Distributor Exertis has gained Cyber Essentials PLUS certification for its professional services division; and completed IASME governance which demonstrates that a company has prepared for the introduction of GDPR by focusing on how data is collected, maintained and protected.
Ian Gilbey, Exertis Technical Services Director, said: "Cyber Essentials PLUS provides independent assurance that you have the proper protections in place to help prevent the vast majority of cyber attacks.
"That provides our resellers with confidence to use our range of white label support services for their customers. With the deadline approaching for the GDPR to come into force, we need to ensure that we have taken the necessary measures to comply with the regulations."
The five technical security controls under the Cyber Essentials scheme cover: firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection and patch management.