Cyber Intelligence & OSINT
Cyber Investigation
Digital Forensics
Compliance & Governance
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Find the facts.Certify with confidence.
CSIQ certifies organisations against Cyber Essentials, Defence Cyber Certification and IASME Cyber Assurance, and investigates digital incidents and disputes to an evidential standard.
Licensed certification body
Independent by design
CSIQ is a specialist UK-based certification body and consultancy. Since 2020 we have helped organisations achieve and maintain recognised cyber security standards, and investigated digital incidents when something goes wrong.
As an IASME-licensed certification body for Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, Defence Cyber Certification and IASME Cyber Assurance, we assess organisations against these schemes every day. We hold IASME Cyber Assurance Level 2 ourselves, so we understand certification from both sides.
Our assessments are impartial and evidence-based. We tell you plainly what meets the standard, what doesn't, and what it will take to get there.
We are deliberately small, which keeps us close to every piece of work.
What we do
Cyber Intelligence & OSINT
Know what can be found out about a person, a company or your own organisation from open sources, gathered lawfully and reported clearly.
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Cyber Investigation
Independent investigation of employee misconduct, data theft, fraud and online harassment, with findings you can act on.
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Digital Forensics
Forensically sound collection and analysis of computers, phones and cloud accounts, with an unbroken chain of custody.
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Compliance & Governance
Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, Defence Cyber Certification Level 0 and IASME Cyber Assurance, assessed by a licensed certification body.
Learn more about Compliance & GovernanceTrusted when the detail matters
Law firms and investigators
who need digital evidence gathered and explained for litigation or dispute resolution.
HR and business leaders
dealing with a suspected leak, a departing employee or a breach of policy.
Defence and public sector suppliers
who need certification to bid for and keep contracts.
Small and medium-sized businesses
who want a recognised security standard without the cost of ISO 27001.
A small specialist team, by design
Evidence that stands up.
We collect and handle digital evidence in line with the ACPO Good Practice Guide for Digital Evidence, and record chain of custody from first contact.
Impartial assessors.
We are an IASME-licensed certification body for Cyber Essentials, IASME Cyber Assurance and Defence Cyber Certification Level 0. Every assessment is judged on your evidence against the scheme's requirements, and nothing else.
Discreet from the first call.
Every investigation starts with a non-disclosure agreement. Case material is held in the UK and securely destroyed when the work is finished.
Plain reporting.
You get findings a director, a solicitor or a tribunal can follow, with the technical detail in the appendix.
Tell us what you need to find out, or what you need to prove
Most enquiries get a reply from a consultant the same working day. Investigation enquiries are confidential and covered by an NDA on request before you share any detail.
