Secure foundations for an AI-powered future | CE+

Secure foundations for an AI-powered future

AI has the potential to transform how organisations work, helping people become more productive, automate routine processes and unlock greater value from their data.

But AI is only as effective as the foundations beneath it. Data must be secure, well governed and accessible only to the right people. Without those foundations, businesses risk accelerating their existing weaknesses rather than creating meaningful value.

That is why we are delighted to have once again achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification across our whole organisation.

What is Cyber Essentials Plus?

Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed scheme designed to protect organisations against the most common cyber-attacks. It focuses on five essential technical controls: firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection, and security updates.

Cyber Essentials Plus goes further by independently testing and verifying that these controls are working effectively across the organisation.

For ITPS, this external assurance is particularly important. As a managed service provider, customers trust us with important systems, infrastructure, and data. Our certification demonstrates that we protect our own environment to a recognised standard and practise what we preach.

Part of a wider security approach

Cyber Essentials Plus provides technical assurance against common cyber threats, while ISO 27001 takes a broader, risk-based approach to managing information security.

Our recent CAV audit for ISO 27001 complements our Cyber Essentials Plus certification and reflects the wider security framework within which we manage our people, processes, systems and data.

These activities are not simply about compliance. Together, they help create the trusted and secure foundations needed to adopt AI with confidence.

Proven within our own business

Choosing an AI partner is not just about technical knowledge. It is about working with an organisation that has secured its own foundations, tested the technology within its own business and learned from the practical challenges before taking it to customers.

We apply AI within our own secure environment first. This gives us practical experience of the issues that matter, including data quality, access permissions, governance, user adoption, and the protection of sensitive information.

With secure and well-managed data in place, AI becomes an enabler that can unlock value rather than introduce unnecessary risk. Our advice is therefore grounded in real experience, not theory.

A real team effort

Our latest Cyber Essentials Plus certification was led by John Faulkner and Ioannis Violitzopoulos and their teams, with colleagues across ITPS contributing throughout the process.

We are proud of what they have achieved and what it represents for our customers: a secure and trusted foundation for what comes next.

Is your organisation ready for AI?

Whether you are strengthening your cyber resilience, preparing your data for AI or exploring technologies such as Microsoft Copilot, Purview or Cloudera, ITPS can help.

We have a broad team that can support you at the point you find yourself in your AI transition, such as strategy, data management, agent build, data science, with the essential governance and operational experience needed for powerful outcomes.

If you are considering AI but need a team that can support your vision, we can help you identify the gaps, strengthen the foundations, and move from AI ambition to intelligence in motion.