Your security lead, without the full-time hire.
For firms of 10 to 250 staff in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, and online anywhere in the UK. Led by Sean Muirhead: 25 years in cyber security, CISSP.
Book a 20-minute callHow it works
1. Gap assessment
A half day, on site or online, with Cyber Essentials as the yardstick. Your report within 5 working days.
£695 up to 50 staff · £995 for 51–250
2. Fix list
Clear actions for your IT team or IT firm, most important first. A re-check when they're done, if you want one.
Re-check £1,000 a day
3. Ongoing security lead
A security lead for your board, your clients and your insurer, without hiring one full time.
vCISO from £2,000 a month
Prices exclude VAT. The Cyber Essentials certificate itself is issued, and charged for, by a licensed Certification Body.
Why firms call us
A client security questionnaire
Give them a positive one-line answer.
A contract or tender
Get the certificate first time, before the deadline.
Cyber insurance
Fix the gaps before renewal.
After an incident
Turn the warning into a plan the board can see.
After a near miss
Keep the next one small.
Why now
The Cyber Essentials rules got stricter in April 2026
The latest question set added automatic fails, such as missing multi-factor sign-in on cloud services and unpatched software. Firms that passed before can now fail. More contracts and insurers ask for the certificate.
What the gap assessment gives you
A half-day gap assessment
We walk through the five Cyber Essentials controls together, on site or online.
What attackers can see of you online
A short report on what your business exposes to the internet, from public sources only.
A fix list, in order
Clear actions for your IT team or IT firm, most important first.
Who leads the work
Sean Muirhead, founder, oversees every gap assessment. Former Group IT Security Officer for a FTSE 250 insurer. CISSP, CISM, CISA. More about Sean
Questions
- Where do you work?
- On site across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, all within easy reach of our base in Wantage. Online anywhere in the UK.
- Do you certify us?
- A licensed Certification Body issues the certificate. We get you ready to pass it first time.
- Do you fix things?
- Your IT team or IT firm makes the changes. We tell them exactly what to fix, in what order, and can check the work afterwards.
- We already have an IT firm. Do we still need this?
- Often, yes. We work alongside your IT firm and give you an independent view.