Cyber Essentials Assessor Training

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About the course

The Cyber Essentials scheme provides businesses small and large with clarity on good basic cyber security practice. By focussing on basic cyber hygiene, your company will be better protected from the most common cyber threats. The Cyber Essentials badge allows your company to advertise the fact that it adheres to a government endorsed standard.”

The requirements for Cyber Essentials has been centralized under the banner of the National Cyber Security Centre and the updates of the framework have been updated. This one day training course allows trainees to understand the new updates, with the eventual ability to offer Cyber Essentials Plus consultancy to their own clients and carry out Cyber Essentials Plus assessments.

Agenda:

 

  • Cyber Essentials Plus Updated Requirements & Scope
  • Cyber Essentials Plus Pre Assessment Process
  • Setting up the scanners
  • External system test
  • Security Assessment field work
    • Asset Discovery
    • Identification of Vulnerabilities
    • Classification of Findings
    • Workstation manual config checks
    • Interpreting results
    • Mobile Device Checks
    • Inbound Email binaries and payloads
    • Antivirus/firewall checks
    • Document review and manual checks
    • Reporting Process

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