Cyber Essentials Certification
Jarvis Tech wanted to demonstrate that they were following the highest standards and best practices in cybersecurity. Cyber Essentials certification was the answer.
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
At Select Technology, we help you achieve certification quickly, confidently and without unnecessary disruption so you can focus on growth.
Cyber Essentials is not just about protection. It is about positioning your organisation as secure, credible and ready to do business
Across the UK, procurement teams, public sector buyers and supply chain partners now expect recognised cyber security standards as a minimum requirement. Without certification, your business can be excluded from tenders, frameworks and contracts before you have even had the opportunity to pitch.
At Select Technology, we help you achieve certification quickly, confidently and without unnecessary disruption so you can focus on growth.
What is Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus?
Cyber Essentials is an annually renewable certification scheme aligned to the UK Government’s minimum baseline standard for cyber security for organisations of all sizes. Developed by experts at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), it represents the Government’s recommended minimum standard for protecting organisations against common cyber threats.
Certification confirms that your organisation has implemented five core technical controls designed to defend against the most prevalent cyber risks.
For many government contracts and regulated sectors, Cyber Essentials certification is a mandatory requirement. In other sectors, it is increasingly recognised as the baseline standard for doing business securely in the UK. Cyber Essentials Plus adds independent technical audit and testing, providing clients and regulators additional security reassurances.
Why is Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus is a commercial advantage?
Achieving Cyber Essentials certification helps you to:
Win public sector contracts
Meet supply chain and procurement requirements
Strengthen competitive tender submissions
Demonstrate recognised cyber security standards
Support cyber insurance discussions with insurers
Demonstrate GDPR and data protection compliance
Build trust with customers, partners and stakeholders
For many sectors, certification is now a gateway requirement. The question is no longer whether you need it. It is how quickly you can achieve it.
Protect your reputation.
Prove your standards.
Cyber Essentials provides independent verification that your organisation has the essential technical controls in place to protect against common cyber threats, including malware, phishing and unauthorised access.
It also supports compliance with GDPR Article 32, demonstrating that you have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data.
Because GDPR extends responsibility across your supply chain, certification reassures clients and regulators that you take third-party cyber risk seriously. In competitive markets, that reassurance makes a measurable difference.
Cyber Essentials
What you need to know
Do you know what the five security protocols are?
Find out in our comprehensive guide on Cyber Essentials providing you with all the information you need, from what Cyber Essentials is, to the key benefits of having it!
A clear, structured path to certification
No jargon, no unnecessary complexity. Just a structured, commercially focused approach designed to help you achieve Cyber Essentials certification first time.
A full initial assessment and gap analysis
A clear, prioritised remediation plan
Practical implementation support
A thorough pre-submission review
Ongoing compliance and annual renewal planning
Trusted by organisations that need to get it right
We work with businesses operating in regulated industries and the public sector, helping them to:
- Achieve Cyber Essentials certification first time
- Improve tender success rates
- Support insurer and regulatory expectations
- Strengthen overall cyber resilience
Certification becomes more than compliance. It becomes a commercial asset.
“We needed Cyber Essentials certification because we handle our clients’ and candidates’ sensitive data. Select Technology made it easy and stress-free to enhance our cyber security practices and make them more robust. The team was excellent and we would thoroughly recommend using Select Technology for Cyber Essentials certification.”
“We wanted to provide reassurance to our customers that we take cyber security seriously, and Cyber Essentials is one of the ways we can show this. Having previously done this assessment alone a number of times, the support received from Select technology was fantastic and made the process extremely simple and much less onerous. Russ is very knowledgeable and provided clear action points for Select Technology and Staywell to ensure that we were fully compliant and would achieve certification.”
“Achieving Cyber Essentials certification was an essential step for our business development. Select Technology guided us through the certification process and ensured we complied with all the standards, they also supported subsequent renewals. We are very happy with the outcome and the service we received from Select Technology.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Who needs Cyber Essentials certification?
Cyber Essentials is recommended for all businesses. With continual pressure from government, many organisations require that their partners and their partners partners are certified.
How long does it take to get Cyber Essentials certified?
This depends on your current IT environment and how up to date it is. Companies that have already gone through the process or have our fully managed IT security service, the process is likely to only take a up to a couple of weeks. Where a company is on the journey for the first time, we may encounter out of support software and hardware, that will need to be remediated increasing the time it takes.
Is Cyber Essentials a legal requirement?
Not by law for everyone, but:
– Required for many government contracts
– Increasingly demanded by clients and insurers
What’s the difference between Cyber Essentials and Plus?
Cyber Essentials is a questionnaire that is filled out and then submitted, Cyber Essentials is independently assessed and tested to verify the accuracy of the questionnaire.
Who should get Cyber Essentials Plus?
– Businesses handling sensitive data
– Companies with compliance-heavy clients
– Anyone who wants extra credibility
Can we fail Cyber Essentials or Plus?
Yes. But that’s not a disaster. With Select Technology, we aim to review your environment ensuring there are no gaps in your security or processes before submitting for the certificate.
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