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Get Cyber Essentials certified

As the UK's largest and leading Cyber Essentials Certification Body*, CyberSmart helps organisations achieve certification with expert support, then maintain ongoing compliance through continuous monitoring and clear remediation guidance.

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Turn security into recurring revenue

Join the 1,000+ UK MSPs already offering Cyber Essentials and continuous compliance without adding headcount. Expert support is included, so you can scale your security services with confidence.

Effective cybersecurity depends on people, process and technology working together. CyberSmart brings all three into a single platform, helping organisations reduce risk, meet regulatory requirements and build long-term cyber assurance.

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Process34#1CD7A2CyberSmart simplifies certification and compliance requirements, helping organisations embed good security practices into everyday operations and maintain ongoing assurance.Simplifying compliance and embedding audit-ready assurance.
  • UK government-backed certifications that demonstrate baseline cyber controls, required for certain government contracts and increasingly requested across supply chains.
  • A structured maturity pathway that helps in-scope organisations understand NIS2 requirements, identify gaps, prioritise remediation and demonstrate progress towards ongoing compliance.
  • Privacy Toolbox helps organisations manage data protection obligations and support GDPR compliance through policy templates, privacy assessments and dedicated workflows for subject access requests.
  • Access to cyber insurance alongside the controls that reduce risk, including inclusive cover for eligible Cyber Essentials customers and options for higher-limit protection.
  • A structured certification pathway that helps defence suppliers demonstrate alignment with Defence Standard 05-138 and meet evolving supply-chain requirements.
  • The Australian Cyber Security Centre's framework, assessed through CyberSmart's own questionnaire with step-by-step progression across maturity levels.
Technology31#63B8FFOur technology combines continuous monitoring, vulnerability management and automated patching to help organisations keep systems secure, up to date and compliant.Securing devices, data and systems through proactive protection.
  • Continuous checks across desktop and mobile devices that identify security misconfigurations and alert users when devices fall outside the required security baseline.
  • Continuous vulnerability scanning, prioritised insights and clear remediation guidance that help teams reduce risk and stay audit-ready throughout the year.
  • Automated third-party application patching across Windows and macOS devices, helping close known vulnerabilities and support Cyber Essentials patching requirements.
People35#4D72FFPeople are key to security. CyberSmart lowers human risk with training, phishing tests, and policy management, promoting a security culture that boosts compliance.Empowering employees to become the first line of defence.
  • Training that equips employees to recognise and respond to cyber threats, helping reduce human risk and build safer security behaviours over time.
  • Realistic phishing simulations that test employee responses, identify areas of risk and turn results into targeted learning opportunities.
  • Ready-to-use policy templates, distribution and acceptance tracking that help embed good practice and support compliance without starting from scratch.

How it works

Build your human firewall

  • Enforce good cybersecurity practices and meet regulatory obligations with policy management templates and workflows
  • Create a strong cyber baseline and resolve gaps through government-endorsed cybersecurity certifications

Everyday cybersecurity

  • Ensure your systems and devices are regularly scanned for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations through always-on monitoring
  • Make improvements with in-platform guidance on how to fix issues

Financial security and recovery

Simplify compliance with GDPR and other regulations, through:

  • Subject Access Request management
  • Privacy policy builder
  • A suite of dedicated policies to maintain strong data and privacy processes

Unparalleled scale and control

  • Ensure your systems and devices are regularly scanned for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations with always-on monitoring
  • Make improvements through in-platform guidance on how to fix issues

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A complete cybersecurity stack, modular by design.

Cyber Essentials

Government-backed certification, achieved in days not months.
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Cyber Essentials Plus

Audited certification with hands-on technical verification.
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Security Awareness Training

Modular courses and live phishing simulations.
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Privacy & Policy Manager

Smart Policies generated, signed and tracked automatically.
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Continuous Monitoring

Continuous device monitoring, security checks and remediation guidance.
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Vulnerability Management

Continuous vulnerability management for compliance and audit readiness.
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Cyber insurance that goes beyond certification

Eligible organisations can access £25,000 of inclusive cyber insurance with Cyber Essentials certification, alongside options for higher-limit and bespoke cover through our FCA-regulated broker, Sutcliffe & Co.
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Customer stories

Recognised by our customers.

May Linn UK MSP · Trustpilot

4.5/5
4.8/5
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We needed to obtain Cyber Essentials to pitch for new work and it seemed like such an impossible task with a small team like ours. However, CyberSmart made it incredibly easy.
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Stuart Davies
Customer since 2019
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They listen to the MSP community... Their willingness to work together stands out. We did co-branding material which helped us win new clients.
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Jason W.
Small Business, G2
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They were happy to meet before we started the renewal assessment... The team are especially skilled at using jargon free language and at explaining complex tech.
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Roundabout
Charity
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The guidance on the form around common pitfalls is invaluable. When I need a bit more help, the support team is always just a click away on chat and has never let me down.
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Martyn B.
Cyber Security and Incident Response Manager
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Certifying for CE & CE+ with CyberSmart was the most straight forward assessment process that we have ever experienced... We look forward to re-certifying next year with CyberSmart.
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Benedict Jones
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CyberSmart's portal is easy to use, which is crucial for managing multiple clients' certifications and renewals... Having an account manager to talk through any issues is really useful.
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Brendan L.
Validated Reviewer, G2
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CyberSmart have saved us a huge amount of working hours... CyberSmart's interface is very easy to use and the online chat an absolute life saver.
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PSL Dev
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Their assessors are knowledgeable, approachable and always willing to explain requirements... It saves us time, removes uncertainty and makes renewing our certifications much easier.
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Anonymous reviewer
Building Materials, Small Business
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They were very flexible and absolutely helped us to pass our Cyber Essentials Plus. They worked actively with us to resolve security concerns including late into the evening on some occasions.
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Amritpal Gill
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I like how quick CyberSmart is to respond... I never have to waste time chasing anything, as I know that issues I raise or questions will be resolved often the same day or at least within 48 hours.
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Annie M.
Small Business, G2
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Rapid response to my urgent request for certification. A professional team looked after me from start to finish. Nothing was too much.
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Gavin Bunker
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The interface is so easy to navigate. The deployment is simple and it is such a well constructed path to certification... Fantastic, responsive support team.
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Brian W.
Director, Computer & Network Security
  • Deliver fast, fully supported Cyber Essentials at scale.
  • Offer scalable cybersecurity monitoring, training, and insurance in one solution.
  • Access unlimited support, specialist training and marketing support to grow your business
  • Platform walkthrough tailored to your business
  • How to onboard your first clients
  • Getting set up as a CyberSmart partner

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