How long do the Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications last before you need to renew them?

Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certificates expire after 12 months and will need to be renewed. If you don’t renew, your organisation will be removed from the NCSC’s ‘certified organisations’ list.

The guidance and support we’ve received from URM during the process for both certifications have been exceptional, putting us at ease and providing clear and concise explanations and advice to ensure we met all the necessary requirements. We would not hesitate to recommend them.
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Cyber Essentials Questions Answered: Technical Requirements, BYOD Compliance and the Future of the Scheme

Published on
3 Sep
2025

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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Cyber Security
Published on
29/8/2025
Cyber Essentials: Improving Your Cyber Security as an SME

URM’s blog discusses the significant cyber security risks faced by small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and how Cyber Essentials certification can help.

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Cyber Security
Published on
29/8/2025
Supplementing Cyber Essentials

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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Cyber Security
Published on
22/8/2025
Understanding Defence Cyber Certification (DCC)

URM’s blog explains what DCC is, how compliance with the scheme and the process to certification work, and the benefits to obtaining certification.

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