations to address the basics and to prevent the most common cyber-attacks.

Why do I need Cyber Essentials?

Almost 40% of UK businesses experienced a cyber-attack in 2022, so far 26% of charities had a cyber security attack in the winter of 2021/22

The average cost of a cyber-attack is £4,200 rising to £19,400 for medium and large businesses

Even after the world has opened up in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are still operating a hybrid working culture. This has made cyber security more challenging for many organisations with direct security and user monitoring becoming more dfficult where staff are working remotely. Upgrading hardware, software and systems has also become more complex where the pandemic has stretched resources and led to competing priorities in IT and cyber security teams.

Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials is an independently verified self-assessment. You complete an online assessment questionnaire which is approved by a Senior Executive.

Upon submission, IntaForensics will independently review and verify your responses and if successful, we will award you the requisite certificate and badges that you can display on your company website.

Cyber Essentials Plus

This is the next stage of your security journey and involves both independent internal and external tests of your network and internetfacing devices.

Successful

Accreditation

against Cyber Essentials Plus provides a higher level of assurance that your organisation has a strong cyber security regime with correctly implemented controls. Thereby maintaining a robust defence against Internet-based attacks.