UK
Cyber Essentials
The UK government-backed certification for five basic technical controls.
Who it applies to
UK organisations, and anyone bidding for UK government contracts that require it.
What it can cost
Lost deals, failed audits and penalties set by your regulator or contract.
- Controls
- Five technical controls
- Levels
- Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
- Renewal
- Every 12 months
What Cyber Essentials asks of you
- 01Firewalls
- 02Secure configuration
- 03User access control
- 04Malware protection
- 05Security update management
How orta covers Cyber Essentials
14 Cyber Essentials requirements, mapped
Each requirement is linked to orta's common controls, so evidence you already have counts here too.
Checked from your own systems
Host, Kubernetes and AWS checks run on a schedule and mark controls passing or failing, every day.
Ready for your auditor
Give them a read-only login to see controls, evidence and documents in one place.