improving security? cyber security: the sme perspective kelvin jones managing director, accelero...

Improving security?CYBER SECURITY: THE SME PERSPECTIVE

KELVIN JONES

MANAGING DIRECTOR, ACCELERO DIGITAL

© Accelero Digital Solutions Ltd. 2015.

Are your systems secure ?

How do you know?


What are the risks?

Where do they come from?


How do you improve your security?

It’s impossible to be totally secure!


How do you stay as secure as possible?

Minimise your risk to an acceptable level


Are your systems secure?

(Source: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, 2014 Information Security Breaches Survey, April 2014)


What are the risks?Software vendors


IT management

companies

Suppliers

Current and ex employees

System and

application software

Systems administrators

Cyber criminals

Subcontractors


How do you improve your security?

How do you stay secure

Continual improvement


Monitoring

Certification

Staff training

Third party risk assessments

Vulnerability assessment

Supply chain assessment

Policies and procedures

Software vendor consideration

A helping hand

• Cyber Essentials Scheme

• Government backed

• Aims to resolve 80% of potential issues

• Self assessment

• Cyber Essentials Plus

• Adds vulnerability assessment

A customer’s perspective

Dave Dean – RiskMonitor

Recently been through CES+ and IASME Gold

Implemented policies based upon Accelero templates into their RAMIS

application

• Launched January 2000• Providers of Statutory Compliance

• Software • Consultancy• Training

• Based in Llantrisant• 17 staff• UK wide

RISKMONITOR

SOME OF THE ORGANISATIONS WE’RE WORKING WITH…

• Blue Chip Customer Base• ISO:9001, 14001, OHSAS:18000, 27001• The HSBC factor….• 2 Week Deadline!• Implications• CE, CE+ and IASME• 175 issues!!• Job Done

THE CHALLENGE

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Documents

cyber security

systems secure

false sense of security

youre secure

innovation skills

cyber essentials

common measures

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