Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme designed to help businesses protect themselves against cyberattacks, as well as prove their competency to potential customers. The program is split into two tiers with the top-level “plus” tier, which JCS has achieved, requiring an on-site audit. This higher level of assurance involves completing the online assessment followed by a technical audit of the systems that are in-scope for Cyber Essentials. This includes a representative set of user devices, all internet gateways, and all servers with services accessible to unauthenticated internet users.