Ashtons achieves Cyber Essentials Plus certification for 2024-25
We are proud to announce that Ashtons has successfully achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification for 2024-25!
A huge amount of work goes into achieving this award, so it's fantastic to have been successful in securing this highly regarded certification for a sixth successive year.
Cyber Essentials Plus – what is it?
The Cyber Essentials certification is a Government backed scheme that helps organisations to protect themselves against a wide range of the most common cyber attacks.
Cyber Essentials Plus is the next level of certification and represents the gold standard for cyber security in the UK. To achieve this, Ashtons had to display outstanding commitment to ensuring our IT network is secure against cyber attack.
Why Cyber Essentials Plus?
The Cyber Essentials Plus award is externally verified by an independent agency, meaning the entire Ashtons network, including our software such as e-Works and Live View, must meet the required framework to achieve the award. This confirms we are up to date with all industry best practices in cyber security, thereby reducing the opportunity for cybercriminals to enter our network.
Organisations must have achieved the Cyber Essentials award, before they can apply to the Plus certification, and it must be passed within three months of the standard Cyber Essential award.
What does this achievement mean for you?
Achieving the Plus certification confirms that Ashtons is committed to maintaining a high level of cyber security. It provides you with peace of mind that in the event of a cyber-attack, our business, data, staff, customers and suppliers are protected to the highest possible standards.
With the same efforts that cybercriminals try to hack into a company’s infrastructure, Ashtons has put substantial measures into place to resist attacks and protect our digital infrastructure.
A huge amount of work goes into achieving this award, but with our methods, standing and digital history in place, we have been successful for another year.
An ongoing commitment to cyber security
The reason the Plus certification is so hard to achieve, is due to the criteria constantly changing. Passing the award does not mean, ‘that’s it’, our team have to regularly undertake training and stay afloat of ever changing security measures.
Now to start the work to achieve Cyber Essential Plus for 2025-26!
View our CE Plus certificates here:
https://registry.blockmarktech.com/organisations/GBLTD05643894/