Cybersecurity Certification for Organisations
Strengthen your cyber defences with the enhanced Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust marks.
Last updated 9 May 2025
A new era of cybersecurity for organisations
In today’s evolving digital landscape, organisations face an increasingly complex threat environment, with cyber risks spanning beyond traditional IT systems. To help organisations navigate these challenges, CSA is enhancing its Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust certifications to provide comprehensive coverage beyond classical cybersecurity. This expansion will now include Cloud Security, Operational Technology (OT) Security, and AI Security, ensuring a robust and holistic approach to cybersecurity.
What’s new in the enhanced certification
The enhanced Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust certifications will equip organisations with the necessary security controls and best practices to address emerging cyber risks in key areas:
Cloud Security: Ensuring secure cloud adoption and management to protect critical data and services
Operational Technology (OT) Security: Safeguarding industrial control systems from cyber threats
AI Security: Implementing best practices for securing AI-driven applications and mitigating AI-specific vulnerabilities
By achieving certification, organisations demonstrate their commitment to cybersecurity excellence, resilience, and trustworthiness in an era of increasing digital threats.
Why get certified?
Strengthen security and resilience
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust provide a structured framework to enhance your cybersecurity posture, ensuring robust defences against cyber threats targeting IT, cloud, OT, and AI systems.Build trust with customers and partners
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust certification signals a strong commitment to cybersecurity, assuring stakeholders that your organisation prioritises the protection of sensitive data and digital assets.Gain a competitive advantage
With cyber resilience becoming a key business differentiator, Cyber Essentials and/or Cyber Trust certified organisations stand out as trusted entities, giving them an edge in securing partnerships, customers, and business opportunities.Ensure compliance with minimum cybersecurity requirements
The enhanced Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust certifications align with international cybersecurity best practices, helping organisations meet cybersecurity requirements and/or compliance obligations effectively..Future-proof your business
As cyber threats evolve, the enhanced Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust certifications provide guidance on emerging risks, ensuring that your organisation remains secure and resilient in the digital economy.
By achieving certification, organisations demonstrate their commitment to cybersecurity excellence, resilience, and trustworthiness in an era of increasing digital threats.
Get started today – which mark should I apply for?
Cyber Essentials mark is for you if… You are a small organisation looking to establish foundational cybersecurity measures | Cyber Trust mark is for you if… You are a larger organisation aiming to take a risk-based approach to implementing cybersecurity |
Take the next step in fortifying your organisation’s cybersecurity today. Find out more about certification requirements and start your journey towards cyber resilience.
Additional information
Unsure about the different codes, cybersecurity or data certifications required for your organisation? Learn more about Cybersecurity and Data Protection [PDF, 168 KB] (opens in new tab).
Need help with the cybersecurity measures you can implement to improve your cybersecurity? Check out our cybersecurity toolkits for guiding questions, templates and more.
Prefer to engage cybersecurity consultants to help you with your cybersecurity needs? Develop your cybersecurity health plan through CISO as-a-Service providers onboarded by CSA.
If your organisation is using cloud services, implement cloud security using our companion guides.
Pages in "Cybersecurity certification for organisations"
Application to be a Provider for CISO as-a-Service (Cyber Essentials)
Details the CISO-as-a-Service application, offering enterprises access to cybersecurity expertise to strengthen defences, manage risks, and enhance digital resilience.
CISO as-a-Service to develop Cybersecurity Health Plan
CSA's cybersecurity services help organisations strengthen defences through expert consultancy, funding support, and tailored solutions for different sectors.
Cyber Essentials
Explains the Cyber Essentials certification, helping organisations implement fundamental cybersecurity measures to protect against common threats and enhance digital resilience.
Cyber Trust
CSA's Cyber Trust mark certifies advanced organisations' security readiness, using risk-based approach to match protection with digital exposure levels.
How to Get Certified
List of certification bodies appointed by CSA