Cyber Essentials Compliance

Making sure you are protected from any kind of cyber-attacks is an absolute must for any business.

At Astra Security, our Cyber Essentials accreditation is managed through our valuable and long-standing partnership with Westgate IT. As a leading IT Support provider in the South West, they provide the most robust cyber security services through their practical and affordable solutions given by a dedicated and qualified Cyber Security Team.

Being Cyber Essentials accredited means that Astra have the following:

• Security Standard
  Our infrastructure is brought up to the Government backed security standard

• System Hardening
  Our computers, servers and user accounts are better protected against common cyber-attacks

• Security Portal
  We can view the status of our Security Estate

• Patch Management
  An industry leading Management Solution is deployed to all our computers and servers to automate Windows and Third Party Patching

• Vulnerability Scanning & Management
  Our Infrastructure is scanned every quarter, looking for any known vulnerabilities – any that are identified are resolved

David Areskog, Cyber Security at Westgate IT said:

“We recognise that cyber security isn’t a once a year, tick-a-box exercise, it needs to be implemented into everything that you do. Our partnership with Astra Security has been in place for many years, and we ensure they remain compliant with industry recognised security standards, to provide them and their customers’ peace of mind.”

Astra Security are specialists in providing custom made security solutions. They design, install and maintain integrated systems.