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* Cyber Essentials: Organisations self-assess their systems, and this assessment is independently verified. * Cyber Essentials: Organisations self-assess their systems, and this assessment is independently verified.
* Cyber Essentials Plus: Systems are independent tested, and Cyber Essentials is integrated into the organisation's information risk management. * Cyber Essentials Plus: Systems are independent tested, and Cyber Essentials is integrated into the organisation's information risk management.
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Cyber Essentials is a UK government scheme encouraging organisations to adopt good practice in information security. It includes an assurance framework and a simple set of security controls to protect information from threats coming from the internet. It was launched in 2014 by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Assurance framework

Organisations can earn two levels of certification, or badges:

  • Cyber Essentials: Organisations self-assess their systems, and this assessment is independently verified.
  • Cyber Essentials Plus: Systems are independent tested, and Cyber Essentials is integrated into the organisation's information risk management.

Annual recertification is required. Certifying Bodies are, in turn, licensed by Accreditation Bodies, which have been appointed by UK government. CREST has developed an assessment framework. IASME, one of the Accreditation Bodies, has incorporated the Cyber Essentials into the wider IASME information assurance standard.

As with ISO/IEC 27001:2005, organisations may choose to limit the scope of certification to a certain subset of their business.

Controls

The five main technical controls are:

  1. Boundary firewalls and internet gateways
  2. Secure configuration
  3. Access control
  4. Malware protection
  5. Patch management

Cyber Essentials guidance breaks these down into finer details. These controls can be mapped against the controls required by ISO/IEC 27001:2013, the SOGP, and IASME, although Cyber Essentials has a narrower focus, emphasising technical controls rather than governance, risk, and policy.

History

The Cyber Essentials scheme was launched on 5 June 2014. Several organisations were quickly certified by the end of June. Since October 2014, Cyber Essentials certification has been required for suppliers to central UK government who handle certain kinds of sensitive and personal information. This is intended to encourage adoption by businesses wishing to bid for government contracts. Insurers have suggested that certified bodies may attract lower insurance premiums.

See also

External links

References

  1. "Government scheme shows who can be trusted on cyber security". Telegraph. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. "'Cyber Essentials' scheme launched". ICO. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. "Cyber Essentials Scheme Assurance Framework" (PDF). HM Government. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. Hotchin, Jenny. "Mitigating the risks created by cyber attacks". Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. "CREST supports UK Government Cyber Essentials scheme". CREST. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. "Cyber Essentials Scheme – IASME". www.iasme.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  7. "Requirements for basic technical protection from cyber attacks" (PDF). HM Government. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. "First seven SMEs bite on Government's flagship Cyber Essentials scheme". Computer World. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. "Cyber essentials scheme: overview". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. "Cyber risk and the UK's Cyber Essentials Scheme". Computer Weekly. June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. "Government launches Cyber Essentials security scheme". 6 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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