Cyber Essentials is "a Government-backed, industry supported scheme to help organisations protect themselves against common cyber attacks".
Its launch this summer followed the Government’s consultation last year on the requirements for a preferred standard for cyber security. The scheme incorporates the output of work between Government and industry following that consultation.
This article looks at:
what the scheme covers, including the five basic controls the scheme recommends all organisations should implement to mitigate the risks from common internet based threats
the certification options and how certification works
how the organisations we surveyed are responding to the scheme’s launch
