Cyber Essentials
About Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.
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Cyber attacks come in many shapes and sizes, but the vast majority are very basic in nature, carried out by relatively unskilled individuals. They’re the digital equivalent of a thief trying your front door to see if it’s unlocked. The National Cyber Security Centre’s advice is designed to prevent these attacks and the Cyber Essentials accreditation allows you to demonstrate your commitment to implementing that advice to customers and partners alike.
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Cyber Essentials accreditation lets you showcase your credentials as a trustworthy and secure partner when it comes to cyber security and:
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Reassure customers that you are working to secure your IT against cyber attack
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Attract new business with the promise you have cyber security measures in place
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Demonstrate you have a clear picture of your organisation's cyber security level
Suppliers must hold Cyber Essentials certification to be eligible for some government and public sector contracts.
Cyber Essentials Levels
There are two levels of Cyber Essentials certifications:
Cyber Essentials is the foundation certification designed to demonstrate your adherence to the basic controls an organisation should have in place to mitigate the risk of common cyber threats.
Cyber Essentials Plus is the highest level of certification offered under the Cyber Essentials scheme. It is a more rigorous test of your organisation’s cyber security systems where third party cyber security experts carry out vulnerability tests to make sure your organisation is protected against basic hacking and phishing attacks.
How Progressive Data Can Help
Progressive Data can leverage their extensive cyber security expertise and business operations experience to support you on your Cyber Essentials journey with the minimum of fuss. We can help you obtain Cyber Essentials accreditation in as little as one day.
Our skilled cyber security team can support you in your Cyber Essentials application, walking you through the accreditation process and providing the supporting business process documentation and operations guidance you will need to achieve accreditation.
With packages from as little as
£48 per month
and no up-front fees, get in touch now to find out how we can accelerate your cyber security journey.
First Time Pass Guarantee*
Progressive Data’s unique pre-accreditation review allows us to guarantee your certification.
Progressive Data Are Here To Help
Our experienced team are here to help you on your accreditation journey. Contact us to start your Cyber Essentials accreditation journey or to speak to one of our cyber security experts for more information.
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* T&Cs apply, qualifying customers receive a 90 day money back guarantee should their accreditation application not succeed first time.