March 2020

Hikvision UK is pleased to announce that it has received Cyber Essentials Plus re-certification. The Cyber Essentials scheme is operated by the National Cyber Security Centre and endorsed by the UK government.

Cyber Essentials provides a baseline security standard for UK businesses to follow, ensuring they are protected against the majority of cyber attacks. Cyber Essentials Plus compliance is verified by an independent third-party certification body.

To achieve Cyber Essentials certification, an organisation must demonstrate:

- Appropriate usage of firewalls and internet gateways to secure connectivity to the internet
- Secure configuration of devices and software in use throughout the organisation
- Strong control of access to data and services
- Suitable protection against viruses and malware
- Effective patch management to keep all devices and software up to date

Hikvision UK & Ireland sales director Gary Harmer said cyber security is of critical and increasing importance for both Hikvision and its partners.

“We are extremely pleased that our commitment to ensuring the security of our internal systems has been recognised and verified by independent experts,” he said. “We continue to place the highest priority on protecting both ourselves and our partners against the threat of cyber-attack.”

The Cyber Essentials scheme was developed by the National Cyber Security Centre 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).

HIKVISION are improving efficiency & service to their customers and have recently upgraded their License system to a new model.
This will require a mandatory upgrade of your software’s License module to fit Hikvision’s new License system.
Who needs to upgrade their software’s License module?
Those using the following software:
• HikCentral Professional V1.5.0 and Earlier Versions
• pStor V1.4.0 and Earlier Versions
• iVMS-5200 All Versions
To ensure the normal and continual use of the license activation, deactivation, etc, you need to upgrade your software’s License module to fit with the new License system.

How and When to upgrade your Software’s License module?
See the PDF below for more info
CLICK HERE

You need to upgrade your software’s License module from March 3^rd, 2020 after this date, all newly ordered VMS licenses will be in the new format.

If you have any questions, queries, concerns or need assistance at any time you can call our dedicated team members on 01642 220166 – Technical Support or email [email protected]