Delivering confidence in your systems, policies and processes to safeguard your information

The security risks facing organisations are growing exponentially, with bot-nets, sophisticated hand crafted attacks and social engineering. Yet the Internet is now an integral part of how business is done and people communicate. Further it is intrinsic to increasing efficiency and saving money.

Yet with large fines for failure, business and government have an obligation backed up by legislation to take Information Security very seriously.

However in the current economic climate a “gold plated solution” is not acceptable. Organisations need to tailor their systems and processes to meet their needs and have confidence, backed up by proof, that their information is secure, available and compliant with legislation.

Our expertise

Our clients are numbered amongst some of the most successful blue chip organisations in the world. We help them develop strategies, policies and solutions that mitigate the risks posed by today’s online world.

We do this by taking careful consideration of the business needs and drivers of our clients to ensure that we develop a holistic solution, which is embedded in the heart of their operation, which gives flexibility and value for money: 

• Compliance: Which Laws and Standards must you comply with, how far off are you, how do you close the gap and how do I make it stick in my organisation?
• Identity and Access Management: Improving the productivity of your IT staff and end users, and collaboration with your clients, partners & suppliers. Reassuring your clients that you are keeping their information safe.
• Information Assurance: Getting your system accredited. Advice on secure system design. Balancing security and business need, security and cost. What’s an RMADS?
• Information Security Strategy: Ensuring your information security objectives are aligned with the business. Demonstrating a coherent approach to information security to your board. Ensuring your organisation is getting value for money from its security investments. 
• Business Continuity Management: Being confident your Business Continuity procedures are fit for purpose. Ensuring compliance with the Business and ICT Continuity standards - e.g. BS 25999 or BS25777. Plans for your staff as well as IT. Assessing the maturity of your BCM. 
• Security Awareness Training: Ensuring your staff know their security responsibilities and what to do in an incident. What training best suits your team? Keeping security at the front of people’s minds.

As a result we can help reduce costs, maximise existing investment and open up new opportunities such as flexible working and collaboration with partners.

Working closely with our wider organisations System Integration and Managed Operations expertise allows us to develop long term solutions where we stay with the client and tackle new threats as they emerge, working in partnership with our clients to achieve a common goal.

Our value

Our practice contains specialists who are experienced in IA Leadership, HMG Policy and Accreditation, Identity Managements, PCI DSS, ISO27001, Business Continuity and Security awareness training.

Our expertise is backed by real world experience from protecting some of the most high profile and important IT systems in the UK and the World such as the Government Gateway and the Olympic Games.

We are proud that we count clients amongst a wide variety of areas including Governments, Retail, Oil and Financial Sectors we understand these areas intimately and use the lessons learned from all areas to improve our techniques, tools and models for all our clients.