HM Government Security Standards
Get Cyber Essentials Certified
Prevent Cyber Attacks and Protect Your Data With Cyber Essentials.
Background
Requirements
How to gain CE
The Cyber Essentials (CE) standard was first launched in 2014 and has become the first choice of security standard to help businesses protect themselves from cyber attacks and to demonstrate their security approach to others. The certification is increasingly required when contracting with Government Bodies and participating in Supply Chains.
The CE standard comprises 5 disciplines that an organisation needs to implement and these relate to Boundary Firewalls; Secure Configuration; Access Control; Malware Protection; and Patch Management. Essentially it is all about understanding the systems in use and making sure the configurations have been properly implemented.
The CE certification is achieved by self-certifying compliance via an online portal submission. The requirements are set out in preparation document available for download.
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Getting started
Cyber Essentials Plus
The CE process is started by applying for an online portal account.
The prices vary according to the organisation size.
Please use this link to sign up - CE Sign Options
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A second level of standard is available called Cyber Essentials Plus which requires an independent assessment to be completed to a Test Specification issued by the National Cyber Security Centre. This document can be download as shown below. For more information and to request a quotation use this link - CE Plus Price.
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CE Plus Test Specification​
Understanding the processes
The two processes work together and the steps are shown in the image below.
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