Local Service: Hove
Cyber Essentials Certification in Hove
Achieve UK government-backed cyber security certification, required for government contracts and an increasing number of tenders.
Based in Sussex and covering Hove directly: same-week visits, no call centre, no courier-your-kit-away nonsense.
The Problem
being unable to bid for government contracts or certain tenders because you don't hold Cyber Essentials certification, and not knowing where to start.
What I Do
a guided Cyber Essentials certification process: gap assessment, remediation against the five controls, questionnaire completion, and submission to an IASME-accredited certifying body so you get the badge and win more contracts.
Local Knowledge Matters in Hove
Church Road's growing cluster of professional services firms is starting to see Cyber Essentials named explicitly in supplier onboarding forms, not just government tenders. If you're based near Hove station and handle client financial or personal data on laptops that leave the office, the certification is really a checklist exercise: firewall, device configuration, access control, malware protection, and patching, formalised and evidenced. I run the readiness assessment, close the gaps that actually apply to your setup, and handle the IASME submission so the process doesn't eat into billable time.
- Postcode area
- BN3
- Council
- Brighton & Hove City Council
- Population
- 91,900
- Nearest station
- Hove
Neighbouring areas are covered as well: Brighton (1.4 mi), Shoreham-by-Sea (4.6 mi), Saltdean (5.7 mi).
What We Can Include
- Mobile and BYOD device policy
- Written policies and procedures at handover
- Firewall review across office and remote workers
- Asset inventory of devices in scope
- Supply-chain and tender Q&A support
- Password policy aligned to the standard
- Evidence pack ready for the assessor
- Secure configuration baseline for every device
- User account audit and admin-rights cleanup
- Remediation Support (5 Controls)
Your Questions, Answered
Can you certify a Hove firm without visiting the office?
Much of the work is remote: reviewing device configuration, MFA, and patching over a call or screen share. A short on-site visit near Hove station is only needed if your network setup is genuinely unusual.
Is Cyber Essentials Plus different?
Cyber Essentials is self-assessed. Cyber Essentials Plus involves an external technical audit. I support both; the right level depends on your contract requirements.
Will it help my cyber insurance premiums?
Some cyber insurers offer lower premiums for Cyber Essentials-certified businesses, worth checking with your broker after certification.
What is Cyber Essentials?
A UK government-backed certification that proves your business has five fundamental cyber security controls in place. Required for many government contracts and increasingly expected in supply chains.
What are the five Cyber Essentials controls?
Firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection, and patch management. I assess your current setup against all five and fix any gaps before submission.
Investment
Pricing depends on scope and your current setup. I'll give you a straight quote after a free initial call, no obligation, no pressure.
Let's Sort It Out
No contact forms disappearing into the void: you're talking directly to the person who does the work, covering Hove.