We have included information about CHECK because we have done many assessments in the United Kingdom over the years; therefore, it is an important part of doing assessments there, especially when you are doing security assessments for the government or Ministry of Defence.

So, you are probably wondering what CHECK is. Before we can define it, we will provide additional details on the group that was part of the establishment of CHECK. This group is the National Technical Authority for Information Assurance, or as they are often known the Communication-Electronics Security Group (CESG). CESG is a provider of IT health checks for the assessment of systems that handle marked information.

When a company belongs to CHECK, it provides clients the assurance that the company will provide a high level of quality service if the CHECK guidelines are adhered to. CHECK can be used with systems that contain confidential information, but with the secret information, additional permission is required...