About Cyber Essentials Cost
What Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus actually cost, and quotes from the bodies who certify.
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- Cyber Essentials vs Cyber Essentials Plus: which one, what cost: Cyber Essentials is a self-assessment from £320 +VAT; Plus adds an independent technical audit, typically £1,400–£2,500 +VAT. Same five controls, different proof.
- Cyber Essentials requirements: the five controls explained: The five Cyber Essentials controls: firewalls, secure configuration, security update management, user access control and malware protection, in plain terms.
- Passing Cyber Essentials first time: common failures checklist: Most Cyber Essentials failures are avoidable: unsupported software, missing MFA on cloud accounts, everyday admin accounts, forgotten BYOD devices. Check first.
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Cyber Essentials Cost is a free introduction service operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd; we pass your details to relevant Cyber Essentials certification bodies and consultants who quote you directly. We may receive a fee from those providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. This is an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) or IASME, who own and deliver the Cyber Essentials scheme. Nothing here is security or professional advice; scheme fees are as published by IASME at the time of writing and should be verified against the current price list, and audit prices are typical 2026 quotes.