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Effective information security management can go a long way to ensuring the success of your organisation

Overview

Information governance is an increasingly prevalent topic in public sector and commercial organisations and applies to the set of policies, procedures, processes and controls implemented to manage information effectively. This mandates how information is stored, transferred and communicated within and outside the organisation.

The three pillars of information security cover:

• People- the people who have access to information within and outside the business
• Procedures- the rules and regulations in place to enforce the correct management of information held at or communicated to the business
• Products- the physical assets available to enhance the protection of information, e.g. IT infrastructure, safes

Only when these three elements are properly in place can they work intrinsically together to formulate good information security management practices.

What's the problem?

Ensuring that your organisation complies with the mandated protocols and policies can be a complex, time consuming and costly exercise. An organisation may not have staff in place with the correct skills, or may feel they simply do not have the time to carry out such an activity. However, time doesn’t stand still and information security is not an area which can be ignored. Malicious attack or loss of data can have serious consequences for an organisation; financial, bad press, and also personal consequences for individuals found at fault. This is where Hytec can help.

What's the solution?

Take advantage of our exposure assessment and our expert team of consultants who conduct them. Not only will you come away with a detailed, written report on our findings, you’ll be recommended on how to best overcome any issues we’ve found with your information security. The assessment is a tightly- packaged, time and cost-defined service, so there’ll be no nasty surprises at the end. Should any issues arise from our findings, our team can go that one step further and resolve them. And you’ll know that you’ll be continuing to receive the same great, professional service from Hytec.

What do Hytec offer?

Hytec’s exposure assessment gives a detailed overview of the information security measures governing the people, procedures and products in your organisation. Our Information Assurance Team will look at each area individually, using a method of scrutiny, observation, consultation and technical assessment to provide you with recommendations on where improvements need to be made to provide a solid foundation for good information security in the respective areas.

For public sector organisations adhering to DWP GCSx CoCo or CfH N3 requirements, we would recommend a review focussed on the requirements for connection to these services.

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Click here for more information on our NHS N3 services

Hytec can also conduct an exposure assessment in preparation for working towards ISO 27001, the International Organisation for Standardisation’s Information Security Management standard, giving organisations the best-in-class recognition of their ability to handle information effectively.

Why Hytec?

Not only does Hytec conduct assessments in exposure, but our variety of Technical and Information Assurance teams can carry out workshops for staff training, put together information security policies and procedures tailored to your organisation, design standard-compliant technical architectures, provide consultancy around government and health networks and provide ongoing support in all of these areas.

If you would like more information on any of the above services click here or call our helpful sales team on 01865 887 428