Guides
Plain-English guides to Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001, for small and mid-sized UK organisations.
Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials readiness: how to pass first time under v3.3
What Cyber Essentials asks for since the April 2026 changes, what fails automatically, and a checklist for each control so you know where you stand before you submit.
Read the guide · 12 minCyber Essentials PlusCyber Essentials Plus: how to prepare for the audit, test by test
Cyber Essentials Plus adds a hands-on audit of your devices and cloud services. This guide explains how the audit works, where it goes wrong and how to check each test before the auditor does.
Read the guide · 11 minISO 27001ISO 27001 gap analysis: how ready is your business for certification?
What ISO/IEC 27001:2022 asks for, what a certification auditor checks first, and a checklist to see how far you are from the stage 1 audit.
Read the guide · 11 min