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Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus

"From the initial consultation through excellent explanatory emails, to a professional installation with outstanding results. Highly recommended."
Simon Geller

Certification

Achieving Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certification can be a time-consuming and complex process — especially without the right guidance.

We help businesses achieve certification quickly and efficiently by working with proven, trusted providers and guiding you through every stage of the process. By combining expert support with established certification platforms, we remove the guesswork, reduce delays, and ensure you meet the requirements with confidence.

"It's very reassuring for us as a business to know that our systems, networks, and backups are monitored closely and in such good hands."

Andrew Mulroy

Mulroy Architects –  www.mulroyarchitects.com

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What is Cyber Essentials?

Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification that demonstrates your business has implemented fundamental security controls to protect against common cyber threats.

It focuses on five key areas:

  • Secure configuration of devices and systems
  • User access control
  • Malware protection
  • Security update management
  • Network and firewall configuration

These controls are designed to prevent the majority of everyday cyber attacks, helping to significantly reduce your risk profile.

What is Cyber Essentials Plus?

Cyber Essentials Plus builds on the standard certification by adding independent, hands-on verification of your systems.

Rather than a self-assessment, Cyber Essentials Plus involves technical testing of your environment to confirm that security controls are correctly implemented and effective in practice. This provides a higher level of assurance and demonstrates a stronger commitment to cyber security.

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Proactive Monitoring & Rapid Response

Features
Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials Plus
Certification Type
Self-assessment
Independently verified
Level of Assurance
Basic
Advanced
Technical Testing
No
Yes (hands-on testing)
Vulnerability Verification
Self-declared
Independently validated
Suitable For
Smaller organisations / baseline
Businesses needing higher assurance
Customer & Supplier Confidence
Good
Strong
Required for Some Contracts
Sometimes
Often required

Security & Compliance Built In

Security is embedded into every part of how we manage your Apple environment.

We enforce consistent policies across all devices to ensure they remain secure, compliant, and protected against modern threats. If a device drifts out of compliance, it can be automatically corrected to restore a secure state.

This reduces risk across your business while keeping the user experience simple and uninterrupted.

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Designed to Support Your Business as It Grows

As your business grows, your Apple environment should stay simple to manage, secure, and consistent — without creating additional complexity for your team or IT operations.

We ensure your Apple devices remain standardised and easy to support as your organisation expands, your workforce becomes more distributed, and your technology needs evolve.

Why This Matters for Your Business

Many IT providers still treat Apple devices as secondary to Windows, leading to inconsistent support and fragmented management.

Our Apple-first approach ensures your Macs and mobile devices are properly integrated into your wider IT strategy, giving your business a stable, secure, and scalable platform that supports how your team works — not the other way around.

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Book Your 30 Minute No-Obligation Email Security Consultation Today

Are phishing emails landing in your inboxes? Concerned about the deliverability of your emails? We can help! Book your consultation with us today to get insight into your email security posture and how to improve it. The cost? Nothing but your time! We’ll be glad to give you ours.