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Cyber Essentials Assessment

A Cyber Essentials Assessment is a government-backed inspection designed to ensure your organisation has the fundamental cyber security controls in place to protect against common online threats. Successfully passing a Cyber Essentials Assessment demonstrates your business’s commitment to data protection, regulatory compliance, and digital resilience – trusted by clients, partners, and government bodies across all sectors. With robust cyber security, you safeguard sensitive information, reduce risk, and strengthen your reputation. Compliancy Group guides you through every step – making cyber security compliance clear, practical, and a genuine business advantage.

Why Choose Compliancy Group?

We understand the evolving landscape of cyber threats and compliance requirements. Our team brings hands-on experience with Cyber Essentials assessments, technical controls, and industry best practices.

No one-size-fits-all here. Whether you need a gap analysis, policy development, technical implementation, or ongoing cyber security advice, our services are fully customised to your operations. We offer flexible support packages—from essential guidance to comprehensive on-site consultancy.

We work exclusively with UKAS-accredited certification bodies and maintain a 100% pass rate for compliance assessments. Our clients trust us to deliver results that stand up to audit and regulatory scrutiny—helping you achieve, maintain, and leverage Cyber Essentials compliance for business growth.

Compliance shouldn’t slow you down. We help you build resilient digital operations, reduce risk, and improve efficiency—so you can focus on your core business.

You’ll work directly with our expert team, including leadership involvement from our CEO. We pride ourselves on responsive communication, clear guidance, and ongoing support throughout your compliance journey.

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Cyber Essentials Assessment Benefits for Your Business

Demonstrate compliance to secure contracts, especially in the public sector.

Show your commitment to cyber security and data protection.

Minimise the risk of data breaches and costly incidents.

Enhance your standing as a responsible and trusted organisation.

Regular assessments and compliance checks foster a culture of ongoing digital security and operational excellence.

Unlock New Opportunities

Boost Credibility

Strengthen Reputation

Strengthen Reputation

Drive Continuous Improvement

Benefits of Compliancy Group Services

From gap analysis to audit support, our team ensures you’re always prepared and confident.

We streamline compliance processes, freeing up your team to focus on core business activities.

Services are tailored to your specific business needs, not generic templates.

Ongoing support, training, and regulatory updates keep your business compliant long after assessment.

Our 100% compliance pass rate and exclusive partnerships with UKAS-accredited bodies mean you’re in safe hands.

Expert Guidance at Every Step

Time & Resource Savings

Customised Solutions

Relevant Certifications & Accreditations

FAQ's - Cyber Essentials Assessment

Cyber Essentials is a set of standard technical controls organisations should have in place to protect themselves against the most common online security threats. Cyber Essentials is suitable for all organisations, of any size, in any sector. The scheme helps protect against almost all cyber threats.
During the risk assessment phase of Cyber Essentials certification, organisations evaluate their IT systems and networks to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities. This involves assessing factors such as network configuration, access controls, software vulnerabilities, and user privileges.
Cyber Essentials is a self-assessment certification which gives you peace of mind that your defences will protect against the majority of common cyber attacks. Obtaining Cyber Essentials is simple, through completion of a self-assessment questionnaire we assess you against the FIVE basic security controls.
Cyber Essentials is an annually renewable certification that demonstrates that your organisation has the most important cyber security controls in place. As cyber criminals exploit the latest innovations in technology, cyber security must evolve quickly to respond to developing threats.
The basic Cyber Essentials certificate is acquired through self-assessment. This process will typically take a few weeks.
Cyber Essentials is generally considered worth it for most UK businesses, particularly those handling sensitive data or seeking to win government contracts. It provides a baseline level of cyber security, reducing the risk of common attacks and enhancing an organization's reputation and credibility
Compared to Cyber Essentials, a major benefit of ISO 27001 is that it's a universally recognised standard. [Cyber Essentials is mostly recognised within the UK only.] But ISO 27001 has all sorts of other benefits too. For instance, it covers a much wider range of security controls than Cyber Essentials.
Standard: If you do not pass the audit, you will have 30 days to remediate any issues before we review and rescan. If you do not pass the second audit, you will fail the assessment. You will then have an additional 30 days to remediate. If you do not successfully remediate, you will need to repurchase the assessment.
Once the assessment, internal scan and external scan are finished, you will get your Cyber Essentials Plus certificate.
You will be awarded an overall fail and may have your Cyber Essentials certification revoked. If your Cyber Essentials Certification is revoked, you will have to apply for recertification which will be billed for the full certification cost. The costs of repeat tests, assessments and recertification are outlined below.