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Cyber Essentials: Practical Implementation & Certification Readiness

A focused one-day practitioner programme designed to take participants from understanding Cyber Essentials through practical implementation of the five technical controls and readiness for certification.

6-Hour Programme 7 Practical Sessions Requirements v3.3 Certification Readiness
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CYBER ESSENTIALS / READINESS CHECK
$scope --review organisation
✓devices / cloud / remote access mapped
$controls --assess v3.3
✓firewall requirements reviewed
✓secure configuration checked
!update / MFA / access evidence required
$readiness --action-plan
01FIREWALL
02CONFIG
03UPDATES
04ACCESS
05MALWARE
SCOPE · CONTROLS · EVIDENCE · REMEDIATION · CERTIFICATION
DeliveryOne-day practitioner programme
Duration6 hours · 7 sessions
FrameworkCyber Essentials v3.3
OutcomePractical readiness action plan
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Turn Cyber Essentials knowledge into practical readiness.

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Course pricing
From £700
Face to face: 10–15 people in a room. For 50+ people, please email us.
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Course overview

From Cyber Essentials fundamentals to certification readiness.

The programme follows seven connected sessions: understand why Cyber Essentials exists, define the assessment scope, work through the five technical controls, understand certification and assurance, then finish with a practical readiness review and action plan.

What this programme covers

  • Cyber Essentials as the UK Government-recommended baseline for common cyber threats.
  • Assessment scope covering devices, cloud services, remote working, BYOD and third-party access.
  • Practical interpretation and implementation of the five technical controls.
  • Certification routes, verified self-assessment and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Practical learning approach

The module map specifies facilitator input, live demonstrations, guided discussion, scenario-based activities, structured exercises and action planning. A running small-business case study is used throughout so participants can apply the controls to a consistent environment.

The five technical controls

Understand the controls. Apply them. Check the evidence.

The programme examines each control against the current Requirements for IT Infrastructure v3.3 and focuses on how requirements are implemented and checked in practice.

Firewalls

Boundary, software and virtual firewall requirements.

Secure Configuration

Reduce unnecessary exposure across devices and services.

Security Updates

Supported software, patching and the 14-day rule.

User Access Control

Accounts, privileges, passwords and MFA.

Malware Protection

Protection options and practical assessment checks.

Learning outcomes

What participants will take away.

The module map defines seven outcomes that move from understanding the scheme to producing a prioritised readiness plan.

01 / PURPOSE

Explain Cyber Essentials

Understand its purpose, common threats and certification benefits.

02 / SCOPE

Define assessment scope

Include devices, cloud services, home working, BYOD and third parties.

03 / BOUNDARY

Apply firewall & configuration

Reduce exposure to internet-based attack through practical controls.

04 / PROTECTION

Manage updates & malware

Apply update and malware requirements, including the 14-day rule.

05 / ACCESS

Control accounts & MFA

Apply account management, admin separation, passwords and MFA principles.

06 / CERTIFICATION

Understand assurance

Describe Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification processes.

07 / ACTION

Build a readiness plan

Prioritise actions with owners, timescales and evidence of completion.

Programme structure

Seven sessions across one practical day.

Each session is an integrated learning block combining facilitator input with practical demonstration, discussion or exercises.

Course orientation, learning outcomes, Cyber Essentials as the UK Government-recommended minimum standard, the five technical controls and introduction to the running case-study organisation.
Phishing, ransomware, password attacks and unpatched software; the scheme and its limits; foundation concepts; whole-organisation or subset scope; end-user devices, cloud services, BYOD, home/remote working, wireless devices, third parties and IaaS/PaaS/SaaS shared responsibility.
Boundary, software and virtual firewalls; router administration and Wi-Fi passwords; default passwords; administrative interface protection; inbound connections; documented rules; home workers, public Wi-Fi, VPNs; secure configuration, unnecessary accounts/software, auto-run, device locking and internet-exposed services including RDP.
Vulnerabilities, patches and software/firmware inventories; licensed and supported software; unsupported software; automatic updates; the 14-day rule for high-risk and critical updates; CVSS v3; malware types and delivery routes; anti-malware, allow listing and mobile-device protection.
Starters, movers and leavers; standard and administrator accounts; separate administrative accounts; third-party accounts; password requirements; brute-force protection; password managers; multi-factor authentication for cloud services and administrators; passwordless authentication and passkeys; ransomware scenario.
Registration, verified self-assessment, board-level declaration and assessor marking; self-led and supported routes; Certification Bodies and Cyber Advisors; point-in-time certification and annual renewal; Cyber Essentials Plus technical testing; Readiness Tool, Danzell question set, third-party IT providers, supply-chain requirements, certificate search and eligible cyber liability insurance.
Participants identify gaps against scope and the five technical controls, prioritise remediation including auto-fail requirements, and create a Cyber Essentials action plan with owners, timescales, evidence of completion, certification route and target date.
Delivery & learning design

Practical, demonstration-led and built around a running case study.

How the day works

  • Facilitator input and guided discussion.
  • Live demonstrations and practical walkthroughs.
  • Scenario-based activities and structured exercises.
  • Progressive readiness assessment and action planning.
  • Application to a small-business case study using cloud services, hybrid workers, personal devices and an external IT provider.

Certification readiness focus

The programme is designed around the Cyber Essentials Requirements for IT Infrastructure v3.3 and the Danzell question set referenced in the module map. Participants progressively relate each control to their organisation and build their readiness action plan throughout the day.

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