We are pleased to announce that Advanced Plastics is now certified with the Cyber Essentials scheme.
Gaining Accredited status demonstrates to customers, investors, and insurers that we have taken a proactive stance in protecting against malicious cyber attacks and external threats to the business.
Cyber Essentials helps us avoid the catastrophic consequences of such things as
Cyber Essentials is a practical, government-backed scheme that helps protect our organisation against many of the most common cyber attacks.
Developed and operated by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), gaining Cyber Essentials certification enables organisations to showcase their credentials as trustworthy and secure regarding cyber security.
The National Cyber Security Centre states that undertaking the Cyber Essentials certification process and implementing even one of the five controls required by Cyber Essentials can protect businesses from around 80% of attacks.
Additional benefits of the certification include
How many cyberattacks per day?
According to Security Magazine, there are over 2,200 attacks daily, (nearly 1 cyberattack every 39 seconds.)
How many people get hacked each year?
With around 2,220 cyberattacks daily, that equates to over 800,000 attacks yearly.
What percentage of cyberattacks include a social engineering aspect versus a technical problem?
According to Cybint, nearly 95% of all digital breaches come from human error.
Which year had the worst cyberattacks in history?
Unfortunately, the worst attacks appear to be broken with each passing year.
