What is Cyber Essentials?
Becoming Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certified is a world-leading, cost-effective assurance mechanism that allows businesses of all sizes to help demonstrate to their clients and stakeholders that the most important basic Cyber Security controls have been implemented. It offers organisations measures that can be implemented and built upon. The UK’s Government believes that implementing the scheme’s five basic controls can significantly reduce business vulnerability. Simply put, it confirms that your organisation cares about itself and its’ customers. It recognises that you have implemented industry recognised tools and practices to keep its’ data secure and safe.
Cyber Essentials Certification – This is a self-assessment of the steps you have taken and how your company adheres to cyber security procedures. If your company has a secure environment, you are familiar with your setup and you can spare a few days checking your systems and completing forms.
Cyber Essentials Plus Certification – This is a much more in-depth assessment. Besides the complex form completion, it also requires the involvement of government-approved independent external certified bodies. Who will examine your environment and cyber security policies. The process includes basic hacking procedures, simulated phishing attacks and other similar tests to confirm your procedures and systems will stand up to cyber-attacks. This will then be followed by a final technical audit.
Around 80% of cyber-attacks could be prevented
Cyber Essentials is a United Kingdom government information assurance scheme that is operated by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). It encourages organisations to adopt good practices in information security. It also includes an assurance framework and a simple set of security controls to protect information from threats coming from the internet.
Your Choices
Select the certification level that meets your needs from the Starter DIY package through to an all-inclusive service giving you the Cyber Essentials Plus certification.
Cyber Essentials
(verified self-assessment)
You will be provided with all the required forms and links from the National Cyber Security Centre to complete the process in your time.
We can be available to you if you need assistance.
The cost of this service is £300 as per the standard NCSC pricing.
Cyber Essentials
We will manage the process for you from end to end.
Working with you, we will ensure all your systems meet the required standards and obtain your certification for you.
This is offered to you at a cost of £10 per user per month and will include the annual renewal of your certification.
Cyber Essentials Plus
Similar to essentials, we will manage this for you. This certification is much more in-depth and will also require physical access to some of your devices. We will ensure you meet the required standards and obtain your certification for you.
This is offered to you at a cost of £14 per user per month and will include the annual renewal of your certification.