CYBER ESSENTIALS — NCSC SCHEME — UK

Cyber Essentials UKContinuous Monitoring & CE Plus Support

Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus are increasingly required for UK government contracts, NHS Digital registration, and competitive cyber insurance premiums. Gridisys provides the continuous monitoring and structured evidence that supports your CE certification — and keeps your controls proven every day after assessment.

Why Cyber Essentials Matters for UK Businesses

Required for many UK government contracts (all central government contracts involving personal data)
Increasingly required for cyber insurance at competitive rates
Demonstrates security posture to enterprise procurement teams
NCSC-backed scheme — recognised by UK businesses and government
Reduces likelihood of common cyberattacks by up to 80% (NCSC)
Required for NHS Digital supplier registration and public sector frameworks

The Five Cyber Essentials Controls

How Gridisys monitoring supports each control:

Firewalls

Boundary and host-based firewalls to protect against unauthorised network access.

Gridisys: Our monitoring detects lateral movement and anomalous network-originating sign-in patterns that indicate firewall gaps.

Secure Configuration

Devices and software configured to reduce cyber vulnerabilities.

Gridisys: We monitor your Entra ID and Google Workspace security configurations for drift from secure baseline states.

User Access Control

User accounts, particularly privileged accounts, are protected and managed appropriately.

Gridisys: Every privilege escalation, admin role assignment, and account creation/deletion is monitored in real time.

Malware Protection

Protection against malware and other malicious software.

Gridisys: Our identity monitoring detects the post-exploitation behaviour that follows successful malware infections — account pivoting, credential dumping, lateral movement.

Patch Management

Devices running software with the latest security patches.

Gridisys: We monitor Entra ID sign-in logs for devices flagged as non-compliant with patch policies under Conditional Access.

Cyber Essentials UK — FAQ

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