Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed and industry-supported scheme that assists businesses protect themselves against the developing danger of cyber attacks and supplies a clear declaration of the basic controls organisations should have in place to secure them.
Gaining Cyber Essentials qualification enables organisations to display their references as trusted and secure when it comes to cyber security.
The certification describes a specific set of controls which provide clear guidance on basic cyber security for organisations of all sizes, and provides a sound foundation of cyber security measures that all types of organisations can implement at a low cost.
Cyber Essentials is the minimum qualification an organisation wants to implement in order to bid for new public industry agreements which include the transfer of public sector identifiable information.
Cyber Essentials Plus is an extra rigorous test of your organization's cyber security systems where our cyber security professionals carry out vulnerability tests to make confident that your organisation is protected versus fundamental hacking and phishing attacks.
Being Cyber Essentials qualified is required for all organizations bidding for all central government and MOD contracts that deal with the handling of individual info and the arrangement of certain ICT products and services. Therefore, if you're searching to bid for these contracts, you must hold Cyber Essentials certification.