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About SPECTRA
What is SPECTRA?
SPECTRA is a cyber risk platform. We partner with Managed Service Providers, Brokers, and Carriers to deliver tailored risk transfer solutions to channel partners and their customers.
SPECTRA is the only independent certification program that inspects and verifies MSPs: not a checklist, not a self-assessment, an actual inspection with documented evidence.
Does SPECTRA sell insurance?
No. Cyber insurance is a regulated product and must be placed by a licensed broker. SPECTRA certifies MSPs; our broker partners place the coverage. If your client already has an agent, that agent can access the program; we don’t displace them.
Who recognises the certification?
SPECTRA certification is the only MSP certification recognized by global insurers and brokers. Certified MSPs are featured on the SPECTRA Map, which insurers and brokers reference when routing referrals.
Who sets the standard?
SPECTRA’s benchmarks cover two areas: your own internal security, and the managed services you deliver to clients, aligned to NIST, CIS, and other recognized frameworks. Vendor-neutral throughout: we certify the outcome, not a specific product, and you keep control of your stack.
A certification is only as good as the standard behind it. SPECTRA’s Cyber Risk Advisory Board brings senior cybersecurity and national security expertise to bear on the Certification of Resilience, keeping it current as threats, regulation and industry practice change.
Is SPECTRA itself certified?
Yes. SPECTRA holds ISO 27001 certification for information security management.
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