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Acuity announces the next release of its award-winning, cyber risk management platform STREAM. In this latest release, they have introduced the ability to customise workflows that automatically execute and inform users in real-time of risks, deadlines, and responsibilities. Managers can assign, track and check the progress of activities, and users are prompted with alerts for upcoming or overdue tasks. As a result of this upgrade, users can: Spend more time on the tasks that matter and less time on administration. Make better decisions by having clear visibility to risk and compliance on-demand and centralised in a single location. Respond faster by monitoring the status of scheduled activities, including due dates, and the person responsible. Enhance quality and consistency across the enterprise by ensuring that everyone is following company standards. Today’s digital economy is dynamic and fraught with risk, and STREAM is designed to respond to this challenging environment by allowing workflows to be added, viewed, edited, or terminated any time as needed. Responding to changing environment Extensive customisation is available across the platform to extend the risk and compliance management  “Business priorities can change with a moment’s notice, we are seeing that right now,” said Simon Marvell, Director, Acuity. “As such, firms require agility not only in their business processes but also in the risk and compliance systems that support them. With this new release of STREAM, we aim to expand the flexibility our customers have to respond to their changing environment while protecting their people, processes, and systems.” In addition to configurable workflows, extensive customisation is available across the platform to extend the risk and compliance management applications addressed by STREAM. This further prepares companies to protect themselves in the face of adversity.

STREAM is available on the Crown Commercial Services’ (CCS) G-Cloud 12 Framework. G-Cloud makes the identification and selection of cybersecurity vendors easier for public sector bodies (including central government, local councils, NHS Trusts, etc.) by centralising and streamlining the information and processes. By being listed as an approved G-Cloud supplier, firms in the UK public sector can be reassured that Acuity Risk Management is a trusted supplier. In addition, purchasing through G-cloud accelerates the procurement process, meaning customers can get started on STREAM sooner. Having worked with public sector clients for over 15 years, it is a pioneer in cyber, IT, and operational risk management. It helps prepare and protect businesses from rapidly growing and changing cyber threats ensure compliance with complex standards and build long-term resilience.  Empowering via a risk-based approach Its STREAM platform provides a clear line of sight into risk exposure and empowers organisations to manage, control, and comply with increasingly complex standards and regulations (including IS1, IS2, NIST, Cyber Essentials, GDPR, and the NIS Directive). By taking a risk-based approach, empowers companies to align security and compliance initiatives with the Board’s goals, optimize defenses around resilience, and focus on critical assets to make sure that they’re highly protected but at a less overall cost. In addition, STREAM quantifies risk allowing executives to understand the financial implications of their decisions. “We have a long history of helping public sector organisations address their cybersecurity needs successfully,” said Simon Marvell, Director, Acuity. “We are pleased to be on G-Cloud as it enables us to help those companies more quickly at a time when delays can result in costly breaches.”

Acuity is listed in Information Age’s Top UK Cyber Security Companies. It strives to help organisations of all sizes effectively manage cyber threats. Not only was its STREAM platform recognised, but also its services which add further value.