Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials is a government-backed certification scheme that helps organisations protect themselves against common cyber threats.

DID Secure supports you through the complete certification process, including reviewing your current security controls, identifying gaps, preparing your evidence and guiding you through the assessment requirements.

The assessment focuses on five key technical areas:

• Firewalls and network security.
• Secure configuration.
• Security update management.
• User access control.
• Malware protection.

Our service helps you achieve certification efficiently while ensuring that the improvements made provide genuine security value for your organisation.

Cyber Essentials Plus provides the highest level of assurance within the Cyber Essentials scheme. It includes the same requirements as Cyber Essentials, combined with hands-on technical testing of your systems and devices.

DID Secure can help you prepare for and complete the Cyber Essentials Plus process by:

• Reviewing your scope and assessment requirements.
• Checking devices, accounts and configurations.
• Identifying vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
• Supporting remediation before testing.
• Helping coordinate the technical assessment.
• Advising on issues identified during the assessment.

Cyber Essentials Plus gives customers and stakeholders greater confidence that your organisation’s security controls work effectively in practice.

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides a structured approach to managing and improving cyber security risk. It can be used by organisations of different sizes and does not require a particular technology or security product.

DID Secure can assess your current security posture against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and help you develop a practical improvement plan across its core functions:

• Identify.
• Protect.
• Detect.
• Respond.
• Recover.

Our review can establish your current maturity, highlight priority risks and map recommended improvements to your business objectives. This gives you a clear, risk based roadmap for strengthening your security over time.