Service
Cyber Essentials
The Gold Standard for UK business security.
Get certified and block 80% of cyber attacks. Includes free insurance and a trust badge for your website.
80%Of common cyber attacks blocked by the controls
What's included
Everything in the price
No extras, no "that's not in your contract". One monthly fee covers all of this. Onsite visits, when an issue cannot be fixed remotely, are billed separately.
- Pre-assessment to fix any issues before the official audit
- All five technical controls covered: firewalls, secure configuration, user access, malware protection, patch management
- Policy pack: ready-made password, access and mobile-device policies
- Free cyber insurance on certification (UK businesses, subject to revenue limits)
- Blockmark digital trust badge for your website + email footer
- Cyber Essentials Plus available: hands-on technical audit by external assessor
- Annual re-certification managed for you
How it works
What you're actually buying
Plain English. What happens, in what order, and what you experience on the ground.
Scope + audit
We agree the scope and run a pre-assessment. Most businesses fail at the first attempt without this, we don't.
Fix the gaps
Common issues: missing MFA, out-of-date software, default admin accounts, unencrypted laptops. We remediate everything.
Submit
We assemble the evidence pack and submit on your behalf via our accredited assessor partner.
Maintain
Annual re-certification managed for you. We track all five controls in the background.
Questions
Common questions about this service
CE vs Cyber Essentials Plus?
Cyber Essentials (Standard) is a self-assessment questionnaire. You declare you meet the standards. Cyber Essentials Plus adds a hands-on technical audit where an external auditor scans your network and tests your defences to PROVE you meet them. CE+ is required for some regulated work and supplier contracts.
Do we have to write all the policies?
No. We provide ready-made, CE-compliant templates for Password Policies, Access Control and Mobile Device usage. You don't write a thing; we adapt them to your business and you sign them off.
What if we fail?
We won't let you. The pre-assessment catches issues before the official audit. We work with you until you pass; that's the guarantee.
Next step
Ready to talk?
A 20-minute call is all it takes to find out if we're a good fit, and we'll tell you honestly if we're not.
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