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Basic Cyber Hygiene: Does It Work?

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>16/04/2019
<mark>Journal</mark>IEEE Computer
Issue number4
Volume52
Number of pages11
Pages (from-to)21-31
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

A number of security certifications for small- and medium-size enterprises have been proposed, but how effective are these schemes? We evaluated the effectiveness of Cyber Essentials and found that its security controls work well to mitigate threats that exploit vulnerabilities remotely with commodity-level tools.