Cyber Essentials - A guide to the Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications

CHAPTER 4: CERTIFICATION

Implementing the controls outlined in the Cyber Essentials requirements is a valuable exercise for any organisation, but only by becoming certified can you show customers, investors, insurers and others that you are fully compliant. This is increasingly important, as nobody wishes to entrust data to an organisation that will not look after it.

Although the requirements of the scheme are relatively simple to meet, there is always a cost in time, money and organisational resources when applying a set of controls thoroughly and accurately. Failing to pass the assurance process – falling at the final fence – will increase this cost, so it is sensible to be familiar with how the process will be carried out before starting ...