Hawkins has recently achieved the Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Cyber Essentials is an effective, government-backed scheme aimed at helping to protect our organisation against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks. This is important as vulnerability to these types of attacks can mark us out as target for more in-depth unwanted attention from cyber criminals and others. There are two levels of certification: Cyber Essentials, which is a self-assessment based certification Cyber Essentials Plus, which requires a hands-on technical verification We are proud to confirm that we have achieved the higher level of accreditation of Cyber Essentials Plus as part of our ongoing approach to ensure we maintain the highest standards of security across our business. Read more