In order to achieve Cyber Essentials Plus, you must already be certified to Cyber Essentials. Gaining the extra qualification will also involve a technical expert conducting an on-site or remote audit on your IT systems, including a representative set of user devices, all Internet gateways and all servers with services accessible to unauthenticated Internet users.
The assessor will test a random sample of these systems, in line with the test specification, and then decide whether further testing is required. Having achieved Cyber Essentials, you have 3 months to apply for Cyber Essentials Plus.
If it is longer than 3 months, you will need to repeat the Cyber Essentials self-assessment questionnaire stage.
Cyber security has never been higher on our agenda. We’re very pleased to have gained our Cyber Essentials Plus Certification. We are committed to providing the most secure and robust solutions to our customers and partners. This certification helps to demonstrate this commitment – through independent vulnerability testing and to test the awareness of information security across our teams. We’re very pleased with the support and expertise provided by URM.
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I know many Cyber Essentials providers are rigid to the point of not understanding the goal of CE, but we haven’t found that with URM. We are extremely happy with the service we’ve received – our Cyber Essentials recertifications are always painless and straightforward. The different assessors we’ve had have all been great and pitch to the right level, as well as having an extremely strong knowledge of the subject matter. The account management side is also excellent. Our Account Manager checks in with us on a regular basis, and is very approachable and credible, with a comprehensive understanding of Cyber Essentials.
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