Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus Certification
Protecting your business, building client trust, and opening new doors.
In today’s digital landscape, cyber-attacks are no longer a matter of “if,” but “when” and a single data breach can lead to devastating reputational damage, heavy regulatory fines, and a loss of client confidence.
For small and medium-sized businesses, the Cyber Essentials scheme is the UK’s primary defence against the most common internet-based threats, all designed to help protect client confidentiality and ensure regulatory compliance.
As your trusted IT partner, PurpleJelly simplifies the path to certification. We handle the technical heavy lifting so you can focus on growing your business with the peace of mind that your IT environment and data is secure.
What is Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus?
Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed scheme designed to protect organisations against a whole range of common cyber-attacks. It focuses on five core technical controls that, when implemented correctly, can help prevent the vast majority of “commodity” cyber-attacks.
While both certifications cover the same five areas, the difference lies in the rigour of the assessment.
The Two Levels of Certification
Cyber Essentials (Basic)
Cyber Essentials Plus
Why Your Business Needs It
Achieving certification isn’t just a “tick-box” exercise; it provides tangible business advantages:
Lower Insurance Premiums:
Many cyber insurance providers offer lower premiums or better coverage terms for certified businesses because they represent a significantly lower risk.Build Customer Trust:
Displaying the Cyber Essentials badge proves to your clients that you take their data security seriously.92% Risk Reduction:
Statistics show that organisations with these controls in place are significantly less likely to suffer a successful breach.Win More Contracts:
Certification is now mandatory for many Central Government, NHS, and MoD contracts. Many private sector firms now require it from their suppliers, too.What Our Customers Say?
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Our Tailored Approach to Certification
Navigating the technical requirements can be daunting and that’s where the PurpleJelly cyber team can help. We provide a managed, end-to-end service to ensure you pass the first time.
Scoping & Gap Analysis
We perform a deep dive into your current posture, focusing on the pillars of the NCSC framework, with a specific lens on professional service risks, auditing your current IT environment against the 5 Technical Controls:
- Firewalls: Ensuring your network perimeter is locked down and secured.
- Secure Configuration: Removing “out of the box” vulnerabilities, removing default passwords and hardening your devices and servers against sophisticated phishing.
- User Access Control: Enforcing the “least privilege” principle and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
- Malware Protection: Implementing robust, updated anti-virus and EDR (extended detection & response).
- Security Update Management: Automating security patches to ensure no software is left out of date or vulnerable to exploits.
Remediation
If we find gaps, we don’t just point out problems, we provide solutions to fix them. From deploying MFA across your cloud accounts to patching old software and securing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies, we align your infrastructure with the latest 2026 NCSC standards.
Submission & Audit Support
For Cyber Essentials, we help you by completing the questionnaire on your behalf to accurately to avoid common pitfalls. For Cyber Essentials Plus, we act as your technical liaison during the independent audit, ensuring your systems are ready for the vulnerability scans.
Ongoing Compliance
Security is not a one-time event. We provide year-round monitoring and management to ensure you remain compliant for your annual renewal.
Ready to get certified?
Don’t wait for a breach to realise your defenses are down. Join the thousands of UK businesses securing their reputation and their data. The cost of certification is a fraction of the cost of a data breach. Let us handle the technical complexities so you can focus on your clients.
Contact us today to get your certification underway