On the 5th June 2014, the UK government reshaped their advice on cyber security, introducing “Cyber Essentials” – a self-assessment scheme aimed at improving the cyber security of small and medium British businesses. Nine years later, this certification has helped over 100,000 businesses enhance their

Since 2014, suppliers bidding on specific types of contracts with the British government were required to achieve Cyber Essentials accreditation if the contract involved the handling of sensitive and personal government information. Nine years later, following the drastic uptake of the scheme, the government has