Cyber Essentials Plus Software
UK Cyber Security Certification. Narrate gives you everything you need to achieve and maintain Cyber Essentials Plus certification — technical control assessments, evidence collection, vulnerability management, and hands-on audit preparation.
What is Cyber Essentials Plus?
Cyber Essentials Plus is a UK Government-backed cyber security certification scheme that helps organisations protect against the most common cyber threats. It covers five key technical controls: firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection, and patch management. The Plus level includes a hands-on technical verification by an accredited assessor, providing higher assurance than the basic self-assessment.
How Narrate helps with Cyber Essentials Plus
Common Cyber Essentials Plus challenges
Cyber Essentials Plus readiness trips up even experienced teams. Here's what slows people down.
Technical Verification Scope
Cyber Essentials Plus requires hands-on testing of your systems by an assessor, demanding comprehensive documentation of your technical controls.
Patch Management Evidence
Demonstrating that all devices and software are patched within 14 days of critical updates requires robust tracking across your entire estate.
BYOD & Remote Working
Managing secure configuration and access controls across personal devices and remote workers adds complexity to the certification scope.
Annual Recertification
Cyber Essentials Plus must be renewed annually, requiring organisations to maintain continuous compliance rather than point-in-time readiness.
Key capabilities for Cyber Essentials Plus
Everything you need from initial assessment through annual recertification.
Control Framework
All five Cyber Essentials technical controls pre-loaded with per-control status tracking
Evidence Collection
Templates for firewall configs, access controls, patch records, and security settings
Patch Tracking
Patch compliance monitoring with 14-day critical update tracking and remediation workflows
Assessment Prep
Hands-on verification checklists and assessor coordination tools
Policy Templates
Pre-built security policies for acceptable use, access control, and patch management
Compliance Autopilot
Continuous monitoring for control drift, patch compliance, and recertification deadlines
Cross-standard mapping: Cyber Essentials Plus controls map to ISO 27001 Annex A security controls. Narrate maps shared controls automatically — pursue both certifications without duplicating effort.
See it in action
Cyber Essentials Plus compliance view
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