Prepare your organisation for recognised security standards with expert guidance on achieving Cyber Essentials and/or ISO/IEC 27001 certification. Our readiness service helps you build the right controls, documentation, and processes. This gives clients, partners, and regulators confidence in your security practices.
What the service is
Our ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Readiness service is a structured, practical approach to preparing your organisation for certification. We assess your current security posture against the relevant standards, identify gaps, and guide you through the actions needed to meet certification requirements—without unnecessary complexity.
We focus on readiness, not just paperwork, ensuring security controls are effective, proportionate, and aligned to how your business actually operates.
Who it’s for
- Organisations pursuing Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus
- Businesses preparing for ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Companies responding to customer, partner, or regulatory security requirements
- Organisations looking to formalise and mature their information security practices
What the service includes
Gap Assessment
- Review of your current controls, policies, and practices
- Mapping against Cyber Essentials and/or ISO 27001 requirements
- Clear identification of gaps, risks, and priority actions
Remediation Planning & Support
- Practical, prioritised remediation roadmap
- Guidance on implementing technical and organisational controls
- Alignment with existing tools and platforms (e.g. Microsoft 365 security features)
Policy & Documentation Support
- Support developing or refining required policies and procedures
- Templates and guidance tailored to your company
- Ensuring documentation reflects real-world operations
Audit & Assessment Readiness
- Preparation for external assessment or certification audits
- Evidence gathering and validation
- Confidence that controls are operating as intended
Benefits
- Faster, lower-stress certification preparation
- Reduced risk of audit findings or delays
- Stronger, more consistent security controls
- Increased trust with customers, partners, and stakeholders
- A foundation for ongoing security and compliance maturity
A practical, business-aligned approach
We avoid “tick-box” compliance. Our approach focuses on right-sized security, using best practices and tools you already have wherever possible, and scaling controls to your risk profile, industry, and growth plans.
Whether you’re aiming for Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, or both, we help you get there efficiently and stay there!