Cyber Essentials Has Record Year but Takeup Remains Low
The UK Cyber Essentials certification scheme issued a record 61,430 certificates from July 2025 to June 2026, up 20% year over year. Nearly three-quarters were recertifications, and coverage remains low against 5.7 million UK SMEs.
- 61,430 certificates in a year, up 20%
- 46,245 basic CE and 15,185 CE+ with audit
- Nearly 75% were recertifications
- 49% of UK SMEs faced an incident in the year
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