Cyber Essentials Plus Accreditation

In May 2020 CTL embarked on attaining the 'Plus' annotation to the Cyber Essentials accreditation. After a grueling month of preparation, including significant updates to servers and IT devices, isolating IoT devices and their associated services to a separate network and their own Broadband service, and working through a long list of prerequisites, our Senior IT Engineer, attaining a well deserved 'Pass'.  At the time, it all seems a lot of expense and a huge amount of work with no real benefit, but of course, the benefits are silent ones; if done right, then the hard work pays off in terms of a massive reduction in possibility of a cyberattack, which, if happened, could easily outstrip any upfront investment.  Moreover, it is also a prerequisite for doing business with certain companies, including the MoD, with Cyber Essentials Plus showing a true commitment to cybersecurity, read more here.  A big thanks to the CTL Team for their part in CTL gaining this accreditation.