GCSX stands for Government Connect Secure Extranet. It is a secure, private, Wide Area Network (WAN) which enables secure interactions between connected local authorities and other GSi connected organisations.

GCSX is connected to the Government Secure Intranet (GSi), thus enabling secure interactions between local authorities and central government departments and national bodies. It also provides secure access from connected local authorities to many other secure networks, such as:

• Government Secure Extranet (GSX)
• Government Secure Intranet (GSI)
• National Health Service (N3)
• Criminal Justice Extranet (CJX)
• Police National Network (PNN)

The security policy, procedure and technical controls that need to be adhered to in order to join the secure GCSx network are defined in the GCSx CoCo (Code of Connection) Standard. To join, a local authority should commit to:

1. An annual Audit of their security systems
2. A gap analysis of their security systems against the CoCo
3. An action plan to comply with the CoCo

GCSx I.T Health Check

One aspect of the compliance process is to conduct an independent I.T security health check (ITHC) to examine the actual level of security on systems that connect to the GCSx network.

BII's CHECK accredited consultants will work with you to define an appropriate scope of I.T Health Check dependent on the size and complexity of your network. Our ITHC assessments include a number of remote and onsite device configuration reviews and active tests as shown below:

• Firewall Security Assessment
• External Network Penetration Test
• Onsite Network Penetration Test
• Operating System Assessment
• Mobile Device Security Assessment
• SSL VPN Assessment
• Wireless Infrastructure Assessment
• IDS/IDP Assessment
• Application Security Assessment
  

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