Get Cyber Essentials Certified
Cyber Essentials Service
A UK backed scheme helping businesses implement cybersecurity measures to protect against common threats and attacks.
Cyber Essentials
Get cyber essentials Certified with cyber united
Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification that helps organisations implement basic security measures to protect against common cyber threats. It provides a framework for improving network security, access control, malware protection, patch management, and secure configuration. Achieving this certification enhances your resilience against cyberattacks and reassures customers and partners of your commitment to safeguarding sensitive information.
Differences between cyber essentials and cyber essentials plus?
Cyber Essentials
- Self-Assessment: Organisations complete a self-assessment questionnaire.
- Independent Verification: The assessment is independently verified by a certification body.
- Basic Protection: Focuses on implementing basic security controls to protect against common cyber threats.
- Cost-Effective: Generally less expensive, making it accessible for smaller businesses.
- Entry-Level Certification: Provides a foundational level of cybersecurity certification.
Cyber Essentials Plus
- Hands-On Testing: Involves a more rigorous assessment, including hands-on technical verification by an independent assessor.
- Advanced Assurance: Offers greater assurance as systems are tested against real-world cyber threats.
- Detailed Security Checks: Includes vulnerability scanning and testing of workstations, servers, and other IT infrastructure.
- Higher Level of Protection: Demonstrates a stronger commitment to cybersecurity, providing a higher level of protection.
- Enhanced Trust: More likely to satisfy customers and partners requiring stronger security standards, often necessary for certain contracts or industries.
Our Cyber Essentials services
Cyber Essentials Certification
As part of our Cyber Essentials package, we will review your IT setup to ensure it meets certification requirements. Once compliant, we'll complete the cybersecurity questionnaire for you. The certification is valid for 12 months, and we'll help with renewal before it expires.
Cyber Essentials Plus Certification
Our Cyber Essentials Plus package includes everything in Cyber Essentials, plus independent technical assessments for added validation. This includes detailed system checks, vulnerability scans, and on-site testing of selected devices. The certification is valid for 12 months, and we’ll assist with renewal before it expires.
Why should you invest in Cyber Essentials?
HOW WE WORK
Our 3-step process
Discovery Call
Book a call with a member of our expert team to discuss your current IT setup and explain how our Cyber Essentials process works.
Questionnaire
Sit back whilst we answer the technical jargon and submit on your behalf to be accessed by a certified Cyber Essentials assessor.
Certification
Once certified your cerfication is valid for 12 months and you can start to use your recently gained certification to tender for new business.
Frequently asked questions
Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification scheme designed to help organisations protect themselves against common cyber threats. It outlines basic security controls that organisations should implement to safeguard their data and systems.
Obtaining Cyber Essentials certification demonstrates your commitment to cyber security and helps protect your business from common online threats. It also enhances your reputation with customers and partners, and is often required for bidding on government contracts.
The Cyber Essentials certification requires your organisation to implement five key security controls: firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection, and patch management. These controls are designed to protect against a range of the most common cyber attacks.
Cyber Essentials is a self-assessment certification where you complete a questionnaire about your organisation’s security measures. Cyber Essentials Plus, on the other hand, involves an external audit and a technical verification to ensure that the required security controls are properly implemented.
The process for Cyber Essentials certification can be completed relatively quickly, often within a few days to a week, depending on how prepared your organisation is. Cyber Essentials Plus typically takes longer due to the additional verification process.
The Cyber Essentials certification is valid for 12 months. After this period, you’ll need to recertify to ensure your organisation continues to meet the required security standards.
While Cyber Essentials provides a strong foundation of security controls to protect against common threats, it does not cover all possible cyber risks. It’s a starting point, and additional measures may be needed depending on the specific risks faced by your organisation.
If your business fails the Cyber Essentials assessment, you will receive feedback on the areas that need improvement. Once these issues are addressed, you can resubmit your application. Many certification bodies offer support and guidance to help you meet the requirements.
Yes, organisations that use cloud services can still achieve Cyber Essentials certification. However, you must ensure that the security controls extend to all cloud environments where your data and services are hosted.
Cyber United offers end-to-end support for your Cyber Essentials journey. Our team will assess your current cybersecurity setup, provide recommendations, and guide you through the certification process. We ensure that your systems meet the Cyber Essentials requirements and assist in completing the necessary paperwork.
Yes, if your business handles sensitive data or provides services to the UK government, Cyber Essentials certification may be a requirement. Cyber United can help you quickly get certified, ensuring compliance with government standards and protecting your contracts.
Cyber Essentials focuses on five key controls: firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection, and patch management. Cyber United ensures that your business meets these requirements, providing expert advice and technical support to help you achieve certification.
Yes, Cyber United offers ongoing cybersecurity support to maintain your Cyber Essentials certification. We provide regular security audits, updates, and guidance to ensure that your business remains compliant and protected against evolving cyber threats.