Your certification is valid for 12 months and it’s time to renew.

How to re-certify 

It is a good idea to prepare your assessment answers early using a working document or spreadsheet. The current assessment question set is available to download from the links below as either a pdf or an excel spreadsheet.  Please note that the scheme requirements and question sets are reviewed and updated annually, so there are likely to be differences from when you completed your assessment previously and these could include changes or additional technical requirements. 

Download the assessment questions:

Cyber Essentials  

When you are ready, you will need to enter your answers into the on-line assessment platform.  

Cyber Essentials certification is a point in time assessment. Next year’s renewal date for your certificate will be the date the Assessor finishes marking the assessments and runs the certificate report.  Please take this into account when submitting your answers to avoid renewing too early.  You can find the exact date of when your current certification was issued here  (providing it was within the last 12 months).  

Start your renewal using the online application form:

Cyber Essentials

The application form will allow you to pay via card or your PayPal account using the PayPal platform, or alternatively, to request an invoice be sent to you so you can pay via bank transfer.

Once your application and payment have been received, you will receive your online assessment portal log-in details so that you can complete the assessment. You do not have to complete all of your answers at once – you can save them as you go along.  Please note there is a time limit of 6 months from when you purchase your assessment account to completing the assessment.  Once you have submitted your assessment for marking, your Assessor may send you feedback. You then have 2 working days to address any feedback.  Please see Section 2 of the Terms and Conditions for further information on timescales.

How long will my renewal take?

 Once you submit your answers, it will usually take 2 – 3 days to get the result back to you.  If you have a tight deadline for certification, then please let us know and we will do our best to help you meet it.  

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Cyber Liability Insurance

All qualifying companies (any company certifying their whole organisation, domiciled in the UK or Crown Dependencies and with an annual turnover of under £20 million) can opt-in for the cyber liability cover included as part of the Cyber Essentials certification.  This cover provides a £25,000 limit of liability and does not incur an additional charge.   More details can be found here.

Your Evidence of Insurance documents, with details of the cover and how to make a claim, will be sent with your Cyber Essentials report once you have successfully re-certified. The insurance is administered by Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers; any queries about this insurance should be directed to  cyberessentials@sutcliffeinsurance.co.uk

Cyber Essentials Plus

 Cyber Essentials Plus covers the same requirements as Cyber Essentials, but includes a technical audit of your systems. Our network of trained and licensed Certification Bodies can support your organisation in preparing and certifying against this level. 

Further questions

Read the FAQs on our website 

Contact a member of the IASME team via email: info@iasme.co.uk

Or phone: 03300 882 752

or via our website: https://iasme.co.uk/contact-us/ .