Cyber Essentials support for UK SMEs
A recognised UK baseline of five practical controls. Crywex helps you understand the requirements, close the gaps, and get ready to certify — clearly and without jargon.
Readiness, not certification
Review against the five controls
A plain-English gap list
Support fixing what's missing
Evidence prepared for your application
Crywex helps you prepare before applying through an authorised certification route. Crywex is not a certification body.
Why Cyber Essentials matters for SMEs
It's a structured, credible starting point for security — and it's increasingly part of winning and keeping work.
Demonstrates security maturity
Shows customers, insurers, and partners that you take the basics seriously.
Supports client due diligence
Answers a question more buyers now ask before they'll work with you.
Can be required for some contracts
Certain UK public-sector contracts require Cyber Essentials to bid.
A clear place to start
Gives smaller teams a practical, prioritised baseline to work towards.
What Cyber Essentials covers
Five control areas that, done well, prevent the most common types of attack.
Firewalls
Boundary and device firewalls configured to keep untrusted traffic out.
Secure configuration
Devices and software set up securely, with unnecessary features removed.
User access control
The right people have the right access — and admin rights are controlled.
Malware protection
Protection in place to detect and stop malicious software.
Security update management
Devices and software kept up to date so known weaknesses are fixed.
Our Cyber Essentials readiness process
A straightforward, supported path from where you are today to ready-to-certify.
- 01
Review controls
We assess your current setup against the five Cyber Essentials controls.
- 02
Gap list
You get a clear, plain-English list of where you don't yet meet the requirements.
- 03
Fix support
We prioritise the gaps and guide the fixes as you work through them.
- 04
Evidence preparation
We help you gather what you need to support your application.
- 05
Apply through an authorised route
You apply through an authorised certification body — Crywex is not one.
Crywex helps you prepare for Cyber Essentials and can support your readiness before you apply through an authorised certification route. Crywex is not a certification body.
See your readiness at a glance
We track progress across the five controls so you always know how ready you are and what's left to do. Below is an illustrative example of the readiness snapshot we prepare.
Overall readiness
68%
Across the five
control areas
- Firewalls90%
- Secure configuration72%
- User access control58%
- Malware protection84%
- Security update management46%
Illustrative example. Crywex supports readiness before you apply through an authorised certification route — Crywex is not a certification body.
Cyber Essentials questions
Ready to work towards Cyber Essentials?
Book a free cyber health check and we'll show you where you stand against the five controls and what to prioritise first.
Free · 30 minutes · plain-English results
Crywex helps you prepare for Cyber Essentials and can support your readiness before you apply through an authorised certification route. Crywex is not a certification body.