Urgent IASME Cyber Assurance Certification

When the contract won't wait

Urgent Cyber Assurance enquiries usually mean a specific buyer has asked for evidence beyond the baseline, and a deadline is attached: a framework place, a supply-chain onboarding, a data-processing agreement, or a tender that scores an actual security management system rather than a certificate alone.

How fast, realistically

Level 1 is a verified self-assessment across 13 themes and can move quickly if your documentation and controls are in reasonable shape. Level 2 is an independent audit, so it needs a scheduled slot and more runway; we won't pretend otherwise. Tell us the deadline and the level your buyer actually requires, and we'll tell you on the first call what's achievable.

The prerequisite that catches people out

Cyber Assurance requires a valid Cyber Essentials certificate throughout its period. If you don't already hold Cyber Essentials, that has to come first, which affects the timeline. Because we help you with both, we can run them in the right order without handing you between suppliers, and we'll fast-track the Cyber Essentials step where we can.

Why working with us is faster

We get your documentation and controls into shape fast and keep the assessment moving, rather than leaving you to prepare blind. Most urgent certifications lose time to false starts; we remove them.

What we need from you

The deadline and the buyer's actual requirement (Level 1 or Level 2), your current Cyber Essentials status, portal access, and someone who can produce documentation and answer questions quickly. With those, we compress everything that can be compressed.

Common questions