Cyber Essentials is an annually renewable baseline cyber security scheme. It centres around five technical controls that help protect any...
Cyber Essentials
Ten Years of Cyber Essentials
On 23rd October, the 10-year anniversary of Cyber Essentials was marked with an event at the House of Lords in London. Chris Ensor, Deputy Director...
Arts & Business NI achieve Cyber Essentials Plus certification through the Funded Programme
Arts & Business NI, a creative membership network in Northern Ireland, has taken significant strides in cyber security by achieving Cyber...
Charity Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024
Empowering charities to improve their cyber resilience with Cyber Essentials Throughout October, IASME will be working with the National Cyber...
What will the changes be to Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus in the April 2025 update?
We aim to ensure that everyone who is applying for Cyber Essentials certification is given adequate time to preview any planned updates to the...
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Advisor Executive Summary 2023/2024
The Cyber Essentials and Cyber Advisor Executive Summary for 2023/2024 is now available. Our annual review shows the Cyber Essentials scheme...
From Apprentice to Assessor: Keturahlee’s Journey into Cyber Security
A Kickstart into Cyber security Keturahlee Coulibaly graduated from the University of Bradford in 2020 with a first class honours degree in Computer...
What is the difference between an Assessor and an Advisor?
If you are an organisation that needs some help and support with your cyber security, whether that involves certifying to Cyber Essentials or simply...
What do we mean by a compromised account and how would you know if this has happened?
One of the questions (A7.13) in the Cyber Essentials self-assessment asks Do you have a process for when you believe the passwords or accounts have...
Wealth management firm, St.James’s Place mandates Cyber Essentials Plus across network of Partner organisations
St. James’s Place (SJP) is a financial services company, specialising in face to face advice and life products such as pensions and other long term...