Cyber Essentials
Tom Exelby explains why the NCSC’s scheme is a baseline, not an endpoint
For more than a decade, the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Essentials scheme has provided British organisations with a practical foundation for cyber security governance. It established a common baseline for security controls, improved access to public sector supply chains and helped thousands of SMEs address long-standing weaknesses in patching, administrative access, unsupported systems and endpoint protection.That contribution still carries real value. Cyber Essentials remains one of the most accessible frameworks for improving cyber hygiene across . . .