Currock proves its IT security with Cyber Essentials Plus certification

Chelmsford-based Currock Engineering Co. Ltd has become an established name in the aerospace sector and related industries and has earned an excellent reputation for quality and service. The company focuses on customer care and has achieved awards for both Quality and Vendor Excellence.

David Savage, IT Manager at Currock, explains that taking good care of business and customer data is an important part of customer care. "We deal with sensitive information and our customers are beginning to require Cyber Essentials Plus certification as a minimum."

As the awareness of cyber threats grows, more companies are seeing the value in achieving Cyber Essentials Plus certification. A full audit of the business' systems gives a proactive opportunity to increase security. "As part of the process, we found a couple of programs that needed to be upgraded to latest version," adds David.

Strident is very proactive in IT security and many of the actions required for certification are frequently carried out by us for our customers. "The process was handled very efficiently by Strident," said David. "They look after our IT needs anyway, so most of the work was done in the background with very little inconvenience to Currock."

What is Cyber Essentials Plus and how do you get certification?

Cyber Essentials is a UK government scheme run by the National Cyber Security Centre (part of GCHQ) and has two certification levels; Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus. Cyber Essentials Plus builds upon the basic accreditation with a much more detailed analysis and a technical assessor will visit your premises to verify your devices and procedures. There are ethical penetration tests to look for vulnerabilities.

Strident can provide full technical support ahead of Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation and arrange for the independent technical assessor to complete the certification. This enables our customers to reach the Cyber Essentials Plus standard with relative ease.

To find out more about Cyber Essentials Plus, call Strident on 01473 835 280.