Callmy is now certified for the Cyber Essentials Scheme and the IASME Standard.
Cyber Essentials is a UK government information assurance scheme operated by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) that encourages organisations to adopt good practice in information security. It includes an assurance framework and a simple set of security controls to protect information from threats coming from the internet.
It was developed in collaboration with industry partners, including the Information Security Forum (ISF), the Information Assurance for Small and Medium Enterprises Consortium (IASME) and the British Standards Institution (BSI), and is endorsed by the UK Government. It was launched in 2014 by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
“The NCSC is committed to nurturing the Cyber Essentials scheme towards fulfilling its role in helping to make the UK one of the safest places to live and do business on-line”.
The standard is fast becoming a “defacto” for companies doing business with the UK Public sector and Government requires all suppliers bidding for contracts involving the handling of certain sensitive and personal information to be certified against the Cyber Essentials scheme.
Founded in 1950, Todd Research has a proud history of designing, manufacturing and supplying X-ray scanners, metal detectors and blast suppression equipment. Since developing the world’s first mailroom X-ray scanner in 1973, their product range now covers a wide range of security solutions; each designed to aid the detection of suspect devices.
“Our products are used in over 80 countries and our customers span the commercial and government markets” comments Todd’s Business Development Manager Martyn Stanley, “ we are conscious that when a suspect package is detected, there is an immediate need to communicate vital information to ensure a timely response is delivered”. Martyn continues, “We have now integrated our mailroom scanners with the Callmy Alert service. When a suspect item is detected, a push of a button instantly delivers a message to the response team, via their Callmy Alert app, who can then take the required steps. If communications need to be escalated or if a site needs to be locked down, Callmy Alert once again comes into play. In an instant a message can be delivered to user’s smartphones, tablets and desktops. Callmy Alert can be used in a variety of situations and will help our customers to overcome physical threats, cyber related incidents and infrastructure failures”.
We hope Todd Research customers will benefit from the new integration with Callmy Alert and use the capability to support their emergency response and business continuity.
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Do you find it frustrating when you send an urgent email and no one bothers to respond? It’s nothing personal but it is inconvenient and not ideal for critical situations – where time can really matter.
The fact is the shear volume of email has made it unsuitable for events that require a fast response and email expansion has not yet plateaued!
If this is a familiar concern let Callmy Email Connect ensure your most urgent emails never get ignored again.
For you nothing changes, you still fire off an email but instead of it being lost in a busy inbox, it’s delivered directly to the Callmy Alert app. The app is installed on your users smartphones, tablets and desktops and stands apart from their email.
As Callmy Alert is reserved for emergencies and special circumstances, response time improves and positive outcomes start to become the norm.
The service is secure, cost effective to deploy and includes an audit log of all message activity.
So the next time you need the team to jump on a conference call, mobilise, or respond to a rapidly challenging situation, look no further than Callmy Email Connect.
For more details on Callmy’s range of services, please contact: enquiries@callmy.com
Callmy are pleased to announce they will be supporting the Security in Education Conference taking place on Tuesday 13 November.
Security standards and the quality pastoral care play a significant role in the decision where to study, made by young people and their parents. Universities with a reputation for safety and student support enjoy greater recruitment success both domestically and internationally. Despite this, the sector has an inconsistent and fragmented approach to security and wellbeing.
The Security in Education Conference is your chance to discover how your organisation can drive up standards to deliver the best possible student experience. Understand how to support students suffering with anxiety or depression, learn strategies for combating problems such as sexual harassment on campus and see how pioneering universities are creating a safer learning environment.
There is a chance to hear presentations from a range of speakers and to talk to suppliers exhibiting at the event. These include Callmy, who will be showcasing their latest emergency notification developments, which are underpinning security in the education sector.
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The need to overcome potential security threats in the education sector is now a vital consideration.
Whilst the most severe attacks are still relatively rare, it is vital appropriate plans and procedures are in place – these may help to overcome a variety of other incidents too.
The first part of this free to attend webinar, presented by the highly respected security expert Tom Huntley, will help education professionals understand major incident security and practical measures that can be employed to deter, detect, deny, delay and defeat – the 5D’s principle.
Communication is a key element in the 5D approach but evolving threats now need evolving communications. In the second part of the webinar we present effective emergency communication planning and how the Callmy Alert solution is helping the Education sector communicate in a crisis.
The webinar takes place at 14.30 on Tuesday 2 October. Please click HERE for more details and to register.
Supporting the delivery of critical communications and security procedures, the University of Reading are deploying Callmy Alert.
The University has over 17,000 students based on three main sites in the UK and an international campus in Malaysia. In order to deliver critical communications and the reassurances of a secure environment, the University selected Callmy Alert based on its ease of use and cost effective deployment. It was also felt that a service with an end user app would suit the student demographic whilst also, and most importantly, ensure a faster response than using conventional forms of messaging.
“We are delighted the University of Reading are deploying the Callmy Alert service” comments Tony Watson, CEO of Callmy Ltd, ” and we look forward to supporting their successful deployment over the coming months”.
Another great of example of a university promoting the use of Callmy Alert to help support their security for staff and students.
Callmy are delighted to announce the Wiltshire College Group will be implementing the Callmy Alert service for the start of the 2018/19 year.
Wiltshire College was founded in 2002 by the merger of Chippenham Technical College, Lackham, Trowbridge and Salisbury Colleges. With three satellite centres based in Corsham, Devizes and Warminster, four student run farms and a specialist motor racing facility at the Castle Combe circuit, there was an overarching need for an effective emergency communication service to compliment the College’s security procedures.
Callmy Alert was selected as the preferred solution due to its ease of use and delivery. Being app based also ideally suits the student demographic and ensures a fast response to urgent messages – a great alternative to email and without the cost of SMS too!
The College is also benefiting from realtime reporting via the Callmy Alert Management Portal. This highlights what impact messages are having, collates message response statistics and can even locate users who may be in dangerous situations – a consideration for student travel and placements.
The college is deploying Callmy Alert to their 9,975 students and 975 members of staff. Consideration is also being given to evolving the service to help fulfil other emergency communication requirements.
Callmy are proud to be sponsoring Cardiff Metropolitan University’s entry in the Monte Carlo Or Bust challenge.
The Cardiff Met team have purchased a car (for under £500) and are taking part in a three day cross Europe expedition, ending in Monte Carlo on 22 July. They are looking to raise donations for their Student Hardship Fund, which helps students in times of financial need. It enables them to continue with their studies, be successful and have a better future.
Callmy supply the University wth a Mass Notification capability, used to notify staff and students of emergency situations that may affect their welfare and wellbeing – both whilst in the UK or when studying overseas.
“We are delighted to be sponsoring the Cardiff Met team”, comments Tony Watson Callmy’s CEO and founder, “and wish them a successful and a safe journey”.
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