The UK Governments initiative to prescribe a security standard to any organization accessing the Government Connect Secure Extranet is a move designed to keep government organizations one step ahead of the inexorable increase in security threats. There have been too many high profile data thefts and losses by Government organizations, highlighting both the risk to, and the importance of, ICT Security and the governance of citizens' data.
This whitepaper provides a background to the security standard, your obligations and how you can meet compliance with the CoCo in a straightforward, automated manner.