CSA Cyber Essentials mark

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Appointed by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) as a certification body for the CSA Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust marks, TÜV SÜD PSB can support organisations in assessing your cybersecurity practices.

BENEFITS OF CSA CYBER ESSENTIALS MARK

Mitigate common cybersecurity risks – by implementing the recommended cybersecurity practices in Assets, Secure/Protect, Update, Backup and Respond
Increase business competitiveness – by achieving the CSA Cyber Essentials mark to strengthen your reputation, build trust and confidence in your brand that basic cybersecurity measures are in place to safeguard business critical data and customer information
Provide assurance to your organisation – with the CSA Cyber Essentials mark’s self-assessment that helps to validate your cybersecurity controls and measures

WHAT IS THE CSA CYBER ESSENTIALS MARK?

As part of the SG Cyber Safe Programme launched by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), the Cyber Essentials mark is a cybersecurity certification is for organisations that are embarking on their cybersecurity journey. It serves to recognise that the organisation has implemented good cyber hygiene practices to protect their operations and their customers against common cyber attacks.

Targeted at organisations with limited IT and/or cybersecurity expertise and resources to dedicate towards protecting IT assets and personnel, the Cyber Essentials mark is a self-declaration assessment with CSA guided foundational concepts of generally acceptable cybersecurity posture in Singapore. Enterprises can benefit from the framework by implementing the recommended cybersecurity practices in Assets, Secure/Protect, Update, Backup and Respond:

Category: Assets
- People - Equip employees with know-how to be the first line of defence
- Hardware and software - Know what hardware and software the organisation has, and protect them
- Data - Know what data the organisation has, where they are, and secure the data
Category: Secure/Protect
- Virus/Malware Protection - Protect from malicious software like viruses and malware
- Access control - Control access to the organisation's data and services
- Secure configuration - Use secure settings for the organisation's hardware and software
Category: Update
- Software updates - Update software on devices and systems
Category: Back Up
- Back up essential data - Backup the organisation's essential data and store them offline
Category: Respond
- Incident response - Be ready to detect, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents

TÜV SÜD HELPS YOU TO BOOST CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE IN YOUR ORGANISATION’S CYBERSECURITY PRACTICES

As a certification body appointed by the CSA, TÜV SÜD PSB can support organisations in assessing if their cyber hygiene practices are aligned to the requirements of Cyber Essentials mark.

As a leading and internationally recognised Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) organisation with over 50 years of experience in certification and well-versed in cybersecurity and data protection, we help businesses like yours to validate and strengthen your data protection framework.

By being certified by TÜV SÜD, you can demonstrate your accountability to protecting your organisation and your customer’s cyber safety at hand.