Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials is a robust, Government-endorsed certification that empowers businesses of all sizes to protect themselves from a wide spectrum of cyber threats. This scheme is integral to protecting your organisation's digital defence mechanisms against the most commonly encountered forms of cyber attacks.
The landscape of cyber threats is diverse, encompassing a range of attacks from the rudimentary to the sophisticated. However, a significant proportion of these attacks are executed by individuals with limited skills, mirroring the actions of a burglar testing your door for security lapses. Cyber Essentials has been meticulously crafted to thwart such elementary cyber attacks, providing a foundational layer of security to safeguard your organisation.
Do you require both Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus?
Cyber Essentials
Our self-assessment option gives you protection against a wide variety of the most common cyber attacks. This is important because vulnerability to basic attacks can mark you out as target for more in-depth unwanted attention from cyber criminals and others.
Certification gives you peace of mind that your defences will protect against the vast majority of common cyber attacks simply because these attacks are looking for targets which do not have the Cyber Essentials technical controls in place.
Cyber Essentials shows you how to address those basics and prevent the most common attacks.
Why should you get Cyber Essentials?
- Reassure customers that you are working to secure your IT against cyber attack
- Attract new business with the promise you have cyber security measures in place
- You have a clear picture of your organisation's cyber security level
- Some Government contracts require Cyber Essentials certification
Cyber Essentials & Government contracts
If you would like to bid for central government contracts which involve handling sensitive and personal information or the provision of certain technical products and services, you will require Cyber Essentials Certification. More information is available on the gov.uk website.
Cyber Essentials Process
Once you purchase the certification, you will gain access to the Cyber Essentials portal to complete the questionnaire. Using your login credentials, you can access the questionnaire, save your progress to revisit later, and confirm each section before finalising your submission.
Within 24 hours of your submission, we will review it and may either request further information, provide support services to align you with the standard, or approve it if successful.
Upon successful completion, you will instantly receive your Cyber Essentials certificate and logos, which can be utilised for marketing purposes. Additionally, we will be on hand to provide live support during the self-assessment.
Questions?
Please feel free to email any questions to us at info@cybercompliance.org.uk or via the Live Chat.
Read our Cyber Essentials Checklist
Download the Cyber Essentials question set
Download the Cyber Essentials question set used on all assessment accounts from April 24th 2023.
Download the Requirements for IT Infrastructure
Cyber Essentials: Requirements for IT infrastructure v3.1