We got a client Cyber Essentials certified in 4 days for an urgent tender.

That’s not possible for most businesses.But thanks to our thorough onboarding, Intune, and a cloud migration, most of the heavy lifting was already done.

Most businesses only think about Cyber Essentials when the tender deadline lands……and then you’re trying to do 6 months of IT hygiene in a week.

What made 4 days possible:

✅ Thorough onboarding → clear asset management (we knew exactly what devices existed and who owned them)

✅ RMM in place → everything patched, monitored, and kept compliant

✅ Cloud migration → fewer holes than an old file server setup

✅ Identity tightened → MFA rolled out properly

✅ Devices managed → every machine brought under a managed company standard with Intune

The work we completed:

• File server → SharePoint

• MFA rollout

• Intune on every device (managed + controlled)

  
  

The lesson:Cyber Essentials isn’t hard when you’re organised.It’s hard when you leave it until you need it.

If you’re in property or trades and tenders are part of your world, comment “CE” and I’ll send you the pre-tender checklist we use to get businesses ready before it becomes urgent.