Cyber Essentials is changing in 2026. Here’s what organisations need to know
From April 2026, the Cyber Essentials (CE) and Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) schemes will be strengthened to reflect the realities of today’s threat landscape. These updates are not cosmetic. They introduce tougher assessment standards, clearer scoping rules and more explicit technical expectations, particularly around identity security, patching and resilience against ransomware.