Cyber Essential Hub

If you’re a small business assuming cyber attacks won’t target you, you may already be at risk.

Cyber Essentials blocks around 80% of common attacks	Cyber attacks do target small businesses
The certification focuses on five core technical controls that the National Cyber Security Centre states would prevent roughly 80% of common cyber threats. That’s measurable, proven protection, not marketing spin.	Half of UK businesses experienced a cyber attack or breach last year, and for small businesses, a huge 84% of incidents began with phishing. You’re not “too small to hack” you’re statistically more vulnerable.
You may be losing out on contracts without it	A single breach costs thousands
Cyber Essentials is becoming a standard requirement for government contracts and increasingly across supply chains. Without it, you may be unintentionally ruling yourself out of valuable opportunities without even realising.	Recovery, downtime, lost productivity, and reputational damage quickly add up and none of that is recoverable. One attack can cost far more than preventative security ever will.

Cyber Essentials Readiness Check – Plain English Edition

Not sure if your organisation is ready for Cyber Essentials certification?

Cut through the jargon and get a straight answer

Most Cyber Essentials guidance reads like it was written by someone who does not understand small businesses. Acronyms, assumptions, technical language.

None of that here.

This is 20 straightforward questions in plain English — no acronyms, no technical gobbledygook — designed for the person actually running the organisation, without taking up your valuable time.

How it works:

Answer 20 questions about how your organisation currently manages things like software, devices, user accounts and internet access. Each question is written in plain language with clear yes/no options. The whole thing takes about five to 10 minutes.

At the end, you’ll get a personalised PDF report that tells you exactly where you stand, what you’re already doing right, and — more usefully — what you need to fix before you apply for certification.

No waffle, no padding, no sales just a clear action list you can actually hand to someone and say “sort this.”

Who’s it for?

Any organisation thinking about Cyber Essentials certification who wants to know what they’re walking into before they pay for an assessment. Particularly useful for small and medium businesses, charities, anyone who isn’t totally sure where to start and cant seem to get a clear answer that doesn’t involve an invoice.

Free Assessment Tool Coming Soon

Testimonial from Chamber Members

“As a firm of Independent Financial Advisers, we take client data and security seriously, we therefore looked at the options available and decided that Cyber Essentials would be suitable for our Business. By having Cyber Essentials for our firm, we feel that this protects client data, our Business and helps differentiate us as not many firms in our industry have this accreditation.

 The process of completing the assessment was simple with the help of Jae at Custodia Continuity and the costs involved we felt were low compared to the benefits of having this accreditation.” 

– FB Wealth Management