Cyber Essentials Readiness Training
Practical online training to help you understand the Cyber Essentials requirements, work through your organisation's readiness and prepare for the self-assessment with greater confidence.
Launch price: £149 + VAT
The full course price will be £199 + VAT. The introductory launch price gives early learners access to the complete Cyber Essentials Readiness Training course for £149 + VAT.
Practical Cyber Essentials preparation
What you'll get from this course
By the end of the course, you should have a much clearer understanding of how Cyber Essentials applies to your organisation, what information you need and what should be checked before you begin the assessment.
Understand the requirements
Understand Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and the five technical control areas that sit at the heart of the scheme.
Define your scope
Work through the organisation, devices, networks, cloud services and technology that need to be considered.
Review the five controls
Work through firewalls, secure configuration, security updates, user access control and malware protection.
Prepare for assessment
Bring together accurate information, identify anything that still needs checking and prepare your organisation for the next step.
More than presentations
Learn it, then apply it
I will guide you through each topic using recorded teaching and practical explanation. You will then check your understanding and apply what you have learnt to your own organisation.
Course content
10 practical modules
Course introduction and orientation
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus
Defining scope and understanding your technology
Firewalls
Secure configuration
Security update management
User access control and authentication
Malware protection
Preparing accurate answers and supporting information
Final readiness scenario and action plan
Included with the course
Resources you can actually use
The course is designed to help you do something with the learning, rather than simply watch a series of presentations.
10-module online course
Work through the training at your own pace and return when you are ready to continue.
Course workbook
Record decisions, questions and actions as you work through your Cyber Essentials readiness.
Readiness resources
Use practical resources to bring together the information and actions you identify throughout the course.
Knowledge checks
Check your understanding at key stages before moving on to the next part of the course.
Practical scenarios
Work through realistic examples before applying the same thinking to your own organisation.
Final test and readiness review
Bring the course together by checking your understanding and identifying any remaining actions.
Who is this for?
For organisations preparing for Cyber Essentials
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need technical Cyber Essentials knowledge before starting?
No. The course is designed to build your understanding as you progress and show you where you may need information from your IT team or provider.
Is this course only for small organisations?
No. The approach can be applied to organisations of different sizes. The amount of information and the people involved will naturally vary depending on the complexity of the organisation.
Will I complete my Cyber Essentials assessment during the course?
The course is designed to prepare you for the assessment. You will work through readiness, information gathering and the five control areas so that you can identify what is ready and what still needs attention.
Can I complete the course at my own pace?
Yes. The course is online and self-paced, so you can work through it around your other commitments.
What resources are included?
You will receive the course workbook and readiness resources, together with practical activities, scenarios, knowledge checks and a final test.
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Get ready for Cyber Essentials with a clearer plan
Work through the requirements, apply them to your organisation and identify what still needs to happen before you begin the assessment.
