The Northern Ireland Cyber Security Centre (NICSC) has launched a free, fully funded Cyber Essentials programme to help eligible small businesses and charities in Northern Ireland strengthen their cyber security and work towards Cyber Essentials certification.
What does the programme offer?
22 places for small businesses and 12 places for charities.
- Up to 14 hours of remote support for each organisation from an NCSC-assured Cyber Advisor to help them work towards Cyber Essentials certification.
- The Cyber Essentials certification fee is included.
- Adviser support and the certification fee are provided at no cost to participants.
Any additional hardware or software that an organisation needs to meet the Cyber Essentials requirements is not covered by the programme.
Who can apply?
- Businesses: Micro or small businesses with 1–49 employees that are registered in the UK and based in Northern Ireland.
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- Charities: Micro or small charities with 1–49 employees that are registered in the UK and based in Northern Ireland and can provide evidence of their charity status.
Applicants must also:
- not currently hold Cyber Essentials certification;
- not have been awarded Cyber Essentials certification since January 2023; and
- not currently be in the process of applying for Cyber Essentials certification.
How can partners help?
Please share information about the programme with eligible businesses and charities in your networks and direct interested organisations to the application route below.
The programme will be delivered by NICSC’s delivery partner, Hackily.
How to apply:
For Businesses: Please click here.
For Charities: Please click here.
