CE+ Pre-assessment

Measure a client against the five Cyber Essentials Plus controls before the assessor does — and get the plan to pass.

Demo with representative sample data. Live scoring runs against the client's own devices once the agent is deployed.

3/5

controls passing

Not yet compliant — 2 controls failing

Security update management and user access control need work. Estimated 9 working days to a pass at current pace.

560

Devices assessed

Controls passing

Failing devices

Days to ready

Control	Status	Finding
Firewalls	Pass	Host firewall on and enforced on all 560 devices.
Secure configuration	Pass	AutoPlay off, Guest disabled, SmartScreen on across the estate.
User access control	Fail	14 devices have standard users in the local Administrators group; MFA not enforced for 3 admin accounts.
Malware protection	Pass	Defender active with real-time protection; signatures < 24h on all devices.
Security update management	Fail	37 devices with high/critical patches older than 14 days; 62 devices on Windows 10 22H2 (EOL Oct 2025).

Do this	Devices
Remove standard users from local Administrators	14
Enforce MFA on remaining admin accounts	3
Deploy overdue high/critical patches	37
Upgrade EOL Windows 10 22H2 devices	62

Firewall exceptions closed	28 devices
Applications upgraded to supported versions	19 apps
CVEs cleared inside the 14-day window	204 CVEs
Admin-rights removals	31 users