Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus

Get Cyber Essentials ready β€” and stay that way.

Whether you need it for a tender, a contract or your cyber insurance, we prepare your business for Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus, fix the gaps and keep you compliant between renewals. We hold Cyber Essentials Plus ourselves.

Cyber Essentials Plus Certified
Cyber Essentials Plus Certified We hold it ourselves
5 Technical controls we get right
First time New, renewing or failed β€” we can help
M365 Tenant and devices checked before you submit
All year Compliance maintained, not just at renewal

What we cover

The five Cyber Essentials controls β€” handled

Cyber Essentials checks five technical controls. We review each one, fix what needs fixing and make sure your evidence is ready before you submit.

Firewalls

Boundary firewalls and router settings configured correctly, with unnecessary services closed off.

Secure configuration

Devices and cloud services set up securely β€” default passwords changed, unused accounts and software removed.

User access control

MFA on cloud services, admin rights limited to the people who need them, and leavers removed promptly.

Malware protection

Microsoft Defender deployed and monitored across your devices, with protection kept up to date.

Security update management

Operating systems and applications patched promptly, and unsupported software identified and replaced.

Failed an assessment?

We'll work through the assessor's findings, fix the gaps and get you ready to resubmit.

Which do you need?

Cyber Essentials vs Cyber Essentials Plus

Both certify the same five controls. The difference is how they're checked.

Cyber Essentials

A self-assessment questionnaire covering the five controls, reviewed by a certification body. It's the baseline many contracts, tenders and insurers ask for β€” and the first step towards Plus.

Cyber Essentials Plus

The same controls, plus a hands-on technical audit where an assessor tests a sample of your devices and accounts. It gives customers and insurers a higher level of assurance.

Why Techlogic

We've been through it ourselves

Techlogic is Cyber Essentials Plus certified, so we know exactly what assessors look for β€” and how to keep the controls in place all year, not just at renewal.

  • Readiness review β€” we check your setup against every control and give you a clear list of fixes.
  • Gaps fixed for you β€” Microsoft 365, devices, firewalls and patching brought up to standard.
  • Built into our packages β€” Cyber Essentials support in Core, readiness and quarterly reviews in Complete, and Plus readiness in Complete+.
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Cyber Essentials in our packages

Core
Cyber Essentials support
Complete
Cyber Essentials readiness + quarterly reviews
Complete+
Cyber Essentials Plus readiness

Need certification on its own? We also run one-off readiness projects.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Why do we need Cyber Essentials?

It's the UK government-backed baseline for protecting against the most common cyber attacks. Many tenders, supply-chain contracts and cyber-insurance policies now require it, and it's required for some UK government contracts that involve handling sensitive or personal information.

Do you issue the certificate?

Certificates are awarded by an accredited certification body after assessment. We prepare you, fix the gaps and support you through the assessment so you can apply with confidence.

We failed our assessment β€” can you help?

Yes. Send us the assessor's findings and we'll fix the issues and get you ready to resubmit.

How long does certification last?

Cyber Essentials certification is valid for 12 months, so it needs renewing every year. Keeping the controls in place between renewals makes each renewal straightforward.

Can we do this as a one-off project?

Yes. Cyber Essentials readiness is included in our managed packages, but we're also happy to help as a standalone project.

Need Cyber Essentials for a tender, contract or insurer?

Book a readiness review. We'll check every control, fix the gaps and get you ready to certify.

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Let's get you certified

Tell us when you need Cyber Essentials and why β€” we'll get back to you quickly.