By Jon Thorpe
Managing Director
ACS
THE IASME Consortium is the leading Accreditation Body for the government-backed Cyber Essentials Plus certification scheme and the award-winning IASME Governance standard.
The IASME Governance standard takes your organisation to the next level of security and covers similar topics to ISO 27001 in a practical manner and both Cyber Essentials schemes are suitable for all organisations, of any size, in any sector.
As a qualified Certification Body, ACS are recognised as a highly professional organisation trained and licensed to certify our clients against both the Government’s Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials PLUS Schemes and the IASME Governance standard.
Why should you get your organisation certified and what is involved?
The Government and industry have worked together to produce a scheme that is designed to help UK organisations with limited experience of cyber security improve their defences and demonstrate publicly their commitment to cyber security. ACS work to a set of baseline technical controls, and the process of certification has been designed to be light weight and easily manageable while at the same time providing a respected standard in cyber security.
ACS will run a two-day, on-site assessment to review your organisation’s processes and compliance, and if necessary our consultants will then provide a Suggested Policies Documentation before completing your final IASME Audit and awarding you with your official certification.
Advantages of certification are plentiful; reassure your customers that you are working to secure your IT and their data against cyber attacks and attract new business with the promise you take cyber security seriously. Plus, certain local and national government contracts require business they deal with to have Cyber Essentials certification in place. Finally, companies with a turnover of less than £20m may also qualify for free cyber insurance.
Why partner with ACS?
– Keep your network protected with robust security systems
– Provide access to the most experienced technical team in the region
– Help you focus on your business by automating day-to-day IT tasks
– Fix problems before they occur with cutting edge proactive monitoring
– Provide financial certainty with a fixed monthly IT cost
– Develop IT strategy to align your IT with your business goals
– Improve service levels and ensure system uptime.
Visit the ACS Showroom & Demo Suite on Brackmills or contact our specialists today at or 0844 481 5786.