Incorporates GDPR Requirements and Cyber Essentials
The Governance standard by IASME was developed over several years as part of a government funded project to create a cyber security standard which would be an affordable and achievable alternative to the international standard, ISO 27001.
The IASME Governance standard allows smaller Businesses to demonstrate their level of cyber security for a realistic cost and show stakeholders that they have a security management system in place to properly protect their customers’ as well as other sensitive information.
The IASME Governance assessment includes a Cyber Essentials assessment as well as GDPR requirements and can be completed either as a self-assessment or on-site audit.
Depending on the size of your organisation:
Based on international best practice, IASME Governance is risk based and includes key aspects of security such as incident response, staff training, planning and operations. IASME Governance also incorporates a Cyber Essentials assessment and an assessment against the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The self-assessed option is carried out online using IASME’s secure portal where organisations are required to answer around 160 short questions about their security.
Access to the portal is provided after paying for the assessment and you have up to six months to complete the answers.
The answers are saved automatically by the system as you progress through them.
Once the answers have been completed, the assessment will be marked by Solutions 4 IT and usually a pass or fail is returned to the organisation within 72 hours.
If a pass is achieved an organisation receives certificates showing their compliance to both IASME Governance and Cyber Essentials. The assessment also demonstrates achievement against the requirements of GDPR.
The cost of the assessment is from £400+VAT. Please note that both assessments must be submitted at the same time.
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An IASME Governance Audit requires an on-site audit of your governance processes and procedures covered by the IASME Governance standard. IASME Governance Audited (sometimes known as IASME Gold) is an independent on-site audit of the level of information security provided by your organisation. It offers a similar level of assurance to the internationally recognised ISO 27001 standard but is simpler and often more cost effective for small and medium-sized organisations to implement.
The audited IASME Governance standard is IASME’s highest level of certification and is an excellent alternative to ISO 27001 for small and medium sized organisations
The standard includes all of the five Cyber Essentials technical topics and adds additional topics that mostly relate to people and processes. For example:
By gaining the Audited IASME Governance certificate your organisation is achieving IASME’s highest level of certification and providing assurance to customers and suppliers that your organisation’s security has been audited by a skilled, independent third-party.
The audited certification is renewed at the end of years 1 and 2, Solutions 4 IT will contact you before this date to arrange. At the end of year 3 a full audit, as described above, is required again to renew the certification.
Here at Solutions 4 IT we appreciate that Cyber Security can seem quite daunting and overwhelming in any business, but we are here to make this easy for you and keep your business well protected.
Please fill out the contact form so one of our experienced and friendly team members can assess your requirements and contact you to discuss further. We will be available to answer any questions.
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