Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials Certification, Made Straightforward
Get certified with expert guidance, then stay compliant all year round. From an IT provider that holds Cyber Essentials Plus certification itself.
Why Cyber Essentials Matters
Cyber Essentials is the UK government-backed scheme that shows your business has the basic technical controls in place to protect against the most common cyber attacks.
More and more clients, insurers and supply chains expect it. Many UK government contracts require it, and larger organisations increasingly ask their suppliers to prove they hold it.
For legal, financial and manufacturing businesses and consultancies working with large organisations, it is fast becoming a requirement rather than a nice to have.
Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus?
Cyber Essentials
A self-assessment questionnaire covering your security controls, reviewed and verified by an independent certification body.
Cyber Essentials Plus
Everything in Cyber Essentials, plus hands-on technical testing of your systems by an independent assessor, so your controls are proven to work in practice. It gives clients, insurers and regulators a higher level of assurance.
The Five Technical Controls
- Firewalls that protect your internet connection
- Secure configuration of your devices and software
- Security update management, so patches are applied promptly
- User access control, so people only have the access they need
- Malware protection on every device
How We Help
Guided Certification
We assess where you are today, put the right controls in place and support you through the certification process from start to finish.
A one-off guided certification fee applies and is always confirmed after assessment, before any work begins.
Cyber Essentials Subscription
Certification only proves you were compliant on the day. Our subscription keeps your controls monitored and maintained continuously, so you stay compliant and can evidence it year-round, ready for renewal.
Pay monthly or annually (paying annually saves you money). The subscription is a 12-month commitment. Monthly prices are set by the number of users.
Cyber Essentials Subscription
| 1–9 users | £103/mo |
| 10–19 users | £134/mo |
| 20–49 users | £229/mo |
| 50–99 users | £321/mo |
Why Work with Penken
- We hold Cyber Essentials Plus ourselves, so we know exactly what assessors look for
- Plain English guidance, with no jargon
- The technical work done for you, not just a checklist handed over
- Ongoing monitoring so you stay compliant between renewals
- Available on its own or alongside our managed IT support
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Get Certified?
Book a 15-minute call and we'll talk through where you are today and the simplest route to certification.
No obligation, no pressure. 90-day satisfaction guarantee.