The IASME Cyber Assurance standard is a comprehensive, flexible, and affordable cyber security certification designed to help organisations implement key security, privacy, and data protection measures. It enables small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to demonstrate robust cyber security practices at a realistic cost, protecting their customers' information.
Widely recognised as an alternative to ISO 27001, which can be intense and costly for smaller businesses, IASME Cyber Assurance is accepted across various industry sectors.
Provides a thorough, risk-based framework that enables organisations to showcase their cyber security and compete for business opportunities.
Created to be both affordable and attainable for small organisations.
A suitable and more cost effective alternative to ISO 27001 tailored for smaller organisations.
As global data protection regulations rise, IASME Cyber Assurance compliance helps your organisation meet requirements and avoid costly penalties or legal issues.
Clients and partners trust IASME Cyber Assurance-certified organisations to handle their data securely and meet all legal requirements.
IASME Cyber Assurance ensures strict control over sensitive digital and physical information, allowing access and modification only by authorised personnel.
IASME Cyber Assurance is a risk-based cyber security standard with controls organised into thirteen themes. To achieve certification, your organisation must meet the requirements of all themes. You can begin by focusing on a few themes and gradually expand your efforts. Once each theme is implemented, ongoing maintenance is essential to ensure continued compliance.
1. Assets
2. Legal Landscape
3. Risk Assessment
4. Organisation
5. Training People
6. Physical Protection
7. Planning
8. Policies and Procedures
9. Managing Access
10. Technical Intrusion
11. Backup & Restore
12. Monitoring
13. Resilience
Cyber security is an ongoing journey of learning and improvement, and IASME Cyber Assurance is just one step in that process.
Before advancing to this level, your organisation must first demonstrate that the basics are in place. An up-to-date Cyber Essentials certification, or IASME Cyber Baseline for non-UK organisations, is required as a prerequisite for IASME Cyber Assurance certification.
If you would like to apply for certification, please get in touch with our team. All applications are completed via a secure online assessment platform.
If you would like to talk about the requirements for a prerequisite certification or have any other questions our team are here to help.