Check
Assess your current position and identify practical gaps.
Practical cyber security for SMEs
Know what to fix. Fix what matters.
Essential Cyber helps small and medium-sized businesses understand their cyber risk, strengthen their technology, prepare for Cyber Essentials and maintain effective cyber security without enterprise complexity.
Fixed price assessments from £474 including VAT.
A simple route to stronger security
Check. Fix. Certify. Protect.
Start with the problem you have today, then progress only as far as your business needs.
Check
Fix
Remediate the weaknesses that create avoidable risk.
Certify
Prepare confidently for Cyber Essentials certification.
Protect
Maintain security with ongoing reviews, advice and governance.
Popular services
Products you can understand and budget for
Most Essential Cyber services have a defined scope and published price. Where remediation depends on the environment, a clear starting price is shown.
Cyber Essentials Readiness
£474 including VAT
A structured readiness assessment against the Cyber Essentials control themes.
See what is included
SME Cyber Health Check
£714 including VAT
A broader review of identity, devices, email, backups, suppliers and incident readiness.
Explore the health check
Microsoft 365 Security Review
£594 including VAT
Review key Microsoft 365 security settings, administrative access and sharing controls.
Review Microsoft 365
Cyber Essentials Remediation
From £594 including VAT
Practical support to close readiness gaps before certification.
See remediation support
Managed Cyber Security
From £178.80 per month, including VAT
Ongoing reviews, guidance and security improvement support.
Compare support plans
Virtual CISO
From £480 per month, including VAT
Experienced cyber security leadership without employing a full time CISO.
Explore vCISO servicesWhy Essential Cyber
Enterprise experience, scaled for smaller businesses
Essential Cyber is a specialist service by Advanta Internet Limited. The methodology draws on extensive enterprise cyber security experience, but the controls, language and recommendations are kept proportionate to SME needs.
What that means in practice
- We explain risk in business language.
- We prioritise rather than generate long wish lists.
- We work alongside your current IT provider where appropriate.
- We separate certification preparation from independent certification.
- We provide ongoing help when you need more than a one-off assessment.
New technology, practical controls
Using AI in your business?
AI tools can improve productivity, but confidential information, customer data, intellectual property and uncontrolled use can create new risks.
Our AI Security Review helps SMEs introduce proportionate governance, acceptable use rules and practical safeguards.
AI Security Review
£594 including VAT
- Current AI usage and risk review
- Data and confidentiality considerations
- AI acceptable-use recommendations
- Prioritised improvement actions
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Essential Cyber provides readiness and remediation support. Certification itself is purchased through an authorised Cyber Essentials certification body.
Yes. All public prices on this website include VAT unless a page explicitly states otherwise.
Yes. Essential Cyber can work alongside an internal IT team, MSP or other technology supplier.
Yes. Managed support and Virtual CISO services provide ongoing reviews, advice, governance and improvement support.
Start with clarity
Not sure which service you need?
Tell us about your business, your current concerns and what you need to achieve. We will recommend the smallest sensible starting point.
Talk to Essential Cyber