Business services Readiness support pilot
Get the evidence straight before you submit.
Define the right scope, identify gaps, organise real evidence and prepare consistent draft answers before an authorised certification body makes the assessment decision.
Evidence before answers Certification kept separate No guaranteed pass
The government-recommended baseline
Prepare against the five technical controls.
The readiness work keeps every draft answer tied to the systems and evidence the business actually has.
Secure configuration
Security update management
User access control
Malware protection
Current working source: Cyber Essentials Requirements for IT Infrastructure v3.3, effective 27 April 2026, with the Danzell Question Set for purchases from that date. We re-check both official sources when each engagement starts because the scheme is reviewed annually.
What VersusVPN prepares
- Scope and device/account evidence list
- Gaps, owners and remediation tracker
- Draft-questionnaire consistency review
- Handover pack for certification
What the authorised body decides
- Whether the organisation meets the scheme requirements
- Whether further evidence or correction is needed
- Whether certification can be issued
- The formal certificate and scheme marks
Certification boundary
Readiness help is not certification.
Only an IASME-authorised certification body can assess and issue Cyber Essentials certification. VersusVPN can help you prepare, organise evidence and address gaps. We cannot guarantee a pass, attest answers for you or change firewalls, accounts, devices or software without written approval.
How authorised assessment worksA scoped first review
Tell us why certification matters and when.
We'll reply with the likely readiness work, dependencies and whether an accredited partner should be involved immediately.
Evidence-ledEvery draft answer must match the real environment.Commercially clearReadiness and external assessment fees stay separate.