In the UK, through the Funded Cyber Essentials Programme, launched by the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) on 9 January 2023, small organizations in high-risk sectors, such as charities and legal aid firms, will receive cybercriminals from the government. Free cybersecurity assistance is provided. .
Funded by the government and provided by the Information Assistance for Small and Medium Enterprises (IASME) consortium, the initiative will provide eligible organizations with 20 hours of expert support and the training necessary to achieve the Cyber Essentials certification. It helps to implement five technical measures. Firewall, secure settings, access control, malware and software updates.
This is followed by a practical demonstration of the measures in place with the aim of the organization achieving Cyber Essentials Plus, the highest level of certification offered in the UK under the Cyber Essentials scheme. Validate.
The offer is currently available to micro and small businesses that provide legal aid services, and micro and small charities that process personal data working to protect such as domestic violence charities and online chat support services. can.
These types of organizations are often at high risk of cyberattacks because they handle sensitive information.
“IT security is a big issue for any organization, but once you get out of the FTSE 250 and keep down the list into groups classified as small charities and legal aid firms, IT security usually becomes a conversation piece. Qualys Chief Technical Security Officer Paul Baird said: Information security.
“These small organizations and charities may not even have heard of Cyber Essentials. They need help and we can help them by making these best practices free. Think about what would happen if any of these groups went offline, what would be the impact on the people they are helping? Can they recover? The challenge here is how to help them get the basics right and how this can help them protect themselves. It will help more organizations carry out this type of work.”
