Planned Future Have Now Achieved Cyber Essentials Accreditation
We are proud to announce that Planned Future has now achieved Cyber Essentials Accreditation! As a supplier of workplace financial wellbeing, we work with many clients which involves sharing of confidential data so it is extremely important to us to implement security measures that ensure our clients have reassurance in us and our platforms.
What is the Cyber Essentials Accreditation?
With the increase of technology and growth of digital data platforms it is absolutely crucial for businesses like ours to put security measures in place such as Cyber Essentials. To achieve this accreditation requires businesses to identify, understand and implement cybersecurity measures such as firewalls, secure configuration, and access control.
Why Is This Important To Us And Our Clients?
- Data Protection
Ensuring our client data is protected from cyber threats at all times is our utmost priority. Government survey results show 39% of UK businesses identified a cyber-attack in the past year costing them on average £4,200 in loss of money and or data. We recognise it is vitally important we protect our client’s information at the same level we do our own.
- Client Trust
At Planned Future, we want to reassure our clients that we take cybersecurity seriously and this accreditation provides our clients with the evidence to support this.
- Business Development
At Planned Future we are always working on developing our business and the systems within to ensure we remain competitive in the financial services industry
Other Businesses With Cyber Essentials Accreditation
Cyber Essentials Accreditation is widely recognised amongst both small and large businesses across the UK. Some examples of organisations that have also achieved accreditation include KPMG, Deloitte LLP, and Motorola Solutions Ltd. These are a few of the bigger names who have achieved accreditation however there are many more with over 35,000 businesses receiving certification in the past 12 months.
