It is a ba lp protect you from cyber threats. It is a good first step on the ladder of cyber security that can help lead you to Cyber Essentials PLUS, ISO 27001 and more. Having Cyber Essentials will help ensure you have your business cyber security basics covered.

• Enhanced security – helps protect your organisation from the most common internet based cyber attacks such as phishing, malware, ransomware, password guessing and network attacks.
• Simple and cost effective – a simple process with a Cyber Essentials certification fee starting from £295.
• Gain and retain business – an increasing number of public, private and third sector contracts are mandating or actively encouraging Cyber Essentials from their suppliers.
• Aligns with GDPR – recognised by the Information Commissioner’s Office as a scheme that can provide security assurances that help protect personal data.
• Flexible scheme – regardless of sector or size, the scheme reviews basic, yet effective, technical controls an organisation has in place. The scheme also recognises that not all organisations have a dedicated IT department, or an in-depth knowledge of cyber security.

Once you have your logins you will be able to access the IASME portal and be able enter your answers.

Once you have completed your answers, please submit the assessment. We will then assign an assessor and you will be scheduled for marking. Once marked you will get your results from the IASME portal, you will either pass, fail, or get asked for more information.

If you fail or get asked for more information you will have a chance to review your answers and update them using the guidance notes the assessor leaves for you.

You can then resubmit and once again you will be scheduled for marking with hopefully a pass being the result. You may get asked for more information again which will require you to readdress it, if you fail twice though that would mean you would have to repurchase Cyber Essentials to be able to retry.