How Crest Accreditation Benefits Clients?

The CREST accreditation establishes CNS as the leading provider of security services, and CNS is one of the only IT security firms headquartered in Wales to receive the esteemed acknowledgment.

It’s another fantastic achievement for CNS this year, following from our recent ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications. CNS is also proud to be a CISCO Premier Partner, as well as a UK Government IASME-accredited Cyber Essentials Plus Certification Body.

“We pride ourselves on the dedication we show by further investing in our company and staff to make sure we are fully trained and certified,” Managing Director Sarah Edwards says, “It’s a real testament to the team that we are the first fully Welsh based business to become CREST accredited.”

What CREST accreditation means for our clients

Choosing CREST-accredited penetration testing services ensures your testing is carried out by staff certified as having the gold standard of skills and experience in penetration testing, as well as the knowledge of the latest vulnerabilities and techniques used by real attackers.
Achieving accreditation cements our ongoing commitment to ensure our staff have the best possible qualifications. We are proud to offer clients the peace of mind that their testing is being handled by knowledgeable security professionals.
President of CREST, Ian Glover, recently said, “CREST is delighted to welcome CNS as a member company. By becoming a CREST member, CNS is demonstrating its commitment to delivering the highest professional security services standards to its customers.”

Importance of CREST standards

CREST accreditation gives clients confidence in our security expertise compared to other UK companies and is the perfect platform to engage highly regulated industries from the public sector to enterprise clients.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which recently came into effect, reinforces the importance of hiring the services of a CREST-accredited cyber security company who are able to develop and adapt to the latest threats, vulnerabilities and challenges to information security and deliver optimum Penetration Testing services.

Sarah says, “We pride ourselves on the dedication we show by further investing in our company and staff to make sure we are fully trained and certified.”

A client for more than ten years, United Welsh, recently undertook penetration testing with CNS and said, “CNS performed Penetration Testing on our network to satisfy an auditing requirement. With a relationship of over ten years, we chose CNS because of their superior knowledge of network security, extensive industry-standard credentials and high levels of customer satisfaction.

“CNS has delivered on all that was promised, producing a reassuring and informative report. We look forward to making the most of their knowledge and expertise for many years.”

About CREST

CREST is recognised globally as the cyber assurance body for the technical security industry and provides internationally recognised and rigorously assessed accreditations for companies that offer penetration testing, cyber incident, and threat intelligence services.

The esteemed new accreditation means organisations can be assured that our Penetration Testing services stand out from other UK companies and are:

• Delivered using best practice policies and procedures.
• Carried out by highly qualified individuals with up-to-date knowledge and skills to tackle the vulnerabilities and techniques used by real attackers.
• Covered by rigorous and enforceable codes of conduct
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