--- title: "Firevault Awarded Cyber Essentials and Cyber Es… | Firevault" url: https://fire-vault.com/news/firevault-cyber-essentials-plus-certified description: "Firevault has been awarded Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification, the UK Government-backed scheme run by the NCSC, following an independent…" lang: en-GB --- News · 26 July 2026 # Firevault Awarded Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus Certification Firevault has been awarded Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification, the UK Government-backed scheme run by the NCSC, following an independent technical audit of its systems and controls. Image: Mark Fermor (https://fire-vault.com/assets/mark-fermor-DWFWqeWL.jpg) Mark Fermor CTO, CMO & Founder, Firevault 2 min read Share Share on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffire-vault.com%2Fnews%2Ffirevault-cyber-essentials-plus-certified Share on X: https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffire-vault.com%2Fnews%2Ffirevault-cyber-essentials-plus-certified&text=Firevault%20Awarded%20Cyber%20Essentials%20and%20Cyber%20Essentials%20Plus%20Certification%0A%0AFirevault%20has%20been%20awarded%20Cyber%20Essentials%20and%20Cyber%20Essentials%20Plus%20certification%2C%20the%20UK%20Government-backed%20scheme%20run%20by%20the%20NCSC%2C%20following%20an%20independent%20technical%20audit%20of%20its%20systems%20and%20controls. Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffire-vault.com%2Fnews%2Ffirevault-cyber-essentials-plus-certified Image: Firevault Cyber Essentials Plus certification announcement with a shield and checkmark on a dark navy background (https://fire-vault.com/__l5e/assets-v1/446b675b-b48b-4b8e-ba01-b97ad3abf97d/firevault-cyber-essentials-plus-certified-2x.jpg) Firevault Cyber Essentials Plus certification announcement with a shield and checkmark on a dark navy background Why it matters ## What this means for organisations holding critical data Firevault is pleased to announce that it has been awarded both **Cyber Essentials (https://fire-vault.com/solutions/oss/compliance/cyber-essentials)** and **Cyber Essentials Plus** certification, the UK Government-backed scheme developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to help organisations guard against the most common cyber threats. ## About the Certification Cyber Essentials verifies that an organisation has the five core technical controls in place: boundary firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection, and security update management. Cyber Essentials Plus goes further, requiring a hands-on technical audit by an independent, qualified assessor, including vulnerability testing of internet-facing systems, workstations, and email clients. ## Why It Matters Achieving Cyber Essentials Plus is an independently verified statement that our controls have been tested in practice, not just declared on paper. For the legal, accountancy, and regulated-sector clients we serve, it provides supply-chain assurance that Firevault handles their data with the rigour their own regulators and insurers expect. ## What This Means for Our Clients Clients using Offline Secure Storage (https://fire-vault.com/offline-secure-storage), Control, and LUV services now have documented, third-party evidence that Firevault''s operational systems meet the UK Government''s baseline for cyber hygiene. This evidence can be referenced in SRA, ICAEW, GDPR, and cyber-insurance due-diligence conversations, and forms part of the assurance pack we provide to prospective customers. ## A Word From Firevault Mark Fermor, Founder of Firevault, said: "Cyber Essentials Plus is a meaningful milestone for us. Our clients trust Firevault with the data that matters most to their business, so independent verification of our controls is the least they should expect. It sits alongside the physical protections we build into every vault, and reinforces our commitment to secure data and trusted futures." ## Ongoing Commitment Firevault will maintain annual recertification and continue to expand its programme of independent assessments as the business grows. ## Key Takeaways - **Both certifications achieved:** Cyber Essentials and the more rigorous Cyber Essentials Plus. - **Independently tested:** Hands-on technical audit by a qualified external assessor. - **Supply-chain ready:** Supports SRA, ICAEW, GDPR, and cyber-insurance due diligence. - **Annually renewed:** Certification is maintained through yearly reassessment. About the author ### Mark Fermor Mark Fermor on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfermor) CTO, CMO & Founder Founder of Firevault, focused on offline secure storage and protecting individuals and businesses from fraud, fines, loss and damage. Speaker, owner and advisor. How Firevault would handle this ## Controls an auditor can physically verify Firevault gives you physical separation, named custody and evidenced access, so compliance claims about isolation and control are things you can show, not just assert. Get started: https://fire-vault.com/get-started Talk to the team: https://fire-vault.com/demo **Custody**Named, access-controlled hardware in a Firevault Bunker **Evidence**Access windows and retrieval events are recorded **Separation**Physical isolation that satisfies offline copy requirements **Jurisdiction**Stored where your regulatory position requires Related Reading ## You may also find these useful News ### Russian hackers steal UK government logins: why offline vaults change the equation The Telegraph reports that Russian-linked hackers have harvested UK government login credentials and traded them on dark-web forums. 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For a young… 29 Nov 2025 6 min https://fire-vault.com/news/firevault-shortlisted-for-the-2025-tech-trailblazers-firestarter-award News ### Sona Insurance Partners with Firevault We’re proud to announce that Sona Insurance Solutions, the Colchester-based independent insurance broker, has become the first broker in the UK to partner… 10 Nov 2025 3 min https://fire-vault.com/news/sona-insurance-solutions-partnership ## Suggested Reading - What is Offline Secure Storage The foundation of physical disconnection: https://fire-vault.com/how-it-works/offline-secure-storage - Why Offline Secure Storage The case for physical control: https://fire-vault.com/why-oss - Ransomware Defence Hold gold copies offline: https://fire-vault.com/oss-for-ransomware-recovery - Control Physical path control for IT and OT: https://fire-vault.com/solutions/control - Knowledge Vault All articles, guides and whitepapers: https://fire-vault.com/learn/knowledge - Book a Demo See Firevault in action: https://fire-vault.com/demo Back to Knowledge Vault: https://fire-vault.com/learn/knowledge ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://fire-vault.com/#organization", "name": "Firevault", "legalName": "Firevault Limited", "url": "https://fire-vault.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://fire-vault.com/logo.png", "width": 200, "height": 60 }, "foundingDate": "2025-03", "description": "Protect what matters with Offline Secure Storage and control what moves with Control by Firevault. 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