Cyber Essentials

UK government-backed cybersecurity certification - 5 core technical controls, gap assessments, evidence collection, CE Plus testing, and certification tracking.

Cyber Essentials Module Overview

Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed cybersecurity certification scheme designed to help organisations protect themselves against the most common cyber attacks. Venvera...

2 min

Scope & Context

Set the boundary of a Cyber Essentials assessment: scope description, organisation size, Basic or Plus level, in-scope systems and remote workers.

1 min

CE Requirements

Read Cyber Essentials v3.1 requirements by theme, with references, descriptions and CE Plus badges, then implement controls and take the gap assessment.

1 min

Controls

The Controls page is where you define, implement, and track the technical controls that address each CE requirement

1 min

Gap Assessment

The Gap Assessment evaluates your organisation's readiness across all 5 CE themes using a scored questionnaire with 43

1 min

Evidence Collection

The Evidence page helps you collect and organise the artifacts that prove your controls are operating

1 min

Audits & Findings

Log internal reviews, CE Basic submissions and CE Plus assessments, then classify findings and track each one from open through remediated to verified.

1 min

Management Reviews

Schedule management reviews of the five Cyber Essentials controls, capture incidents, changes and audit results as inputs, and track the actions they produce.

1 min

CE Plus Testing

The CE Plus page tracks the additional technical testing required for Cyber Essentials Plus

1 min

Readiness & Certification

Track a Cyber Essentials certification from Not Started through Preparing, Self-Assessing, Evidence Collection and Submitted, with certificate details kept.

1 min