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There are two levels of Cyber Essentials certification:
This involves self-assessment against a set of criteria as set out by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to unearth vulnerabilities to basic attacks, and sets out basic security measures which must be put in place in order to protect against them, and gain the Cyber Essentials Certification.
CE+ still maintains the same simple approach and recommends the same security measures, but also involves a hands-on tech technical verification. This is likely the better option for organisations handling particularly sensitive data or who are looking to attract clients who are looking for a greater level of security reassurance from third parties they work with.
The CE accreditation looks at five areas of your IT systems
In order for you to become certified, we analyse your current setup against these five categories, we compile an action plan which will bring you up to the security standard the accreditation requires, and then we implement the suggestions for you to get you certification-ready!
Like with anything in the world of technology, new threats and stronger protections are evolving all the time, so we review your situation on an ongoing basis, to make sure you’re always up to accreditation standard. We offer our Cyber Essentials service on a monthly-fee basis, which includes the cost of your first audit, the certification itself, and continued work to keep you up-to-date.
We're a hard-working, friendly team who have your interests at heart.
We act as an extension to your business, not just fixing problems with reactive break-fix support, but proactively monitoring and advising on the development of your IT in line with your business goals, all for a fixed monthly cost.
A network of over 19, low-performing Windows PCs were slowing down day-to-day operations.
We visited Schofields and had a chat, getting to know their business and what they needed from their IT systems day-to-day. We quickly established that the slow machines were coming to the end of their lives and needed replacing as a priority.
As well as needing fast, reliable and secure machines to work on and a network which had minimal downtime, after talking to them about pain points and IT needs, we realised Schofields also needed a more robust backup solution for their main server. At this point, one of their main concerns was the cost of replacing 19 PCs all at once.
We installed 19 new Business Level PCs on a cost-effective monthly plan basis. We also set up a disaster recovery solution to back up the entire server including Operating System, programs, files and documents. This meant that in the event of an emergency, their server could be restored in a matter of hours rather than a matter of days! They also joined us on an ongoing support agreement, and we continue to look after their IT systems on a daily basis.
“We approached not only Prodigy with our requirements, but other IT companies for proposals. We found that Prodigy really understood our needs and were able to come up with the most cost effective and best ongoing support the business needed. We were sceptical on how much disruption such a big change over would have, however during the two days of implementation the work was very well planned out and executed.
The whole job was carried out with minimal fuss and disruption. Not only are we now working in a more productive and secure environment, we are covered with ongoing support. Previous to working with Prodigy, our IT support was very slow and non-reactive, with the support package we receive a fantastic response time – all for a fixed fee – meaning we don’t receive unexpected invoices!”
Carl Chivers
Practice Manager
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Anthony Carr
M & N Electrical
