Cyber Essentials Certification
Achieve Cyber Essentials certification — with expert guidance throughout.
Cyber Essentials is the UK government-backed standard for baseline cyber security. It demonstrates that your organisation has the fundamental controls in place to protect against the most common cyber threats — and for many firms, it's becoming a requirement rather than a differentiator. Public sector contracts, legal supply chains, and cyber insurance policies increasingly expect it.
Secure Pathway provides hands-on support at every stage of the certification process — from understanding where you currently stand, through remediation, to successful submission.
Our Cyber Essentials support is offered in 2 distinct services in order to match you desired outcome and current position.
Readiness Review
Not sure if you're ready to certify? The readiness review identifies exactly where your organisation stands against the five Cyber Essentials technical controls — firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection, and patch management. You'll receive a clear gap analysis and a prioritised action plan so you know what needs to change before you apply.
Assisted Certification
Full support through the certification process. We work alongside you from initial gap analysis through to submission — advising on remediation, preparing your evidence, and guiding you through the self-assessment questionnaire. For Cyber Essentials Plus, we prepare you for the independent technical verification conducted by an accredited assessor.
The difference between CE and CE+:
Cyber Essentials is self-assessed with independent verification of your answers. Cyber Essentials Plus involves hands-on technical testing of your systems by an accredited assessor. Both are valid — the right choice depends on your clients, contracts, and appetite for assurance. We'll help you decide which is appropriate.
Cyber Essentials certification is often the starting point for a broader security programme. Many clients use it as the foundation for an ongoing Virtual CISO retainer or a full maturity assessment.