UK Cyber Essentials Compliance
Achieve UK Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Continuous evidence collection, pre-mapped controls and a clear path from "in scope" to "audit-ready".
Why teams choose this
Pre-mapped controls
Every UK Cyber Essentials control mapped to evidence and integrations — out of the box.
Audit-ready evidence
Generate auditor-ready UK Cyber Essentials evidence packs in minutes.
Continuous testing
Controls are tested every day, not once a year.
Gap analysis
Immediate visibility into where your environment falls short of UK Cyber Essentials.
What's included
- Pre-loaded UK Cyber Essentials control library
- Automated evidence collection
- Real-time gap analysis & roadmap
- Auditor collaboration portal
- Cross-framework re-use of evidence
How it works
- 01Connect
Add your domain or vendor list — no agents, no DNS changes. UK Cyber Essentials alignment starts within minutes.
- 02Analyze
Our engine continuously ingests open-source intelligence, scan data and threat feeds to produce an objective risk score.
- 03Act
Receive prioritized remediations, alerts and exportable evidence — share with your team, board or auditors.
UK Cyber Essentials Compliance — frequently asked questions
- What is UK Cyber Essentials?
- A UK Government-backed certification scheme run by IASME under contract from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). It defines 5 technical control themes — firewalls, secure configuration, access control, malware protection and security update management — for any internet-facing system.
- What is the difference between Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus?
- Cyber Essentials is a self-assessment verified by an IASME-licensed assessor. Cyber Essentials Plus adds an independent hands-on technical audit including external vulnerability scan, internal authenticated scan and email/file gateway tests.
- Is Cyber Essentials mandatory?
- Required for UK Government suppliers bidding on contracts that handle certain personal information or technical service delivery (Procurement Policy Notice PPN 09/14). Many UK-regulated buyers (NHS, MoD primes) require it too.
- How long does Cyber Essentials Plus take?
- Self-assessment 1–2 weeks once controls are in place; Plus audit a further 1–2 weeks. SecurityRating.com supplies the external attack-surface evidence the Plus assessor scans for, accelerating remediation.
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Ready to see UK Cyber Essentials Compliance in action?
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