How do you achieve Cyber Essentials certification?

In order to achieve Cyber Essentials certification, you will need to complete a self-assessment questionnaire. Certification bodies, such as URM Consulting, can provide you with access to a portal where you are required to answer a number of questions about your IT infrastructure.

If you have any queries, URM can provide you with advice on what is intended by the different questions. Once you have submitted your completed questionnaire, you will be notified through the portal whether you have passed or not.

A number of certification bodies quote that it can take up to 3 working days from the time you submit your assessment to find out whether you have passed.

However, URM strives to assess all applications within 24 hours of it being submitted and if you have a very tight deadline, there is an option for your assessment to be fast-tracked.

Cyber Essentials has provided a very good base level for our cyber security and has had wide-ranging impact across systems and environments.
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Supplementing Cyber Essentials

Published on
11 Jul
2025

URM’s blog outlines the practical measures you can take following Cyber Essentials certification to further enhance your information & cyber security posture.

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URM’s blog explores how Cyber Essentials can help your legal practice enhance its security posture and achieve/maintain its SQM or Lexcel accreditation.

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URM’s blog answers key questions about CE, focusing specifically on its technical requirements, use of BYOD, and how the scheme may change in the future.

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