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Cyber Essentials is backed by the UK's government. It helps an organization get the essentials of cyber security covered to decrease the chance of basic cyber attacks.
Cyber Essentials is backed by the United Kingdom's government to help protect organisations, large or small, from cyber attacks. It is a good tool for getting the essentials of cyber security to a level which helps decrease the chance of your organisation to be vulnerable to basic cyber attacks.
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The software (and all associated malware signature files) must be kept up to date, with signature files updated at least daily. This may be achieved through automated updates, or with a centrally managed deployment.
The software must be configured to scan files automatically upon access. This includes when files are downloaded and opened, and when they are accessed from a network folder
The software must scan web pages automatically when they are accessed through a web browser (whether by other software or by the browser itself).
The software must prevent connections to malicious websites on the Internet (by means of deny listing, for example) — unless there is a clear, documented business need and the Applicant understands and accepts the associated risk.
Only approved applications, restricted by code signing, are allowed to execute on devices. The Applicant must: o actively approve such applications before deploying them to devices o maintain a current list of approved applications Users must not be able to install any application that is unsigned or has an * invalid signature.
All code of unknown origin must be run within a ‘sandbox’ that prevents access to other resources unless permission is explicitly granted by the user. This includes:
The Applicant must keep all its software up-to-date. Software must be:
updated, including applying any manual configuration changes required to make the update effective, within 14 days* of an update being released, where:
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