Cycling and walking charity Sustrans has brought in Qualys to enhance its overall security posture through a deployment of its Cloud Platform service, enabling it to bid for more government work to support its agenda around sustainable, car-free transport.

With over 40 years of transport policy advocacy behind it, Sustrans now employs 500 people across multiple locations in the UK, managing a network of volunteers to build and maintain pedestrian- and cycle-friendly infrastructure, and engage with decision-makers around planning and investment.

But to secure a major government contract to support cycling and walking, the organisation needed to quickly align with government security requirements and, specifically, achieve compliance with the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) Cyber Essentials kitemark.

The government-backed Cyber Essentials certification is designed to give its holders peace of mind that their organisation can withstand the most common varieties of cyber attack and security threat and is increasingly a requirement to work on government contracts.

“Many of our employees work side-by-side with local and national government employees across the…

Read More…