Get Cyber Essentials and prove you meet the UK baseline standard
Cyber Essentials is the UK Government cyber security standard designed for organisations of all sizes. It focuses on five critical controls: firewalls, secure configuration, access control, malware protection, and vulnerability management. Lockdown Cyber Security makes Cyber Essentials frictionless. We work with your internal IT team or MSP to assess what’s needed, close gaps quickly, and guide you through annual certification with clear, audit-ready evidence.
- UK Government standard and Certificate
- Requirement for many UK Public Sector tenders
- Supply Chain Security Requirement for large enterprises
- Focuses on Five Critical IT Security Controls
- Format: assessment + remediation plan + certification support (annual)
- Duration: typically 2–6 weeks (depends on scope and current setup)
- Audience: IT / MSP, operations, compliance/management (light-touch for leadership), CFO/FD, audit & risk leaders
- Ideal for: organisations needing a recognised baseline certificate for tenders, customer onboarding, or supply chain requirements
- What's included: gap assessment, action list, evidence guidance, certification submission support, and annual renewal readiness
Cyber Essentials
Common problems
“We’re being asked for Cyber Essentials, but we don’t know what ‘good’ looks like.”
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Recommended focus: certification route + evidence
You’ll get: a clear gap list and step-by-step route to certification
“We’re not sure our firewalls and secure configuration meet the standard.”
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Recommended focus: firewalls + secure configuration
You’ll get: a practical checklist of fixes aligned to CE controls
“A public sector tender requires Cyber Essentials and our deadline is tight.”
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Recommended focus: tender readiness + assurance
You’ll get: the fastest path to meet requirements with proof you can share
“Access control is inconsistent. We can’t show who has access to what.”
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Recommended focus: access control + account hygiene
You’ll get: tighter access rules and safer admin practices
“Customer onboarding is stuck because we can’t prove baseline security controls.”
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Recommended focus: customer assurance + supply chain
You’ll get: a recognised certificate to unblock procurement
“Patching and vulnerability management is ad hoc. We can’t evidence it.”
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Recommended focus: patching + vulnerability management
You’ll get: repeatable update process you can evidence for certification
What this service includes
- Clear explanation of Cyber Essentials requirements in plain English
- Review against the five controls: firewalls, secure configuration, access control, malware protection, vulnerability management
- Gap assessment + prioritised action plan to meet the standard
- Evidence guidance and support for certification submission
- Collaboration with your internal IT team / MSP to implement changes
- Annual certification support and renewal readiness
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