Why Information Assurance?
The UK Government is firmly behind the push to improve our cyber defences. The UK as a whole can garner strong business advantage from investment in a well-protected cyber space. To that end £650m of new money has been found to fund the government’s response to the ever increasing threat from cyber crime.
But UK cyber space is only as strong as its weakest link. The Government wants all UK organisations that use the cyber world for business to improve their posture to information risks. Likewise it is pushing the cyber agenda into central government and the wider public sector.
Information Assurance is vital to gain the public’s trust and keep public information secure.
What?
Ascentor provides specialist Information Assurance advice and services for central government departments and the wider public sector, in line with national cyber security strategy and policies. The government’s Security Policy Framework contains the top level mandatory security requirements, but each organisation has to develop its own policies to implement SPF. Ascentor’s advisers can help:
- Our CLAS consultants and Security Assurance Coordinators de-risk the procurement and management of information systems
- Our four step Information Risk Management approach will protect your organisation from information risk
- We help public sector bodies who want to connect to the Public Service Network PSN
- Our Information Risk Management Awareness Workshops give public sector executives a clearer picture of what’s involved.
- We provide Accreditation Support to Government departments
How?
Ascentor helps public sector organistions to de-risk their efforts and get the balance right between cost, benefit and information security.
Ascentor’s dedicated team has a background in government security and extensive experience in a variety of Information Assurance disciplines including Risk Management, Audit, Accreditation, Project Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. We specialise in the provision of bespoke advice to public sector organisations and departments that have very high value and sensitive information assets.
We have strong working relationships with high profile clients including the Ministry of Defence where Ascentor Ltd is a company listed in the Framework Agreement for the provision of Technical Support (FATS3). We can provide any aspect of IA to the public sector with our team of CLAS Consultants. With Ascentor, quality assurance is guaranteed.
- Our consultants are members of the CESG Listed Adviser Scheme CLAS, independently assessed and endorsed under the Cabinet Office-led Information Security Training Paths and Competencies Scheme ITPC.
- Our consultants are members of the Institute of Information Security Professionals IISP.
- Many are Certified Information System Security Professionals (CISSP), an internationally recognised qualification considered the ‘Gold Standard’ in Information Assurance.
Next Steps
For help with any element of Information Assurance for your organisation or department, system or project, please get in touch.
Contact Andrew Hewson for a no obligation, confidential discussion:
Telephone: 01452 881712 or 07837 044500
Email: andrew.hewson@ascentor.
