Databarracks leads by example with new Cyber Essentials Scheme

Databarracks has been named as one of the first organisations in the UK to become certified with the Cyber Essentials Scheme, a new digital security standard deployed under the government’s National Cyber Security Strategy. The scheme offers guidance and assistance to organisations taking their first steps towards cyber security. The scheme is focused around a set of five controls derived from Government analysis of the most common attacks and vulnerabilities.

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Databarracks partnered with Penetration Testing and Security Monitoring services provider Security Alliance to take part in the pilot phase of the scheme. John Beale, Managing Director at Security Alliance went on to say: “We chose Databarracks for the pilot phase of the Cyber Essentials scheme because of their demonstrable on-going commitment to digital security.


“The technical controls within the Cyber Essentials scheme reflect those of more established standards, such as the ISO/IEC 27000 series, so testing in an environment already approved to those standards made for a great proving ground.”


Peter Groucutt, Managing Director of Databarracks, commented: “Cyber security has always been an integral part of Databarracks’ DNA, so I’m delighted that we’ve been given the opportunity to lead the way with the Cyber Essentials Scheme. Good security practices don’t have to be complicated to be effective. Giving small and medium businesses clear guidance and simple, practical advice will bring more robust security practices to the front and centre in the industry.”


Oscar Arean, Technical Operations Manager at Databarracks commented: “Businesses are getting better at taking cyber security more seriously. Standards like the Information Security Forum’s Standard of Good Practice for Information Security and accreditations like the ISO/IEC 27000 series have been invaluable in encouraging organisations to become more accountable for their own security capabilities, and more uniform in the methods used to strengthen them.


“However, attaining those standards is a notoriously difficult and rigorous process. I’m confident the Cyber Essentials Scheme will make good security practices accessible to organisations of all sizes and capabilities.”
 

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