Governance In Cyber Security
Governance In Cyber Security
Governance in cyber security helps organisations to detect, identify and handle any online threats that they might encounter.
With so many companies now operating almost entirely online, storing so much data on digital platforms and allowing staff to work remotely, it’s more important now than ever before to protect your business and improve cyber security.
In our first blog article, the team here at UK Cyber Security will explain governance in cyber security and the guiding principles we use to improve online safety for our clients.
How Does Governance In Cyber Security Work?
Governance in cyber security is any given organisation’s approach to cyber security. Without proper governance, your organisation will be vulnerable to a cyberattack, as your team won’t know what to do if someone tries to steal online information from your website or database.
As such, every organisation needs to have a cyber security plan in place. This protocol should include details of who is responsible for dealing with cyberattacks, what they need to do and who they should notify.
Cyberattacks come in all shapes and sizes. As many companies and individuals store information on various digital platforms, there are many factors to consider when building a cybersecurity governance plan.
For small organisations, it can be challenging to create a plan for keeping your team’s online activities and data safe. Thankfully, there are many governance systems available that can save you time and effort.
UK Cyber Security uses two existing IT governance systems to support our clients: IASME Governance and Cyber Essentials.
Both of these strategies are based on the UK Government’s cyber security standards. Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed scheme to help businesses to improve their in-house understanding of cyber security.
IASME Governance is based on the Cyber Essentials principles and was developed over several years during a Government-funded project.
Keep reading, and we’ll explain more about these two innovative cyber security governance solutions and how we use them to keep our clients’ websites and data safe in these challenging and fast-paced times.
How Can Cyber Essentials Certification Benefit Your Organisation?
As the name suggests, Cyber Essentials is a selection of governance skills that your team can learn to help them to understand the basics of cyber security and data protection.
The certification is considered to be the standard for UK businesses and was developed in conjunction with the UK Government.
It offers a basic understanding of the processes that your organisation needs to put in place to protect it from the threat of a cyberattack.
Many individuals and industry experts recognise this certification throughout the corporate world as being one of the best ways to show stakeholders that your organisation is dedicated to protecting its data and keeping website or platform users safe.
At UK Cyber Security, we offer our clients Cyber Essentials training and support to help you get your certification and make the most of it.
By undertaking this certification, you can show everyone who visits your website or uses your services that your team is deeply dedicated to keeping them secure. It can also give your staff peace of mind that if they do encounter a cyberattack, your organisation has processes in place, and they understand enough to deal with the issue correctly.
What Is IASME Governance, And How Can You Use It To Your Advantage?
Developed by the team that helped create Cyber Essentials, IASME Governance is another online course designed to help companies to improve their cyber security and data protection.
The IASME Governance test includes everything that the Cyber Essentials does, as well as additional GDPR assessments to help businesses to ensure that they are compliant with all relevant data protection regulations.
As such, holding IASME Governance certification can help organisations to prove to stakeholders, users and clients that they take cyber security seriously and also that they’re committed to
Like Cyber Essentials, IASME Governance is a self-certified course. You need to make sure that you take the assessment through a certified partner such as UK Cyber Security.
We offer IASME Governance support, so your organisation can get everything right the first time and showcase its certification promptly to all stakeholders.
As well as standard IASME Governance certification, we also offer additional services to benefit a range of organisations. We offer guided self-certification to help your team to understand the teachings of the assessment and make achieving it easier for your team.
If you want IASME’s highest level of Governance certification, then we also offer audited certification. This service will allow you to highlight your commitment to cyber security by proving that an experienced and independent third party has audited your organisation.
How Can UK Cyber Security Group Help Your Business?
UK Cyber Security Group is dedicated to supporting clients throughout the corporate landscape to stay safe online and use governance principles from the cyber essentials scheme and IASME protocols to provide up to date cyber security solutions.
We offer a range of services, including cyber health checks, data loss prevention, awareness training to help your staff to keep your site safe, and more.
Thanks to our wide range of services and flexible approach to cyber security, we can create bespoke cyber security plans for our clients so that we can meet any organisation’s unique needs.
The cyber security market is constantly evolving, so UK Cyber Security Group works hard to adapt and stay on top of the latest developments. We aim to offer cutting-edge services that will keep your business safe.
As well as using our knowledge to provide our clients with up-to-the-minute cyber security support, we also offer advice and insight on our blog. We’re growing our archive of information, so stay tuned for informative resources that can help you to understand the many changes in the cyber security landscape over the years to come.
If you’re interested in finding out more about our services and how they could benefit your organisation, then get in touch today. Our team can offer you bespoke support that fits your needs and budget, so it’s worth contacting us to see how we could use our skills to save you time and effort while keeping your precious data safe.
