Cyber Essentials - prepare for certification

Cyber Essentials helps give peace of mind that you’ve put essential security protections in place – and is critical for both reputation and compliance. Jisc is now offering Cyber Essentials as a service. This course is led by a Cyber Essentials assessor and designed to guide you through the 52 questions and prepare your organisation for certification.

During this highly-interactive live online course we will explore the 52 questions involved in the Cyber Essentials certification process, what they mean to your institution and the common problems and issues.

The course concludes with a short exam that will gain you a Demonstrated digital credential and puts you in a position to review and implement the changes needed to pass your Cyber Essentials certification.

Suitable for a wide audience from security roles, IT roles through to procurement roles bidding on government projects needing Cyber Essentials.

• Cyber Essentials certification – what does it involve?
• An overview of the 52 questions
• Common pitfalls
• Discussion on aspects most relevant to your organisation
• Instant failures
• How to sell Cyber Essentials to senior management and gain organisational buy-in
• Assessor’s top tips

By the end of the session you will:

• Be able to highlight the benefits of obtaining Cyber Essentials certification​ to your organisation
• Be able to apply the 52 questions to your own organisation
• Have identified potential challenges and have a plan to resolve those​
• Have a road map to Cyber Essentials certification​ planned
• Have successfully completed the test questions
• Have confidence in applying for Cyber Essentials certification​

• Jisc members1 - £150 + VAT2
• Non-member3 , not-for-profit - £180 + VAT

For more information, email training@jisc.ac.uk or phone 01235 822242.