Cyber

IASME certified distributor

by Mark Rowe

Exertis, a distributor of technology products for the B2B, mobile and retail markets, has gained the Information Assurance for Small and Medium Enterprises (IASME) Gold certification. Four of its professional services team can be fully qualified as IASME consultants to help resellers and their customers become Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus certified and gain the IASME GDPR readiness certificate.

Ian Gilbey, Exertis technical services director, said “With IASME Gold, we are able to provide expert advice and guidance on cyber security best practices enabling our teams to carry out audits for, or on behalf of, resellers to demonstrate their commitment to protecting their or their customers’ systems against cyber crime. For SMEs, the IASME governance standard provides an affordable and achievable cyber security standard that demonstrates that companies are taking the right steps towards cyber security, particularly important with GDPR set to become law next month.”

The distributor already holds Cyber Essentials Plus, IASME governance and ISO27001 accreditation. Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed scheme to help organisations protect themselves against common cyber attacks and show they have taken precautionary steps. IASME governance demonstrates that a company has prepared for the introduction of the EU-wide general data protection regulation (GDPR) by focusing on how data is collected, maintained and protected. ISO27001 accreditation is the international standard for information security management.

Gilbey added: “Whilst there is never a 100 per cent guarantee against cyber security breaches, those companies that can show that they have at least endeavored to comply are likely to be treated more leniently under the new GDPR regulations according to reports. We are in a unique position in that we can work with resellers to help them to audit their customers current procedures, to become more compliant and where necessary to provide additional security solutions.”

Exertis launched its IASME Gold service at its ‘Plug in to Exertis’ channel event at Silverstone.

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