UK Pitches Business ‘Cyber Essentials’ certification for businesses. The certification program aims to ensure that businesses have at least five basic information security controls in place. BAE Systems, Barclays and Hewlett-Packard are among the businesses that have promised to participate in the program. The U.K. government also announced this week that by Oct. 1, “all suppliers bidding for certain sensitive and personal information-handling contracts” must have the Cyber Essentials certification. Forrester Research analyst: “I’m a little underwhelmed by the content to be honest; it’s basic””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/uk-pitches-business-cyber-essentials-a-6924