Would Cyber Essentials have prevented the British Library’s cyber attack?

In October 2023, the British Library’s servers were compromised and around 600GB of files were exfiltrated from the servers and held for ransom. This included personal data of Library users and staff. In this BLOG Chris McGee analyses  the attack and considers what actions could have been taken to mitigate it. Source of the attack …

A wake-up call for enhanced cyber security in healthcare following another breach of patient data

NHS Dumfries and Galloway was recently targeted in a cyber attack that disrupted services and compromised patient data write Abbey Wright. It is working with police and the National Cyber Security Centre to assess the extent of the incident and the nature of data compromised. The health trust cautioned about the potential acquisition of “a …

Become a Trusted Partner to give your clients next level cyber service!

Are you an IT service provider looking for external, independent cyber security auditing for your clients? Indelible Data works with almost 30 Trusted Partners across the UK to deliver independent Cyber Essentials auditing and a range of other white-labelled services including Penetration Testing and Cyber Security Awareness Training. The beauty of these partnerships is that …

Beat the Cyber Essentials price rise

Indelible Data is giving its customers the chance to beat a Cyber Essentials price rise coming into force on April 1st2024. The government’s scheme partner is introducing the first rise since January 2022 in response to rising costs. While we have increased the BRONZE package in line with IASME’s changes a lower increase will maintain …

Does my business need Cyber Essentials?

Cyber Essentials helps keep businesses secure through the assessment of five controls: The use and proper configuration of firewalls The implementation of secure settings for devices and software The use of access control management The implementation of antimalware software and other methods The configuration of automatic updates for devices and software The certification is designed …

Find out about our new streamlined process for our Cyber Essentials Gold package!

We’ve streamlined our Cyber Essentials Gold process by eliminating the use of spreadsheets and implementing the helper feature on the IASME portal. This will ensure that your assessment remains consolidated in one location, eliminating the need for back-and-forth with spreadsheets. To facilitate this transition, we ask that you add helper@indelibledata.co.uk as a helper on the …

How should you handle uncertain end-of-life dates in Cyber Essentials?

While most manufacturers and developers are open about the support milestones of their products, some companies instead prefer to guard their end-of-life dates, which may result in awkward situations during Cyber Essentials certification. One example of this is Apple’s iOS operating system. Traditionally, Apple has supported the two latest major versions of iOS, whereas recently …

Artificial Intelligence is making life easier for cyber criminals

Indelible Data offers a range of packages for Cyber Essentials certification. Attackers are constantly adapting to new technologies so, as we go into 2024, it is important to be aware of new as well as existing cyber security threats that you could be targeted by, writes Cyber Security Technologist Tyson McGuirk. Artificial Intelligence has been …

Protect yourself this Christmas and look out for these phishing emails

Fraudsters work overtime during the Christmas period when they know we are more susceptible to scam emails and text messages, writes Office Supervisor Cheryl Smitham. We’ve put together some straightforward advice that could save your Christmas. If you receive an unexpected email, then ask yourself: Is the email addressed to you by name? Or is …

Discounted Cyber Essentials Certification for Charities

Indelible Data is offering Cyber Essentials at a discount to charities over the next two weeks, writes Business Administrator Abbey Wright. Charities purchasing Cyber Essentials between the 6th November and the 17th November will benefit from advice and guidance as well as a discounted price as part of a national effort to educate charities about …