Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus Certification with Bluecube

Why Cyber Essentials Matters for UK Businesses

Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed certification that demonstrates your organisation has sensible protections in place against the most common cyber threats. Cyber Essentials Plus provides a higher level of assurance, giving customers and partners confidence that your security controls have been independently checked.

Certification helps your business:

Win more contracts and pass supplier due-diligence
Build trust with customers and partners
Reduce cyber risk and business disruption
Strengthen your position with insurers
Clearly demonstrate cyber responsibility

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Public Sector Compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus

For organisations working with public sector bodies, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus can play a crucial role in demonstrating cyber security maturity and meeting procurement requirements.

Many government departments, local authorities, NHS organisations, education providers, and public sector supply chains require suppliers handling sensitive information or providing digital services to hold Cyber Essentials certification. Cyber Essentials Plus provides an additional level of assurance through independent technical verification.

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Expert Guidance From Start to Certification

Why Businesses Choose Bluecube for Cyber Essentials

Bluecube manages the entire journey, guiding you from preparation through to certification, whether you need Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus.

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End-to-End Certification Support

From readiness assessments to certification, we support you throughout the entire process.

Cyber Security Experts

Specialist guidance to help you achieve Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus with confidence.

Microsoft Solutions Partner Expertise

As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, Bluecube combines cyber security expertise with Microsoft technology knowledge to support businesses through every stage of their Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus journey.

Security Beyond Certification

We help strengthen your long-term cyber security posture, not just achieve compliance.

Which Certification Is Right For Your Business?

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A self-assessment certification that validates your organisation’s cyber security controls against five key technical areas.

Firewalls
Secure configuration
User access control
Malware protection
Security updates

Everything included in Cyber Essentials, plus an independent technical assessment conducted to verify that security controls are working effectively in practice.

Independent expert verification
Vulnerability testing
Greater assurance for customers and stakeholders
Demonstrates a higher level of cyber maturity

What Happens Next

1. Assess

We review your existing environment and identify any areas requiring attention before certification.

2. Remediate

Our specialists help address security gaps and implement any required improvements.

3. Certify

We support you through the Cyber Essentials assessment and coordinate Cyber Essentials Plus testing where required.

4. Improve

Following certification, we help strengthen your wider cyber security posture through ongoing support and strategic guidance.

Alex Stanley

DMG

DMG have been working with Bluecube since 2014 and plan to continue our working relationship for many years to come! The support staff are always very knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and efficient at getting any issues resolved. On occasions staff have travelled to our offices to resolve issues that were critical to the business which we greatly appreciated. Response and resolution times are always rapid which is exactly what is needed when facing issues. As Bluecube offer a range of services, it’s brilliant to have both our telecoms and IT support in once place. DMG would highly recommend Bluecube and their services!

Trev Mealing

Thrive Tribe

I’ve now had the pleasure of working with Bluecube at two different businesses. We actually brought them in at the second one specifically, because they were we so good at the first one! Bluecube are simply one of the best telecoms providers I’ve ever dealt with - bar none! They approach to working is first-class in that they will take a complex situation or issue and run you through in in detail, but in a way that makes sense to you, so you feel up to date and actually in the know.

Craig Hyndman

Gemini Systems

We migrated all of our comms over to Bluecube in July this year, the migration was seamless and the team at Bluecube were on hand for any tweaks we needed as the users went live. The Wildix system has helped the business become more agile in the new way of working, with hybrid home / office workers, and most of our staff have commented on how much easier it is to use, the Faster Lincoln leased line is also pretty amazing!

Dan Thomson

Evolve Care Group

Switched over to Bluecube for our business phones this year - really smooth handover, managed expertly by Paul and his team from start to finish. With remote working here to stay in some capacity, the flexibility of Wildix is something our business will get a huge benefit from. It’s made our internal team communications easier and our client-facing phone system far more professional. Wish we’d made the switch sooner!

Georgia Hamilton-Briscoe

Aurelius Investments Limited

As a company we find Bluecube highly efficient with competitive pricing. Would recommend to others!

Nikki White

Agatha Christie

Bluecube have provided phone services for Agatha Christie Limited since 2015 and we can’t recommend them enough! A friendly, helpful and efficient team providing a brilliant service.

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Cyber Essentials Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cyber Essentials?

Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed cyber security certification that helps organisations protect themselves against common cyber threats by implementing key security controls.

What is the difference between Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus?

Cyber Essentials is a self-assessment certification that verifies your organisation meets the required security standards. Cyber Essentials Plus includes an independent technical assessment to validate that these controls are operating effectively in practice.

How long does it take to achieve certification?

The timeframe varies depending on your existing security measures and any remediation work required. Following an initial assessment, we’ll provide guidance on the likely timescales for your organisation.

Is Cyber Essentials Plus a legal requirement?

No, it is not a legal requirement. However, many public sector organisations, government contracts, and supply chains require Cyber Essentials certification, with some organisations preferring or requiring Cyber Essentials Plus.

How much does Cyber Essentials certification cost?

Costs vary depending on your organisation’s size, requirements, and whether you’re pursuing Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus. Speak to our team for a tailored quotation.

Which certification is right for my business?

If you’re unsure whether Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus is the best fit, our specialists can help assess your requirements and recommend the most appropriate certification based on your business, customers, and compliance needs.

Cyber Essentials Plus Certification