Cyber Essentials
Elephant IT is Cyber Essentials certified. We follow the scheme’s controls ourselves, and we help our clients get certified too.
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What is Cyber Essentials?
Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed scheme, run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), that helps organisations of any size protect themselves against the most common cyber attacks.
Being certified shows customers, suppliers and insurers that you have the basic security controls in place. Some contracts, particularly in the public sector, require it. Certification is renewed every year.
Our certification
Elephant IT holds Cyber Essentials certification.
[To confirm: certificate number and renewal date]
The five controls
Firewalls
Boundary firewalls and internet gateways set up to keep unwanted traffic out.
Secure configuration
Devices and software set up securely, with unnecessary accounts and services removed.
User access control
The right people have the right access, and admin rights are kept to a minimum.
Malware protection
Protection against viruses and other malicious software on every device.
Security update management
Software kept supported and patched, so known weaknesses are closed quickly.
How we help you get certified
1
Readiness check
We review your devices, accounts and network against the five controls and tell you plainly where the gaps are.
2
Close the gaps
We fix what needs fixing: patching, ESET protection, secure configuration, user access and multi-factor sign-in.
3
Get certified
We help you complete the self-assessment questionnaire for independent assessment by a certification body.
4
Stay compliant
Our managed plans keep patching, protection and configuration in line all year, ready for your annual renewal.
Security built into every plan
Patching, endpoint protection and secure configuration are part of every Elephant IT plan, which makes keeping your certification much easier.