What is Cyber Essentials?
Cyber Essentials is the UK Government’s minimum baseline standard for cyber security for organisations of all sizes. The annually renewable certification scheme is aligned to five technical controls designed to prevent the most common internet-based cyber security threats.
Almost half (43%) of all UK businesses suffered a cyber attack over the last year.
- Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification that demonstrates that your organisation has implemented the essential security controls that protect against most common cyber threats. It is the minimum standard of security that the NCSC would advise every organisation to achieve.
- Implementing just five key controls reduces risk, strengthens resilience, and gives stakeholders verified assurance that your organisation prioritises cyber security and meets recognised baseline standards.
Cyber Essentials certification includes automatic cyber liability insurance for any UK organisation who certifies their whole organisation and has less than £20m annual turnover.
Once you have passed Cyber Essentials, you can progress to Cyber Essentials Plus, which is a hands-on audit of your systems. We can provide advice on which scheme is the most suitable for you.
How will Cyber Essentials help you?
- Provide assurance to customers that you take Cyber Security seriously!
- UK organisations with turnover <£20m that achieve Cyber Essentials - and certify their whole organisation - are entitled to free Cyber Liability Insurance
- Save time and reduce complexity on cyber security due diligence. Suppliers can also use Cyber Essentials as evidence across their customer base, reducing the time spent filling out duplicative questionnaires.
- Provide a tangible way for organisations to gain confidence that their suppliers, or other third parties, have effectively implemented fundamental technical controls and that they are protected from the majority of untargeted, commodity attacks.
- Cyber Essentials can play a significant role as an assurance tool and help address the challenges that many organisations face in securing and effectively managing their supply chains.
- Cyber Essentials has been proven effective against common cyber attacks, including supply chain threats.
- Stay head of new and old cyber security risks by assessing your systems against a recognised framework each year
- Apply for the growing number of contracts that address supply chain security with Cyber Essentials certification
What's the typical process?
Initial Security Assessment
Depending on your needs we can provide an initial assessment and report. If you just require the assessment we can hold a free 30 minute call to check you are ready.
Assist you with remediation
If you wish we can assist you with any remediations following the initial advice
Help you
gain certification
Once you feel you are ready for the Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus assessment we will provide advice on the assessment process and how to apply
Ongoing Support and advice
If you need further support maintaining your certification we have a number of packages that can help according to your needs.
Cyber Essentials and your supply chain
Why Cyber Essentials is essential for you and your partners....
Do you know the risk from your supply chain? Asking your partners and supply chains to bolster their cyber security with Cyber Essentials is crucial. Attacks are becoming more frequent and more damaging, its not just your own systems that are at risk. Vulnerabilities in your supply chain can have a devastating effect on your business.
- Do you have the assurance from Cyber Essentials certification for your business?
- Are you confident your supply chain have the appropriate cyber hygiene. Can they provide the assurance that they will not impact your business going forward?
- If you are a supplier, it is likely you will be asked as part of procurement processes in future to provide Cyber Essentials Certification, so act now!
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-supply-chain-playbook
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