Are you a UK Armed Forces veteran in need of a Cyber Essentials certificate?
*** IASME price-match for veterans ***
Dalton Cyber will match the price you have to pay IASME for Cyber Essentials, still with our quick and stress-free service.
Cyber Essentials is the UK’s flagship cyber-security standard for businesses like yours. It is designed and overseen by the National Cyber Security Centre.
If you've left the UK Armed Forces and you're now running a business that has been told it needs a Cyber Essentials certificate - probably to allow you to work on a contract supplying the UK Government - then we can offer you a simple, stress-free solution, for a discounted price.
Why you should choose Dalton Cyber Security to help you get your Cyber Essentials certificate
- I'm a veteran myself, and it's always good to give a little back to the ex-forces community...which is why I'm happy to offer generous discounts to other veterans
- I know how precious your time is, so Dalton Cyber offers a complete, all-inclusive solution
- We'll conduct a short video call with you to understand your IT setup, then we'll complete the assessment on your behalf... this frees up your time so you can get on with running your business
- Having a valid Cyber Essentials certificate will allow you to work on UK Government contracts, so you don't get filtered-out in the early stages of the contracting process
- I'm still an active Army Reservist working in the cyber-security field for the MoD - you can be confident that you'll get a military-grade service
THE BENCHMARK FOR DIGITAL RESILIENCE
Cyber Essentials comes in two levels
Cyber Essentials
You can complete a basic CE self-assessment yourself. You need to complete a technical 89-question questionnaire, available via the IASME website.
However, if you’re not used to going in-depth with software or hardware, or you’re simply too busy, we can support you by doing all the heavy lifting for you.
Following a short video call to understand your IT setup, we'll complete the assessment for you. This lets you get on with running your business.
For small businesses of 1-9 employees:
| IASME DIY price: | £320* |
| Our normal price: | £650* |
| Our veterans price: | £320* |
For larger businesses:
| IASME DIY price: | From £440* |
| Our normal price: | From £750* |
| Our veterans price: | From £440* |
*Excluding VAT
Cyber Essentials Plus
Cyber Essentials+ certification is a more rigorous, in-depth, process where the assessment needs to be carried out by an independent and accredited third party – that’s where we come in.
CE+ may be necessary for you if you need to comply with certain regulations or industry standards, but it will also make you look attractive to customers and suppliers if security is a top priority for them, or if you handle particularly sensitive data.
A CE+ assessment depends on the number and type of devices you have in your organisation. We will give you a final bespoke quote once we fully understand your requirements.
We promise to give veterans the most competitive price we can for a joint CE and CE+ assessment.
WHY DALTON CYBER?
Cyber Essentials certification is available from other, often much larger, cyber-security consultancies who churn out thousandes of
certificates each year.
For us, Cyber Essentials isn't just a money spinner. We recognise each client as a fellow business
owner who deserves transparency, dedication and a personal service.
What you get
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Cyber Essentials FAQs
Everyone is a target. Smaller organisations often don't take their cyber-security defences seriously, which makes them low-hanging fruit for criminals. SMEs are considered 'softer targets'.
It's also worth remembering that you may not be anyone's particular target. Automated drive-by attacks delivered via the internet are rife, and they allow criminals to target the whole world simultaneously. They only have to get lucky a few times for it to pay off. It's like buying one lottery ticket but having a million chances to win.
Think of 'sensitive data' as anything you wouldn't want to be leaked into the public domain, or anything you couldn't operate your business without. What would your operations look like if you suddenly couldn't access ANY emails, ANY documents, ANY information in your customer database?
Cyber Essentials was designed for busy SMEs so it's relatively quick and simple to implement. After your initial consultation we can take all the heavy lifting off you, leaving you free to get on with running your business.
Cyber Essentials is like updating your electrical wiring. Nobody WANTS to pay for it, but we all recognise that old wiring can cause seriously expensive problems down the line, so it's best to stay on top of it.
Just think how much it would cost your business if you couldn't operate for a day. Or a week. Or a month.
Think also about what you spend similar amounts of money on in your business. How much do you pay your accountant? What's your marketing budget? How much do you spend on your Christmas party, training days, free coffee for staff? Shouldn't you also be spending a little bit of money on protecting your business from cyber criminals?
Your Cyber Essentials certificate expires after 12 months. The threat landscape evolves so quickly that it's important to ensure your systems are routinely checked for vulnerabilities.
The IT in your organisation is never static. It's an ever-evolving beast. New devices are added, new software installed, new updates applied. Even if it all looks the same from the outside, a lot can have changed under the bonnet.
Cyber Essentials certification isn't about becoming impervious. It's about minimising what we call the 'attack surface area' - all the parts in which your organisation is vulnerable. Government research has shown Cyber Essentials to reduce the likelihood of breaches by up to 80%.
Sure, a dedicated burglar will get into your house no matter what you do. That doesn't mean that you would leave your front door unlocked.