We’re excited to share an important milestone in our Security & Compliance journey: Hanover is now certified under the Cyber Essentials scheme. This is more than just a badge, it reflects our commitment to protecting your data, ensuring trust, and staying ahead in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Cyber Essentials is a UK government–endorsed certification scheme that sets out a simple but vital set of cybersecurity controls, designed to help organisations guard against the most common forms of cyber attack.
By achieving Cyber Essentials certification, we have demonstrated that we meet rigorous standards in areas such as:
● Access controls● Secure configuration● Patching / update management● Firewalls and routers● Malware protection

Stronger protection for your dataCyber Essentials certification means we’ve put proven safeguards in place to defend against common cyber threats, reducing the risk of breaches, downtime, or data loss.
Confidence you can trustYou don’t have to take our word for it, our security practices have been independently assessed and verified. This gives you assurance that we meet a recognised standard of protection.
Future-ready partnershipsMore and more organisations now require suppliers to hold Cyber Essentials or similar certifications. By achieving this, we not only strengthen our own security, but also ensure we can continue to seamlessly support your business in the future.
Commitment to continuous improvementCybersecurity isn’t a box to tick, it’s an ongoing commitment. Certification is renewed annually, and as we move toward SOC 2 Type 2 readiness, we’re raising the bar even higher to give you long-term confidence in how we handle your data.

SOC 2 Type 2 readiness: Our next major milestone is preparing for SOC 2 Type 2 certification. While Cyber Essentials is an excellent baseline, SOC 2 goes further providing internationally recognised assurance that we manage customer data securely and responsibly over time. This step will help us demonstrate even stronger trust and compliance to customers in highly regulated industries and global markets.
Continuous monitoring & improvement: Security isn’t a one-time achievement. We’ll continue to monitor, test, and improve our controls to stay resilient against new threats.
Transparency: We’ll keep sharing updates with you as we progress, so you can see the steps we’re taking to protect your data.Stronger partnerships: By holding ourselves to these higher standards, we aim to strengthen not just our own security posture but also the wider ecosystem we work within.