Vulnerability Scanning, Penetration Testing, and Cyber Essentials Plus – What’s the difference?

We are often asked to describe the differences between the different levels of technical assurance that we offer, writes Director Tony Wilson. In this blog we will focus on three different types of service and conclude with a hybrid service designed for companies with smaller budgets called a “Cyber Audit”: Cyber Essentials Plus Vulnerability Scanning …

Knots that bind – team building on Derwentwater

Glorious sunshine beat down on the Indelible Data staff as we battled it out on homemade rafts on Derwentwater during our latest team building event. Split into two teams led by Tom Boughton and Aidan Collins, there was quick decision making and problem solving needed to build rafts that floated. Rope knots learnt at cubs …

MOVEit breach – another good reason to achieve Cyber Essentials

Many UK organisations suffered data breaches when criminals exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer app, but with the right patch management the impact could have been greatly reduced. Those with Cyber Essentials may have been at an advantage as the scheme helps organisations identify gaps in patch management through auditing of installed …

Cyber Essentials Plus – 11 challenges under Montpellier

This Checklist has been written by Lead Assessor Jason McNicholas to inform all applicants of the Fail criteria in the Cyber Essentials Scheme at PLUS level (CE Plus). This list is not exhaustive but highlights the common issues companies are finding – some of which pertain to the additional tests taken as part of the …

Cyber apprentices celebrate success and secure permanent jobs with Indelible Data

Aidan Collins has completed a cyber security apprenticeship and won a permanent role with Indelible Data at just 19 years of age. Aidan joined the company straight from West Coast Sixth Form in Workington, Cumbria, with a passion to pursue a career in the cyber sector. He has accepted a permanent job as a Cyber …

Completing Cyber Essentials just got easier!

Cyber Essentials applicants can now add helpers to their portal account to help with their submissions. The update is significant, especially for large organisations who require more than one staff member to work on their project or for those companies who require assistance from their managed service provider. It has coincided with the introduction of …

Prepare for Windows 10 end of support

Indelible Data offers a range of packages for Cyber Essentials certification. Windows 10 will reach end of life in October 2025 unless you have purchased extended support, Microsoft has revealed. This will mean users will have to update to Windows 11 says Cyber Compliance Technician Aidan Collins. For some, this will force the purchase of …

GDPR still ‘fit for the job’ after record-breaking Facebook fine

Facebook received a £1bn fine last month, the biggest GDPR penalty ever issued by the European Data Protection Board writes Cyber Security Technician Tom Boughton. It was imposed after repeated violations of the General Data Protection Regulation, caused by Meta IE’s transfer of EU citizen data to the US for storage and processing. While the …

Team building for Brain Tumour Research

We wanted to make our latest staff outing not only a team building jolly but also something that gave back to the community. So we chose to raise money for Brain Tumour Research as part of Wear A Hat day by cycling and walking the equivalent of Cumbria’s circumference. Thanks to the generosity of clients, …

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on software patching

Indelible Data offers a range of packages for Cyber Essentials certification.   With the influx of people using Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as the revolutionary “ChatGPT”, for a multitude of reasons, it was only a matter of time before criminals started to use it to help develop malicious software, writes Cyber Scheme Team Member Jason …