Cyber Essentials Certification
Why Choose Demystify Security as your Cyber Essentials Assessor?
Certification Body
As an authorised certification body, receive ongoing expert guidance from our accredited assessors.
Adaptive Packages
We provide flexible certification options tailored to meet your organisation’s needs.
Continuous Security
We don’t treat certification as a tick box exercise; we ensure your organisation gains lasting value from it.
Easy to Achieve
We make certification straightforward and stress-free and can manage the entire process for you.
What is Cyber Essentials?
With the number of incidents affecting businesses of all sizes, it’s clear that no organisation is immune to cyber threats. That’s why achieving Cyber Essentials certification has never been more important.
Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed certification developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). It helps organisations of all sizes protect against the most common and preventable cyber threats. It focuses on five key controls: firewalls, secure configuration, security update management, user access control and malware protection.
Primary Benefits of Certification
Safeguard Client Data
Gain a Competitive Edge
Protect Your Reputation
Meet Mandatory Requirements and Regulations
Choose Your Cyber Essentials Package
DO IT YOURSELF
- Access to the IASME self-assessment portal
- Certification & IASME fee included
- 30-minute consultation to help understand the self-assessment questionnaire
- 1 free resubmission
- Free cyber insurance (eligibility applies)
ASSESS AND ADVISE
- Access to the IASME self-assessment portal
- Certification & IASME fee included
- Review of documents and controls with feedback
- Guidance on the online assessment portal and question set
- 1 free resubmission
- Free cyber insurance (eligibility applies)
- One cyber awareness session
DESIGN AND CERTIFY
- Access to the IASME self-assessment portal
- Certification & IASME fee included
- Creation of required documents
- Guidance on implementing and configuring required controls
- Guidance on the online assessment portal and question set
- 1 free resubmission
- Free cyber insurance (eligibility applies)
- Two cyber awareness sessions
Not sure which package is right for you? Get in touch, and based on your current setup, we’ll help you choose the most suitable option.
Cyber Essentials Question Set
To help familiarise yourself with the Cyber Essentials question set, download the latest version from the IASME website using the below link.
FAQs
It's a UK Government–backed certification designed to help organisations of all sizes defend against the most common and preventable cyber threats.
Once you select the appropriate package for your organisation, we’ll send you login details for our assessment portal. Depending on your chosen package, you can either complete the assessment independently or receive the level of support included.
Once your answers are submitted, one of our qualified assessors will review your responses and aim to return the results within 3 days. If the assessment has been successful, the certification will be issued to you upon passing. If your assessment has not been successful, you’ll have 2 working days to review the assessor’s feedback and update your answers and resubmit. We’ll then re-assess your submission within 3 days.
Certification can be achieved in just a few days if your systems already meet the requirements. However, if changes are required, the process may take longer, so we recommend starting early.
You have six months from your account creation date to complete your self-assessment before your account expires.
To achieve certification, you must be compliant with nearly all of the questions. In particular, you cannot pass the assessment if any unsupported software is in use within the scope of the assessment.
If you fail, you’ll have 2 working days to review the assessor’s feedback and update your answers to address any issues. We’ll then re-assess your submission within 3 days. However, if you still fail after this submission, you’ll need to reapply.
Each certificate is valid for 12 months, after which renewal is required. If you have chosen us as your certification partner, we will send you a reminder one month prior to the renewal date.
Cyber Essentials is a verified self-assessment scheme, through which organisations assert their own compliance with the Cyber Essentials requirements.
Cyber Essentials Plus starts with the Cyber Essentials verified self-assessment questionnaire but also includes a technical audit of the organisation’s systems to verify that the controls are in place.