Announcements
Scheme service announcements. Question sets end of life, changes, amendments. Cyber Essentials, Cyber Assurance, Cyber Essentials Plus and other IASME schemes. This is a categorisation and not a comprehensive list.
PHP2Shell: Why the Cyber Essentials 14-Day Patching Rule Is a Maximum, Not a Target
On 21 October 2026, the PHP project released emergency fixes for two critical vulnerabilities in PHP itself, the language that sits underneath a…
NCSC Wants Your Feedback: Help Shape How Their Website Works
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is asking for feedback on how people find information on its website — and as a Cyber Essentials…
The April 2026 Cyber Essentials Requirements
If you are reading this today, the April 2026 Cyber Essentials question set is now live. From today — 27 April 2026 — all new Cyber Essentials…
New Cyber Essentials Changes Announced for April 2026
The governing body for the Cyber Essentials scheme, IASME Consortium Ltd, has announced important updates to the scheme that will take effect in…
Prepare for Critical Changes in Cyber Essentials. Don't overlook the importance of MFA.
Cybersecurity standards are evolving rapidly to keep pace with new threats. If your organisation is preparing for the Cyber Essentials assessment…
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