Get Certified, Stay Protected
Government-Backed Certification for Your Business
Achieve Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification with expert guidance from CloudMatters. We help hospitality and multi-site businesses meet the five critical security controls, pass first time and maintain compliance year after year.
Cyber Essentials
Certification
We provide end-to-end support for Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification. From initial gap analysis through to successful assessment, we ensure your business meets every requirement first time.
Cyber Essentials Certification
We guide you through the five technical controls - firewalls, secure configuration, access control, malware protection and patch management - ensuring your self-assessment questionnaire is accurate and complete.
Learn moreCyber Essentials Plus
For organisations that need the higher level of assurance, we prepare you for the hands-on technical audit. Our engineers verify your controls in practice, identifying and resolving any issues before the assessor arrives.
Learn moreGap Analysis
Before you begin the certification process, we conduct a thorough pre-assessment against the five controls. This identifies exactly where you stand and what needs to change, so there are no surprises on assessment day.
Learn moreRemediation Support
If our gap analysis uncovers issues, we fix them. From firewall rule reviews to patching schedules, our engineers implement the changes needed to bring your environment up to the required standard.
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Your Path to
Certification
Our structured four-step process takes the complexity out of Cyber Essentials certification. We handle the technical detail so you can focus on running your business.
Assess
We perform a detailed gap analysis against the five Cyber Essentials controls, reviewing your firewalls, configurations, access policies, malware defences and patching processes across all sites.
Remediate
Our engineers address every gap identified during the assessment. We implement changes, update configurations and put processes in place to ensure your environment meets the required standard.
Certify
We prepare and submit your self-assessment questionnaire or coordinate the hands-on technical audit for CE Plus. Our preparation means you pass first time, every time.
Maintain
Certification is just the start. We provide ongoing compliance support, annual recertification and regular reviews to ensure your security controls stay effective as your business grows.
Why Choose CloudMatters
For Cyber Essentials?
We have helped businesses across hospitality and multi-site sectors achieve Cyber Essentials certification efficiently and without disruption. Our hands-on approach means you get certified with confidence.
Guaranteed Pass
We identify and resolve every issue before your assessment. Our thorough preparation process means you can approach certification day with confidence, knowing your controls are in order.
Fast Turnaround
Certification in weeks, not months. Our structured process and hands-on support mean you spend less time chasing paperwork and more time running your business.
Ongoing Compliance
Cyber Essentials certification is renewed annually. We keep you on track with regular reviews, ensuring your controls remain effective and your certification never lapses.
Supply Chain Ready
Many government contracts and enterprise tenders require Cyber Essentials certification. Getting certified opens doors and demonstrates to partners and customers that you take security seriously.
Switch with Confidence
Risk-Free Partnership
We're confident in our ability to exceed your expectations. That's why we offer these guarantees to every new client.
Free Service Migration
Delivering a free service migration for every new Managed IT Support customer.
Free Security Assessment
Every new Managed IT Support customer receives a free security assessment, delivered by our team.
90-Day Guarantee
If you are not happy with our Managed IT Support service after the first 90 days, we will refund you.
Frequently Asked
Questions
Read some of the most frequently asked questions regarding our Cyber Essentials certification services.
What is Cyber Essentials?
Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification scheme managed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). It helps organisations protect themselves against the most common cyber threats by implementing five key technical controls: firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection and security update management. Certification demonstrates to customers, suppliers and partners that your organisation takes cyber security seriously.
What's the difference between CE and CE Plus?
Cyber Essentials (CE) is a self-assessment questionnaire verified by a qualified assessor. Cyber Essentials Plus (CE Plus) includes everything in CE but adds a hands-on technical audit where an assessor tests your systems directly to verify the controls are working in practice. CE Plus provides a higher level of assurance and is often required for government contracts involving sensitive data.
How long does certification take?
With our structured process, most organisations achieve Cyber Essentials certification within two to four weeks from the initial gap analysis. Cyber Essentials Plus typically takes four to six weeks, depending on the complexity of your environment and the number of issues identified during the gap analysis. We work to your timeline and can expedite the process if you have a tender deadline to meet.
Is Cyber Essentials mandatory?
Cyber Essentials is mandatory for suppliers bidding on certain UK government contracts that involve handling sensitive or personal information. Beyond that, many private-sector organisations now require their suppliers to hold the certification. Even where it is not mandatory, achieving Cyber Essentials demonstrates a baseline level of security maturity that builds trust with customers and partners.
Do you guarantee we'll pass?
Yes. Our process is designed to ensure you pass first time. We conduct a thorough gap analysis before the assessment begins and remediate every issue we find. If we identify a problem, we fix it before you sit the assessment. Our pass rate is 100% because we do not submit clients for certification until we are confident they will succeed.
Speak to our Certification Team
Schedule a call with one of our team to discuss how we can help you achieve Cyber Essentials certification quickly and confidently.
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Your IT Experience?
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