Cyber Essentials

As a licensed certification body, we’ll help you achieve Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications.

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How does Cyber Essentials minimise risk

Cyber Essentials is a government-backed cyber security certification from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) that helps organisations protect against common online threats. With two levels available, it provides a clear, structured approach to strengthening security and demonstrating trust.

Focused on five core technical controls, Cyber Essentials reduces exposure to internet-based risks while supporting compliance and growth. Requirements are updated annually to reflect evolving threats, with increased focus on cloud security, user access and identity management.

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How Hubtel IT supports Cyber Essentials?

As an IT Consultant and Managed Service Provider, Hubtel IT takes a structured, business-first approach to Cyber Essentials. We assess your environment in detail, identifying real-world risks across your Microsoft 365 and Azure platforms, and validating your security posture through vulnerability scanning, penetration testing and controlled attack simulations.

More importantly, we ensure Cyber Essentials is not treated as a one-off certification. Through our CyberHub approach, we continuously monitor, manage and strengthen your security controls, keeping your business compliant all year round. This means you stay aligned to evolving standards, reduce risk over time and demonstrate ongoing resilience to customers, partners and auditors.

Core Cyber Essentials Controls for Stronger Security

These core Cyber Essentials controls form a practical, proven framework for protecting your business against the most common cyber threats. These essential measures create a strong foundation for security, helping to reduce the risk of attack and improve resilience across your systems, users and data.

At Hubtel IT, we go beyond helping you achieve certification. Through our CyberHub approach, we embed these controls into your day-to-day operations, ensuring your business remains compliant all year round rather than treating Cyber Essentials as a one-off, box-ticking exercise. This means stronger security, sustained compliance and greater confidence for your customers, partners and regulators.

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Firewalls and Network Protection

Cyber Essentials requires organisations to control network traffic and prevent unauthorised access from external threats. This means implementing properly configured firewalls, securing internet connections and ensuring only legitimate traffic can enter or leave your environment, reducing exposure to cyber attacks.

Secure Configuration

All systems, devices and cloud platforms must be configured securely from the outset. This includes removing default settings, disabling unnecessary features and applying best-practice configurations across Microsoft 365 and Azure to minimise potential vulnerabilities.

User Access and Identity Control

Access to systems and data must be tightly controlled to reduce risk. This includes applying the principle of least privilege, enforcing strong password policies and implementing multi-factor authentication, ensuring only the right people can access critical resources.

Malware Protection

Organisations must have effective protection in place to defend against malware, ransomware and other malicious activity. This involves using modern, centrally managed security tools with real-time monitoring to identify, prevent and respond to threats across all endpoints.

Patch and Update Management

Keeping systems up to date is essential for maintaining security. Cyber Essentials requires organisations to apply security updates promptly across operating systems, applications and cloud services, protecting against known vulnerabilities and emerging threats.

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