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Cyber Essentials management information

Figures showing the number of Cyber Essentials certificates awarded, by quarter.

is a government-backed and industry-supported certification scheme which helps businesses protect themselves against cyber attacks. It provides a clear statement of the basic controls organisations should have in place to protect themselves against common cyber threats.

These statistics show the number of Cyber Essentials certificates which have been awarded to organisations in the past quarter. There are two levels of Cyber Essentials certificates: Cyber Essentials Standard (CE) and Cyber Essentials Plus (CE +).

Certificates awarded under the scheme are valid for 12 months.

Cyber Essentials is part of the government鈥檚 wider work to strengthen UK cyber defences and improve cyber resilience across the economy.

Updates to this page

Published 23 January 2024
Last updated 10 March 2025 show all updates
  1. The Cyber Essentials statistics for October 2024 - December 2024 have been added to the page.

  2. Added the Cyber Essentials management information for July 2024 to September 2024.

  3. Added the Cyber Essentials management information for January 2024 to March 2024, and April 2024 to June 2024.

  4. The Cyber Essentials statistics for October 2023 - December 2023 have been added to the page.

  5. First published.