APPOINTMENTS Appointments


Saville expands Southern sales team Leading systems integrator Saville Audio Visual has announced the appointment of Marc Thrush as Senior Account Manager working with the southern systems integration team based in Farnborough. Having been in the AV industry for over 16 years, Marc has a wealth of AV knowledge. Starting his AV career as an Installation Engineer he has subsequently held roles within Vendor and Distribution organisations giving Marc an almost unique insight on all areas of the AV industry. As a specialist in the field of uncompressed AV over IP, Marc has an impressive pedigree that aligns perfectly with the current focus on networked AV. Speaking about his new role Marc explained: “The opportunities to organisations that are offered by the IoT and the advances in AV over IP technologies are one of the most exciting changes within the industry. My mission is to help educate clients on the potential and development of their AV/IP systems, empowering them to plan for the future.”


Marc Thrush Adam Bridge to Head up Response Adam Bridge


at Context Adam Bridge has been appointed Head of Response at leading cyber security consultancy, Context Information Security. Bridge brings a breadth and depth of technical understanding across a wide-range of incident response specialisms, developed in both academia and professional roles. He will be responsible for ensuring the Context Response team delivers on helping clients to recover from major breaches and put in place effective network security capabilities to detect and respond to sophisticated cyber attacks. Bridge first joined Context in December 2014 as a Lead Intrusion Analyst within Response department, to carry out analysis of network traffic and digital media to identify malicious or suspicious activity. He applies his incident response and incident management experience to deliver an intelligence-led, co-ordinated and comprehensive customer engagement. Academically, Bridge has a Master’s Degree in Forensic Computing and is now working in his own time, towards his PhD in Computing, focusing on memory forensics.


“Cyber Essentials Plus offers procuring organisations greater


levels of assurance that required controls and checks are in place. “If your business is looking to grow and win new business, specifically within the public-sector, then achieving compliance should be at the top of your to-do list.


Achieving compliance – what to do next


“If your company is serious about achieving Cyber Essential Plus status, then the first step is to visit the official www.cyberaware. gov.uk website, and select one of the official accreditation bodies listed. “In order to successfully hold a Cyber Essentials Plus badge,


you must have first completed the basic Cyber Essentials certification process. “Once an independent assessor has reviewed your answers


and performed the basic tests on your security controls, you will be awarded the Cyber Essentials certificate, allowing you to proceed to Cyber Essentials Plus. “Once you have received Cyber Essentials certification, you


will then need to start the compliance process by introducing the appropriate controls to your system.


“When looking for support to help you achieve Cyber Essentials Plus, it is important you contact an IT specialist with plenty of experience helping clients achieve compliance – they will then arrange for your security controls to be thoroughly tested, to determine your effectiveness in defending against potential cyber threats. “Remember, different suppliers will offer varying levels of


service and support, so make sure you select one that meets your company’s requirements.


Finally…


“Becoming Cyber Essentials Plus compliant is a very important step to optimising cyber security, however it should only be the start of your ongoing journey to improving standards. “Adopting wider security frameworks and being proactive


in your efforts to tighten security should be an ongoing responsibility for your team. “More sophisticated assessments are available to companies


who are looking to push their security further than the Cyber Essentials scheme, including Penetration Testing and Simulated Targeted Attack and Response, which assesses specialist business functions with a market or country influence.”


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