IASME Accredited Certification Body
Cyber Essentials and assurance services built on actual operational experience.
Hands-on support from practitioners who have spent two decades doing this work from the inside.
IASME Accredited
Certification Body
UK Government
Approved Scheme
Microsoft
Partner
20+
Years enterprise experience
IASME
Accredited Certification Body
CE · CE+ · ICA
Full certification pathway
UK Gov.
Approved scheme
End-to-end
Assess. Remediate. Certify.
What We Do
Cyber assurance and certification readiness for UK organisations.
Systemizer works with SMEs, professional services firms, and government suppliers to achieve Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, and IASME Cyber Assurance.
Our practitioners have implemented the controls that these certifications assess. We understand what a passing configuration looks like — across diverse technology environments, not a single vendor stack.
Certification Readiness
Gap assessment and readiness support before any submission is made.
Security Remediation
Hands-on implementation of technical controls where gaps are identified.
Vulnerability Services
Structured assessments, scanning, and pen test coordination.
Compliance Maintenance
Controls and processes that keep organisations renewal-ready year-round.
Our Services
The full assurance journey, covered.
From baseline certification to advanced security assurance.
Cyber Essentials
UK Government-backed baseline certification with full readiness and submission support.
Cyber Essentials Plus
Independent technical verification of your controls, including external scanning and hands-on audit.
IASME Cyber Assurance
Broader 14-theme certification covering governance, risk, and incident response.
Vulnerability Assessments
Structured identification and prioritisation of security vulnerabilities across your environment.
Vulnerability Scanning
Continuous or periodic scanning of your external and internal attack surface.
Penetration Testing
Scoping, coordination, and oversight of formal penetration testing by qualified professionals.
Certification Readiness
Certification is a standard. Readiness is what we build.
Most organisations that attempt Cyber Essentials without prior preparation encounter the same problem: they discover gaps during assessment, not before it. We invert that sequence. Before any submission, we assess your posture against certification requirements, identify what needs to change, and support you through remediation. You enter assessment with a clear picture of your readiness.
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Scoping
Define which systems, users, locations, and cloud services fall within the certification boundary.
02
Gap Assessment
Compare current controls against certification requirements. Document what is missing or misconfigured.
03
Remediation Support
Close identified gaps through guided self-service or hands-on technical implementation.
04
Evidence Review
Review questionnaire responses and evidence before submission to reduce failure risk.
05
Assessment & Certification
Formal assessment, independent technical testing where required, certificate issuance.
Security Assurance
Understanding your actual exposure, not just your certification status.
Certification confirms that defined controls are in place. Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing reveal what a real attacker would find. For organisations that require a deeper picture of their security risk, we offer structured assurance services that sit alongside or independent of the certification pathway.
Vulnerability Assessments
A structured review of your infrastructure, endpoints, and cloud services to identify and classify security vulnerabilities. Delivered as a clear, prioritised report with remediation guidance written for both technical teams and business decision-makers.
Learn moreVulnerability Scanning
Periodic or continuous scanning of your internal and external attack surface. Identifies newly disclosed vulnerabilities and configuration drift between formal assessments.
Learn morePenetration Testing
Scoping, coordination, and oversight of penetration testing engagements using qualified professionals. We help you contextualise findings and prioritise remediation in the context of your business risk.
Learn moreThe Real Problem
Common reasons certification attempts fail.
Most organisations that struggle with Cyber Essentials are not underprepared in intent. They are underprepared in sequencing.
Assessment before readiness.
The questionnaire appears straightforward. The controls it assesses are not. Gaps discovered during assessment create delays, additional cost, and missed deadlines.
Documentation substituted for technical controls.
Cyber Essentials assesses implemented security, not written policies. Assessors look for configuration evidence, not procedure documents.
Incorrect scope definition.
What falls in and out of scope affects both the assessment outcome and the security value of the certificate. Poor scoping decisions frequently cause avoidable failures.
No remediation guidance after failure.
Organisations that fail often know what was rejected but not how to fix it correctly. Without qualified support, the same issues recur at resubmission.
No posture maintenance between renewals.
A certificate is valid for twelve months. Threats are continuous. Treating certification as the objective rather than the control baseline leaves organisations exposed between cycles.
Our Difference
We assess and remediate. Most certification bodies only assess.
Readiness before submission.
Before any assessment begins, we evaluate your actual security posture against certification requirements. You enter the assessment process knowing where you stand.
Operational implementation experience.
Our practitioners have configured the controls that certification schemes assess. We know what a compliant implementation looks like because we have built them.
Technology-agnostic delivery.
We work across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, on-premise infrastructure, hybrid environments, and mixed stacks. Our approach adapts to your actual environment.
Capability, not dependency.
We implement controls, document evidence, and build processes your team can own and maintain. The objective is to leave your organisation more capable than we found it.
How We Work
A structured process. Clear at every stage.
Discovery
Understand your organisation, environment, and certification objectives.
Gap Assessment
Evaluate current controls against requirements. Document what needs to change.
Remediation
Close identified gaps through guidance, hands-on support, or both.
Assessment
Manage formal assessment, submission, and independent audit where required.
Certification
Certificate issued with post-assessment summary and renewal planning.
Discovery
Understand your organisation, environment, and certification objectives.
Gap Assessment
Evaluate current controls against requirements. Document what needs to change.
Remediation
Close identified gaps through guidance, hands-on support, or both.
Assessment
Manage formal assessment, submission, and independent audit where required.
Certification
Certificate issued with post-assessment summary and renewal planning.
Founded on Experience
Built by practitioners with enterprise infrastructure and security delivery backgrounds.
The people behind Systemizer spent more than two decades working inside the organisations we now help secure — implementing technical controls, remediating audit findings, hardening infrastructure, and supporting compliance programmes under real operational pressure.
Systemizer was established to close the gap between what certification requires and what most organisations actually have in place when they attempt it. Our practitioners understand both sides of that gap.
Practitioner Credentials
- 20+ years combined infrastructure and security experience
- Enterprise, mid-market, and SME delivery backgrounds
- Hands-on audit remediation and compliance implementation
- IASME-accredited Certification Body status
- Microsoft Partner
- Cross-environment delivery: cloud, hybrid, on-premise
Systemizer practitioners have implemented the controls that certification schemes assess.
Get Started
Start with a conversation.
Our initial consultation is a working call — typically 30 minutes — in which we understand your organisation, your certification objectives, and your current security posture.
Or contact us directly: info@systemizer.co.uk