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Under Cyber Essentials, there are various controls that are related to administrative accounts and their use, writes Cyber Security Technologist Tyson McGuirk. The scheme makes it very clear that user accounts and admin accounts should be separate and only used for their intended purpose. Admin accounts have access to additional permissions and services that would …
The Electoral Commission has admitted failing Cyber Essentials at around the same time as it suffered a major security breach, writes Cyber Security Technologist Tyson McGuirk. In August 2021, names, addresses, and other personal information from the register was compromised in a suspected hack. This incident reflects the significance of the Cyber Essentials scheme as …
The first step in a Cyber Essentials assessment is to determine what organisational data and organisational services are used in your business, writes Cyber Security Technician Tom Boughton. Common examples of organisational data are emails, documents, database data, or financial data, with common examples of organisational services being software applications, cloud applications, cloud services, and …
Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 have been among Microsoft’s most successful and widely used server Operating Systems since its release 11 years ago, writes Lead Assessor Jason McNicholas. Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2 will reach their end-of-life on 10th October 2023. This means that Microsoft will cease to provide security updates, bug fixes, …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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