ENS certificate

Why our ENS consultancy?

We are your trusted ENS consultancy in Spain for obtaining the National Security Framework (ENS) certification, as we guarantee comprehensive support through:

  • Experience and specialization in implementing the requirements of the National Security Framework (ENS) and information security management certifications across all types of organizations.
  • Qualified technical consultants. Our senior consultants provide extensive technical and regulatory expertise. Furthermore, more than 25 years of experience support our work.
  • Adaptability to each organization and required security level. Thanks to our experience, we adapt to the specific needs of every organization. In addition, we tailor the implementation to the desired security category (Basic, Medium, or High).
  • Complementary services. We also offer additional services such as security awareness and training courses, ISO training, internal ENS audits, and ISO outsourcing services to maintain long-term compliance and security.
  • Cost-effectiveness. Our proposals are tailored to your organization’s needs, ensuring the best balance between quality, service, and cost.

Choosing Emas Consultors as your ENS consultancy guarantees an efficient implementation process and successful compliance with the National Security Framework certification requirements.

What does the ENS Certificate offer?

The ENS certificate provides you with:

Guarantee of certified and quality products

Guarantee of certified, high-quality products. Ensures regulatory compliance and customer confidence and satisfaction by supporting stringent safety standards and requirements.

Information security through the implementation of a management system that includes guidelines, procedures, and tools for Information Security Management. Obtaining an ISO 27001 certification helps organizations achieve this objective.

ENS certification in Spain requires the implementation of robust security measures, including secure authentication, data encryption, and access control. As a result, organizations can significantly reduce cyber threats, including cyberattacks, unauthorized access, and information loss.

Compliance with the ENS Spain legal requirement for public authorities and providers since 2023.

Greater confidence among customers, citizens and public service users in using electronic means securely. It ensures that data is protected. It also helps to comply with data protection laws and regulations, avoiding sanctions and fines.

The ENS promotes the implementation of clear processes to manage security, increasing the reliability of systems and ensuring the continuity of services in the event of incidents.

ENS certificate requirements

The ENS certification (National Security Framework) is a set of organizational and technical security measures designed to protect information and electronic services used by Public Administrations in Spain.

It is regulated by Royal Decree 311/2022.

FAQs ENS - National Security Scheme

List of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the National Security Scheme (ENS):

What is the National Security Scheme (ENS)?

The ENS certificate is a set of security measures, both organisational and technical, which aim to protect the information and electronic services used by public administrations in Spain.

It is regulated by Royal Decree 311/2022.

The principles of ENS – National Security Scheme certification are:

  • Holistic security: complete protection from the design to the end of the systems.
  • Risk management: identification, analysis and assessment of risks to minimise their impact.
  • Prevention, detection and correction: security measures must ensure anticipation of potential errors, detection of incidents and correction of vulnerabilities.
  • Leadership and accountability: each organisation must assign clear responsibilities for security management.

All public sector entities in Spain and other entities linked or dependent on the administrations are required to comply with ENS Spain. In addition, certain service providers that manage or process public information may also be subject to ENS:

  • ICT Service Providers (such as hosting, cloud, software maintenance or cybersecurity services);
  • When the provider handles personal data or sensitive information;
  • Outsourcing of essential related services such as storage, document management or technical support.

The National Cryptologic Centre (CCN) maintains an up-to-date list of organizations certified under the ENS, available at the following link: “Certified Organizations and Companies“.

Royal Decree 311/2022 also applies to the information systems of private sector entities, when, by virtue of a contractual relationship, they provide services or solutions to public sector entities for the exercise of their administrative competences and powers.

This also affects the supply chain of the aforementioned contractors, to the extent necessary and in accordance with the results of the risk analysis.

The security controls included in ISO 27002 are common to many of the security measures established in Annex II of the ENS. However, the ENS certification is a legal framework focused on protection, while the ISO 27001 certification defines the requirements for an Information Security Management System.

For this reason, companies certified under ISO 27001 have already completed a significant part of the work needed to achieve compliance with the ENS.

On the other hand, the ENS focuses on the “protection” of information and services, while also requiring continuous security management. Therefore, it is advisable to implement a management system according to ISO 27001.

To obtain certification under the National Security Framework, organizations must comply with 100% of the requirements corresponding to the level at which they need to be certified.