{"id":1554,"date":"2014-11-19T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T11:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2014-11-19T13:54:16","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T11:54:16","slug":"cyber-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/?p=1554","title":{"rendered":"Cyber essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/cyber-essentials-scheme-overview\">Cyber Essentials scheme<\/a> is one of the actions under the UK Government policy &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/policies\/keeping-the-uk-safe-in-cyberspace\">Keeping the UK safe in cyber space<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Cyber Essentials scheme has been developed by Government and industry to fulfil two functions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It <strong>provides<\/strong> a clear statement of the <strong>basic controls<\/strong> all organisations should implement to mitigate the risk from common internet based threats, within the context of the Government\u2019s 10 Steps to Cyber Security.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>And through the <strong>Assurance Framework<\/strong> it offers a mechanism for organisations to demonstrate to customers, investors, insurers and others that they have taken these essential precautions.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/317480\/Cyber_Essentials_Summary.pdf\">Cyber Essentials Scheme: Summary<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cyberessentials-overview-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"CyberEssentials-overview\" src=\"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cyberessentials-overview-1-small.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cyber Essentials concentrates on <strong>five key controls<\/strong> :\n<ul>\n<li>Boundary firewalls and internet gateways<\/li>\n<li>Secure configuration<\/li>\n<li>Access control<\/li>\n<li>Malware protection<\/li>\n<li>Patch management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The two levels of certification, Cyber Essentials, and Cyber Essentials Plus are set out:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cyber Essentials<\/strong> certification is awarded on the basis of a verified self-assessment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CyberEssentials Plus<\/strong> offers a higher level of assurance through the external testing of the organisation\u2019s cyber security approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/317481\/Cyber_Essentials_Requirements.pdf\">Cyber Essentials Scheme: Requirements for basic technical protection from cyber attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/317482\/Cyber_Essentials_Assurance_Framework.pdf\">Cyber Essentials Scheme: Assurance Framework<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cyberessentials-assurance-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"CyberEssentials-assurance\" src=\"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cyberessentials-assurance-3-small.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/cyber-risk-management-a-board-level-responsibility\">Cyber security guidance for business<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/73129\/12-1121-10-steps-to-cyber-security-advice-sheets.pdf\">10 steps to cyber security: advice sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10-steps.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"10-steps\" src=\"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10-steps-small.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crest-approved.org\/publications-guides-and-research\/cyber-essentials-implementation-guide\/index.html\">Cyber Essentials Implementation Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cyberessentials-inbigpicture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"CyberEssentials-inbigpicture\" src=\"http:\/\/saisa.eu\/blogs\/Guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cyberessentials-inbigpicture-small.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberessentials.org\/list\/\">List of Cyber Essentials certified companies through CREST<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cesg.gov.uk\/publications\/Documents\/cyber-essentials-common-questionnaire.pdf\">Questionnaire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iasme.co.uk\/index.php\/self-assessment?id=44\">Self assessment questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk\/\">Cyber Security Challenge UK<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cyber Security Challenge is a series of national competitions, learning programmes, and networking initiatives designed to identify, inspire and enable more EU citizens resident in the UK to become cyber security professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber Essentials scheme is one of the actions under the UK Government policy &#8220;Keeping the UK safe in cyber space&#8220;. 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