The G-Cloud 6 Security Questions
For G-Cloud 6 there is a new approach for the security of each service. Suppliers will need to select the most appropriate Security Assertions to a set of questions, derived...
Accreditation
Tell us your views: the G-Cloud security approach
...Pan Government Accreditation. Responsibility to understand their own security requirements (and therefore which cloud security principles apply) will lie with the buyers. By providing a framework that clearly presents the...
The G-Cloud Security Approach
In April, the Government Security Classification scheme changed. The updated OFFICIAL, SECRET and TOP SECRET classifications provide an opportunity to make the security assurance process for G-Cloud services simpler. Impact...
G-Cloud Pan Government Accreditation update
Due to high demand from G-Cloud 3 and G-Cloud 4, the G-Cloud team was facing a backlog of Pan Government Accreditation applications and accreditation queries. The newly formed G-Cloud security...
Updated G-Cloud Service Accreditation scope template
Here is a new G-Cloud Service Accreditation scope template document (Version 4) for suppliers who want to apply for Pan Government Accreditation. This document has been updated to include: the...
Security & Accreditation, what’s changing
Guest post from Tony Richards, Head of Security and Accreditation for G-Cloud. From 2nd April 2014, the UK government is changing the way that it classifies and protects its information....
A New Year's resolution, time to look at accreditation
...as the first few services have achieved pan-government accreditation. As more services achieve accreditation status, we need to support competition in the marketplace. We must also ensure that our accreditation...