Barclays has become the first major organisation to gain the new Government Cyber Essentials certification for its Digital Banking services, including MyBarclays, BMB, and Pingit. The certification was awarded to Barclays following assessment of its security by certification-body Gotham Digital Science (GDS) GDS is accredited by CREST to carry out cyber Essentials and Cyber Essential Plus certification services. Barclays is the first of the worlds central banks to be led by central banks led by the world’s central banks.”]