How to get Cyber Essentials

How to get Cyber Essentials, step by step: what it involves, what to have ready, and how to certify, direct from a Cyber Essentials Certification Body.

1. Understand what Cyber Essentials requires

Cyber Essentials covers five core technical controls: firewalls, secure configuration, security update management, user access control, and malware protection. You can preview the self-assessment questions to see roughly where you stand before you commit.

2. Get the basics in place

Make sure the fundamentals are covered: multi-factor authentication on cloud services, critical updates applied within 14 days, unsupported software removed, and access properly controlled. If you are not sure you meet the standard, add a gap analysis and we will check your setup and tell you exactly what to fix first.

3. Complete the assessment

By default we give you access to the IASME portal to complete your Cyber Essentials assessment yourself. Unless you add a gap analysis, there is no call or consultation; we simply send you the questionnaire to complete.

4. We assess and certify

You submit, and we assess. Your submission is reviewed by a qualified, certified assessor, never fed into AI. We aim to assess within one business day, or the same day with the urgent turnaround add-on. Pass, and your certificate is issued directly by us.

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Buy Cyber Essentials to see your price and get going, or contact us if you would rather talk it through first. Your details are handled by a real person, never fed into AI.

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