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Cyber EssentialsFrom a free readiness check to a Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certificate, in weeks, on a fixed price.
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We hold both ourselves

Certified in weeks, not months.

Pick the certificate and the number of devices. The timeline on the right is the one we work to. The readiness check on the hub page tells you which of the five controls you already have.

Which certificate
Devices in scope30
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5 weeksfrom readiness check to the Cyber Essentials certificate, for 30 devices
1Week 1
Readiness check and gap list: the five controls, device by device
2Weeks 2 to 4
We close the gaps: MFA, patching, firewall rules, admin accounts, malware protection
3Week 5
We submit the assessment for you; the certificate arrives, valid 12 months

Cyber Essentials for 30 devices: £1,450 fixed including the assessment fee, and the controls stay in place because the desk keeps them there.

The five controls, and the 2026 changes

What the assessor looks for, in plain words.

FirewallsBoundary and device firewalls on, default passwords gone, rules written down
Secure configurationNo unused software, no default accounts, auto-run off, every device the same
Access controlAdmin accounts separate, MFA everywhere, leavers removed the same day
Malware protectionSupported protection on every device, watched, with the logs to show it
Patch managementCritical patches inside 14 days, unsupported software gone, proved by the monthly report
What changed in April 2026MFA on every cloud service, tighter scope rules, two-sample Cyber Essentials Plus testing: already in our method

Check, close, certify

Five weeks for most businesses; Plus adds the audit.

1Week 1
Check

The readiness check on the hub page, then an engineer confirms it device by device.

2Weeks 2 to 4
Close

The gaps become tickets on your contract; most are done remotely.

3Week 5
Certify

We fill in and submit the assessment; Plus adds the audit visit, two to three weeks later.

Been through it ourselves

The certificate on our wall is the one you get.

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The audit visit (Plus)An assessor samples devices; we are there with you

We hold Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 ourselves

The certificate we help you get is the one on our own wall, assessed by an IASME-licensed body. The method, the paperwork and the mistakes to avoid are ones we have been through.

from £1,450 fixed, including the assessment feeCyber Essentials, up to 30 devices; Plus from £2,900 with the audit
Free readiness checkPenetration Testing

Goes with

The pages most people read next.

Managed SecurityKeeps the five controls in place
Penetration TestingWhat CE does not test
Staff AwarenessThe control that is people
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Need the certificate for a tender?

Tell us the date; we work the timeline back from it.

Helpdesk 0113 216 6777, Monday to Friday 08:00 to 18:00. Most businesses are certified within five weeks.

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