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Cyber Security Today

Cyber attacks aren't rare anymore — they're a routine cost of doing business.

It is more important than ever to protect your business, clients, and customers from potential cyber attacks, and with the rise of AI, the digital world is going to become far more dangerous for all.

43% 

of UK businesses identified a breach or attack in the last 12 months — around 612,000 businesses

5 Main Areas

Firewalls

  • Control traffic between your network and the internet.

  • Requires: change default passwords, block unnecessary ports/services, restrict admin access, review rules regularly.

What is Cyber Essentials?

A UK Government-backed cyber security certification proving your business has the fundamental controls to stop the most common

cyber attacks

Two Levels
Each valid for 12 months

Cyber Essentials

 You complete a questionnaire covering the five controls, verified and signed off by a senior manager, then checked by an external assessor

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Cyber Essentials Plus

A certified assessor tests your systems directly, including vulnerability scans and on-site or remote checks, to verify the controls are genuinely working, not just claimed.

Who It's For — and Why It Matters

Any UK organisation can apply — from sole traders to large enterprises. It matters most for SMEs, who are the most common target and the least resourced to recover.

Win Contracts

Many government and enterprise contracts require Cyber Essentials from suppliers before they'll even tender.

Build Customer Trust

A recognised, government-backed badge of credibility clients and partners understand at a glance.

Reduce Cyber Risk

Closes the specific gaps that attackers exploit most often — not a vague promise, a concrete baseline.

Access to insurance

Eligible certified organisations can receive Cyber Liability Insurance as part of the scheme.

The Certification Journey

Readiness Questionaire

Free 10-min check

Client review & sign-off

Board or equivalent approves

Gap analysis & report

Written recommendations

Submission to Certification Body

Independent assessor marks it

Preparation & remediation

We help fix the gaps

Certificate issued

Valid for 12 months

Barley Group Cloud Solutions is not a Certification Body — the certificate is independently issued. Our role is to make sure clients arrive at that final step fully prepared.

Our Pricing

Figures below are proposed, based on prevailing UK market rates — shown here to structure the conversation, not as fixed final pricing.

Organisation size
IASME Certification Fee
Our Support Fee
Micro (0-9 staff)
£320 + VAT
£950*
Small (10-49 staff)
£440 + VAT
£1,150*
Medium (50-249 staff)
£500 + VAT
£1,450*
Large (250+ staff)
£600 + VAT
£1,800*

The IASME fee is never charged or profited from by us — it is paid directly by the client to the Certification Body

 

*Baseline figure; cost vary depending on the complexity of the case and the needs of the origanization

Cyber Essentials Plus add-on: our technical prep support from *£600–£1,200, plus the independent CE Plus assessment fee (typically £1,500–£3,000, quoted per client).

Ad-hoc / hourly work: *£95 per hour for bespoke work outside a fixed package — e.g. extended remediation or policy drafting.

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