The following checklist applies to both Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus requirements, the difference being that with the latter a technical expert conducts a vulnerability scan and remote audit of your IT systems, including a representative set of user devices, all Internet gateways and all servers with services accessible to unauthenticated Internet users.
The questions that will need to be answered include:
- Are all of your operating systems supported including phones, tablets, servers, workstations etc…?
- Have all the security patches been applied to the operating systems?
- Is your Office suite up to date? Is your anti-malware up to date?
- Are your browsers up to date with security patches?
- Have you disabled auto-run?
- Have you disabled remote scripts from being run?
- Are all of your applications up to date with security patches?
- Are all the applications used in the organisation supported?

Cyber Essentials Questions Answered: Technical Requirements, BYOD Compliance and the Future of the Scheme
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.
URM’s blog answers key technical questions about Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus, what’s in scope, CE compliant use of BYOD, and more.
URM’s blog discusses upcoming changes to Cyber Essentials, including the changes seen in the Willow Question Set and how they may impact your organisation.
URM’s blog offers advice on answering questions in the Cyber Essentials SAQ which relate to access control, admin accounts and authentication methods.

