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Introduction
Listed below are the products and services which CESG provide.
The brief descriptions below are for guidance only and full
details are available by following the links below or on the
left hand menu.
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Government Computer Emergency
Response Team (GovCertUK) |
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IACS has been designed to
respond to the increasing complexity of IT products and
systems.
IACS also provide a range of services and schemes some
of which are available below (see IACS page for full list
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CAPS helps private sector
companies to develop cryptographic products for use by
HMG and other appropriate organisations. CAPS links the
cryptographic knowledge of CESG (the National Technical
Authority for Information Assurance) with the private
sector's expertise and resources. |
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CLAS is the CESG Listed Adviser
Scheme - a partnership linking the unique Information
Assurance knowledge of CESG with the expertise and resources
of the private sector. |
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Following a fundamental reassessment
of CESG Assurance Services influenced by current threats
to HMG IT systems and valuable feedback from customers,
the CESG Tailored Assurance Service was introduced in
June 2007. |
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The CESG Claims Tested Mark
(CCTM) scheme provides a government quality mark for the
public and private sectors based on accredited independent
testing, designed to prove the validity of security functionality
claims made by vendors. In more colloquial terms, the
CCTM is designed to assure public bodies that a product
or service does 'what it says on the box'. |
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IT health checks identify
vulnerabilities in IT systems and networks which may compromise
the confidentiality, integrity or availability of information
held on that IT system. |
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Common Criteria & ITSEC |
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Under the UK Information
Technology Security Evaluation and Certification Scheme,
managed by CESG, the security features of IT systems and
products are tested independently of suppliers to identify
logical vulnerabilities. |
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HMG
IA Maturity Model |
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The IAMM has been created
to assist organisations' boards to progress towards the
broad outcomes of the National IA Strategy, and particularly
the mandatory and other measures set out in the Data Handling
Review. |
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Information
Assurance Technical Programme (IATP) |
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The Information Assurance
Technical Programme (IATP) is a pan-government programme
delivered through CESG, the National Technical Authority
for Information Assurance, in partnership with industry. |
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Intelligent
Customer Mechanism (ICM) |
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The Intelligent Customer
Mechanism (ICM) is a collaborative way of working which
enables the UK Government to manage its information in
an assured way. |
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