In the process of achieving a Cyber Essentials certificate, your organisation is effectively protecting itself against approximately 80% of the most common cyber attacks.
This provides reassurance to your clients that you take cyber security seriously and have implemented a strong set of relevant controls and measures.
Cyber Essentials certification will also help you attract new business opportunities and will help you satisfy those public sector and Government contracts that require CE to be in place.
A very practical benefit for organisations certifying to Cyber Essentials is the cyber insurance cover that comes with the certificate.
If your organisation is domiciled in the UK with a turnover under £20m, a certification scope covering the whole of your organisation and you opt-in, you are entitled to Cyber Liability Insurance which gives you £25,000 limit of indemnity (terms apply).
Having achieved certification to Cyber Essentials, you will be listed on a directory of certificate organisations which is operated by IASME, the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) Cyber Essentials Partner, responsible for the delivery of the scheme.
URM consulting were fantastic to work with. Their expert support and friendly efficiency made achieving our Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation smooth and stress-free. It's reassuring to know that we have a reliable local consultancy that we can count on for ongoing support.
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We are extremely grateful for the outstanding support the URM Team provided throughout our Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus journey. Their professionalism, technical expertise, and pragmatic guidance were key to our successful certification. We would like to call out a personal thanks to our assessor, who was particularly impressive throughout. From the initial assessment through remediation and validation, he demonstrated clear expertise, practical recommendations, and strong communication. This, coupled with his thoroughness, responsiveness, and collaborative approach, made the process efficient for our whole team.
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