Managed Cyber Certification & Ongoing Compliance
At Realtime Data Systems, we offer a fully managed Cyber Essentials service designed to take your business from a cold start to certification success — with minimal disruption to your day-to-day operations.
Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed framework that helps organisations guard against the most common cyber threats and demonstrate their commitment to cyber security. Certification isn’t just a badge; it’s a signal to your clients, partners and insurers that you take data protection and IT governance seriously.
Why Choose RDS?
Most businesses don’t have the time or internal resource to dissect the standard, build the required documentation, configure their systems, or manage evidence collection. That’s where we come in.
Our service is end-to-end:
- We assess your systems and highlight gaps
- We implement fixes and recommend security improvements
- We build and tailor the required policies and registers
- We complete the Self-Assessment Questionnaire with you
- We handle all evidence gathering and submission support
- We provide ongoing support to maintain compliance and adapt to future Cyber Essentials updates
Whether you need to meet tender requirements, improve your risk posture, or just want to get your house in order, RDS provides a managed service that makes certification realistic and achievable.
What You Get
✅ Discovery & Gap Analysis
We start by auditing your systems, firewall rules, software versions, user access, and patching procedures.
✅ Technical Remediation
Our experts help address any gaps identified, including user privilege adjustments, patching schedules, firewall hardening, and software updates.
✅ Policy & Documentation
We develop or tailor all the required Cyber Essentials policies, procedures and logs using our structured framework.
✅ Evidence & SAQ Submission
We gather the screenshots, logs, and registers needed to submit with your SAQ (Self-Assessment Questionnaire), and walk you through the process.
✅ Ongoing Compliance Support (Optional)
Post-certification, we provide monthly and quarterly check-ins to help keep your policies up to date, track new devices, ensure patches are being applied, and ensure your certification stays valid year to year.
Who It’s For
- SMEs with limited in-house IT security expertise
- Growing businesses preparing for tenders or contracts
- Organisations seeking to align with cyber insurance or governance requirements
What’s Not Included?
- Official IASME certification fees (paid directly to IASME)
- Any major infrastructure overhauls outside the scope of remediation
Ready to Certify with Confidence?
Contact us now to discuss how we can help you and your business.