Bunting Attains Cyber Security Certificate

As part of the company’s continued focus on customer service, Bunting has been attained the Cyber Security Certificate issued by Cyber Essentials.  The certificate acknowledges the high-standard of security of Bunting’s internal information network, and safe and secure control and management of customer’s data.

Obtaining the Cyber Security Certificate means that Bunting has established processes and policies to effectively protect data.  This enhanced security protects the company from common cyber threats by implementing essential security measures.  Such security demonstrates a commitment to cybersecurity to build trust with customers.

Barry Drew, Bunting’s European Manager for quality, health and safety, and lean manufacturing, and David Hocking, Bunting’s General Manager at the Berkhamsted plant, headed up the cyber security team.

Barry outlined the importance of attaining the certificate.  “At Bunting we focus on continual improvement through the whole company.  And, as is reported frequently around the world, there is an ever-increasing risk of data breaches.  Subsequently, we assessed methods to review and improve our data security.  The certificate is the result of implementing a series of changes in practice and policy throughout the European business.”

As well as updating group policies, new security policies were created.  This included assessing vulnerabilities, password management and the control of user access.  A review of all software ensured that all third-party software was approved and that the relevant up-to-date security software was installed and being updated regularly on all devices.

This process identified any hardware needing updating to run the software and patches installed to eliminate vulnerabilities.  Networks were reconfigured to stop any threats at the first point of contact.

“With our online store for magnets and magnetic products we hold a growing amount of customer data,” said David.  “This in-depth review of our cyber security helped us increase the level of data protection and implement new practices to protect against such external threats.”