An ITHC, or IT Health Check, is an IT security assessment required, as part of an accreditation process, for many

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computer systems in the UK. An ITHC is generally performed by an external service provider, although NCSC personnel may perform ITHCs on especially sensitive systems. It can touch on both applications and

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, and involves an element of

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ing.About CREST Penetration Testing
CHECK is a scheme for ITHC providers, run by NCSC.

References

External links

National Cyber Security Centre (NSCS)

Tigerscheme

The Cyber Scheme
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ithc Computer security accreditations