Cyber Security Assesment & Monitoring

Cyber Essentials covers everything your business should do to protect itself from cyberattacks. Think of it as 'cyber hygiene' - a bit like washing your hands, brushing your teeth or wearing a face mask.

Simply being certified can reduce your cyber risk by up to 98.5%. And, it's a great way to demonstrate to new customers and partners that you take cybersecurity seriously - helping you grow as well as stay safe.

It demonstrates that an organisation has the most important cyber security controls in place.  The annually renewable certification scheme consists of five controls that will reduce the impact of commodity* cyber attacks from the internet.

• Secure your Internet connection (Firewalls and routers)
• Secure your devices and software (Secure configuration)
• Control access to your data and services (Access control)
• Protect from viruses and other malware (Malware protection)
• Keep your devices and software up to date (Software updates)

*Commodity is a term used to describe common, low skill, low sophistication cyber attacks that rely on tools which are widely available on the internet.

Organisations assess themselves against these five basic security controls and a qualified assessor verifies the information provided. All the self-assessment questions are available to download for free in advance. Cyber Essentials certification includes automatic cyber liability insurance for any UK organisation who certifies their whole organisation and have less than £20m annual turnover (terms apply).