// UK Standards
Cyber Essentials Compliance Software
UK government-backed scheme covering five technical controls: firewalls, secure configuration, access control, malware protection and patching.
Framework at a glance
Short name
Cyber Essentials
Version
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Category
UK Standards
Controls
62
What Cyber Essentials covers
62 controls across 5 domains — every one tracked, owned and evidenced in Cyber Horizon.
Network Security
14 controls- A4.1 Boundary firewalls
- A4.1.1 Software firewalls on all devices
- A4.1.2 Devices without a default software firewall
- A4.2 Change default firewall passwords
- A4.2.1 Firewall password-change process
System Hardening
10 controls- A5.1 Remove unused software & services
- A5.2 Remove unnecessary user accounts
- A5.3 Change default account passwords
- A5.4 External services exposing non-public data
- A5.5 Authentication strength for external services
Vulnerability Management
16 controls- A6.1 Supported operating systems
- A6.2 Supported & updated software
- A6.2.1 Internet browser inventory
- A6.2.2 Malware protection software inventory
- A6.2.3 Email application inventory
Identity & Access
17 controls- A7.1 User account approval process
- A7.2 Unique credentials for every account
- A7.3 Disable accounts for leavers
- A7.4 Least-privilege access
- A7.5 Administrator access approval process
Endpoint Security
5 controls- A8.1 Malware protection on all devices
- A8.2 Anti-malware auto-update & on-detection blocking
- A8.3 Anti-malware web protection
- A8.4 Restrict installation of unsigned applications
- A8.5 Maintain an approved-application allow list
How Cyber Horizon automates Cyber Essentials
Every Cyber Essentials control lives in a shared control library, crosswalked to the other frameworks you run — evidence collected once counts everywhere it applies.
Evidence is collected automatically from your connected tools, with owners, review cadences and gaps tracked continuously instead of at audit time.
Audit packs generate on demand, and the risk register, vendor risk and threat intelligence sit in the same platform — one evidence trail across your whole programme.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cyber Essentials?
UK government-backed scheme covering five technical controls: firewalls, secure configuration, access control, malware protection and patching.
How many controls does Cyber Essentials have?
Cyber Essentials has 62 controls in Cyber Horizon's catalogue, organised across 5 domains.
How does Cyber Horizon help with Cyber Essentials?
Cyber Horizon maps Cyber Essentials into a shared control library alongside every other framework you run, so evidence collected once counts towards Cyber Essentials and everything else it overlaps with. Controls, evidence status and audit packs live in one place, with automated collection from your connected tools.
See Cyber Essentials mapped to your environment
Start with the free 20-question readiness check — no signup — or get a personal walkthrough of Cyber Essentials in Cyber Horizon.