Cyber Essentials · UK scheme

Cyber Essentials, achieved and kept current

The five technical controls, the guided self-assessment and the annual renewal, with all your evidence organised in one place.

The five controls, end to end

The full annual cycle

Cyber Essentials comes round every year, so the platform runs it as an ongoing lifecycle with each renewal built in.

Cover firewalls, secure configuration, security update management, user access control and malware protection, with evidence against each.

Work through the self-assessment with your answers and evidence captured and version-tracked.

Built-in renewal cadence with reminders, so certification doesn't lapse.

The network agent inventories hosts, services and software, supporting secure-configuration and update-management claims.

Organise the evidence that makes a move to Cyber Essentials Plus straightforward.

Treat Cyber Essentials as a foundation whose evidence feeds straight into ISO 27001 and NIS2.

Does it cover the five technical controls?

Yes. Firewalls, secure configuration, security update management, user access control and malware protection, each with evidence.

Does it handle annual renewal?

Yes. Cyber Essentials is annual, and the platform tracks the renewal cadence with reminders so it doesn't lapse.

Can it help towards Cyber Essentials Plus?

It organises the evidence and asset visibility that make the move to Plus straightforward, alongside your assessor.

Does this feed into ISO 27001?

Yes. Cyber Essentials work becomes a foundation that reuses into ISO 27001 and NIS2.

See it on your own data and frameworks, with your security and data-residency questions answered.