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Critical changes to Cyber Essentials Plus – action may be required to avoid future certification risk

Fundamental changes to the Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) scheme are being introduced that will impact anyone starting or renewing their Cyber Essentials certification after 27 April 2026. The governing body, IASME, is introducing Version 3.3, which significantly increases the…

Important: Changes to Cyber Essentials Certification & how we support you

The governing bodies for Cyber Essentials have recently introduced significant changes that will affect how organisations achieve certification from 27th April 2026. In many cases, these updates will make the standard harder to achieve, requiring a more robust approach…

The Cyber Essentials Plus changes may be frustrating, but they are necessary

When the upcoming changes to Cyber Essentials Plus were announced, much of the immediate reaction across the industry was predictable: “This is going to create more work.” “This will make renewals harder.” “The jeopardy has increased significantly.” And, to…

How to get Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus – the ultimate UK guide [updated May 2026]

Here’s our ultimate guide to Cyber Essentials, what it is, why you should want it and how you get it. First, we’ll give an overview of the scheme, its purpose and value, then we’ll run through the 5 areas…

Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Assisted or Cyber Essentials Plus?

Cyber Essentials and me Since joining Securious over eighteen months ago, I have studied and completed training to become a qualified Cyber Essentials assessor, and have helped many clients achieve Cyber Essentials certifications.    There are two parts of the process…

How a routine Cyber Essentials Plus assessment helped thwart a serious ransomware attack

As a Cyber Essentials Certification Body, we conduct audits on businesses as part of the Cyber Essentials Plus process, in order to verify that the controls they claim to have in place are there, and ultimately make sure they’re…

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Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus posts

21% of businesses believe the threat of cyber-crime is preventing their company growing.

April 21, 2017

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has published results from their digital survey which highlights that cyber security…

Cyber crime continues to grow as society becomes increasingly digitalised

March 16, 2017

Profits generated by some of the successful organised crime groups (OCGs) rival those of multinational corporations. European Union…

Devon based Kitsons earns prestigious cyber security certification

March 1, 2017

Kitsons, who have offices in Exeter, Plymouth and Torquay, have been awarded the Government’s Cyber Essentials Plus certification…

Are some cyber security firms over complicating current cyber threats?

February 9, 2017

As an independent cyber security compliance company, we have considerable sympathy with comments recently reported by the BBC from…

Cyber Essentials – has to be owned at the top – why is this important?

January 23, 2017

The Cyber Essentials Scheme self assessment questionnaire is signed by a board level member before submission to a…

87% of board members & C-level executives lack confidence in their companies’ cyber security

January 16, 2017

According to EY’s 19th Global Information Security Survey 2016-17  not enough organisations are paying attention to the basics…

Balancing cybersecurity and academic freedom is a challenge on campus

January 10, 2017

Professor Jungwoo Ryoo of Pennsylvania State University is writing in the Conversation that getting the balance right for cyber security in…

Cyber security compliance – why you should treat it as a journey rather than a one off goal

December 2, 2016

Where the cyber security compliance journey starts: – Many companies seek out our services as a matter of…

Cyber Essentials – how the 5 controls will help protect your business.

November 28, 2016

Cyber Essentials – what are the five key controls which protect businesses from 80% of common cyber threats…

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