Situation.
1284 delivers award-winning strategic communications for B2B and G2B organisations across the East Midlands, working with forward-thinking innovators and public sector leaders.
Having secured the basic Cyber Essentials certification in 2022, the team recognised the need to go further – to both safeguard client data and meet growing procurement standards across government contracts.
Their goal was to reinforce their commitment to cyber resilience and position themselves as a trusted partner in high-assurance environments.
Cyber Security
Industry: PR / Communications
Brief.
Support the 1284 team in applying for and achieving both Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation.
The brief covered strategic and operational input, including improving internal cyber hygiene, supporting audit readiness, and educating staff on their roles in maintaining cyber resilience.
Benefit.
Digital Planning supported 1284 in the run up to the external assessment, helping implement necessary improvements and ensuring the whole team understood the process and their responsibilities.
CE+ enables companies to bid for government contracts involving sensitive data handling and helps protect against approximately 80% of common cyber attacks.
The accreditation helped 1284 in its efforts to be appointed to the Crown Commercial Service’s Communications Marketplace which enables UK government and public sector organisations to access a wide range of specialist communications services from:
Accreditation
achieved.
1284 successfully met all requirements to earn CE+, demonstrating a strong commitment to cyber security best practices.
Enhanced
cyber security.
Key controls were implemented to protect against around 80% of the most common and disruptive cyber threats.
Staff
cyber awareness.
All team members were trained to understand their role in maintaining a secure working environment.
“Cyber security is essential for businesses - the Digital Planning team made what could have been quite a tech heavy process easy to understand and simple.”
- George Oliver, 1284 MD and founder.
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