CYBER ESSENTIALS & CYBER ESSENTIALS PLUS
Cyber Essentials Self Assessment Certification
Boost your business’s security and attract more customers by achieving Cyber Essentials certification. CIS can help you every step of the way—whether by overseeing your self-assessment or offering expert guidance through our tailored, flexible packages.
Guaranteed Cyber Essentials Certification with CIS
Experts in Cyber Security, we will work with you and guide you through to a successful certification. We guarantee success and should your submission through us fail, we will cover the cost of any re-submissions for you.
Start your Cyber Essentials Self Certification Today
Keeping your costs low, allow CIS to oversee your self assessment from as little as £297 + vat. As part of the service we will provide you with guidance and mark your assessment before submission.
Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification scheme designed to help businesses protect themselves against the most common cyber threats. Launched in 2014 by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as part of the government’s commitment to improving national cybersecurity, the scheme provides organisations with a clear framework to strengthen their digital defences. By focusing on five key security controls:
- Firewalls
- Secure Configuration
- Access Control
- Malware Protection
- Patch Management
Cyber Essentials helps mitigate risks such as phishing attacks, malware infections, and unauthorised access. It was created to address the growing need for businesses of all sizes to safeguard sensitive data, ensure customer trust, and comply with regulations in an increasingly digital economy.
The key things to know about Cyber Essentials are:
Businesses must demonstrate they have implemented controls in each required area in order to be certified.
The controls defined represent IT security best practices that are simple and inexpensive for most businesses to implement, yet provide protection against the most common cyber attacks.
Once the certification has been achieved, it must be renewed annually, providing an incentive for companies to stay on top of maintaining their defences.
Cyber Essentials has tiers of certification that require different levels of robustness and types of assessments by accredited external auditors. Cyber Essentials Plus is discussed in the next section.
The program represents a cost-effective starting point for cyber security. While more advanced certifications like ISO 27001 might be overkill for many SMEs, Cyber Essentials provides a strong baseline aligned to common cyber threats.
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