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Question 1

What is Cyber Essentials v3.3 (Danzell)?

Accepted Answer

Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification scheme owned by the NCSC and administered by IASME. The v3.3 update - codenamed 'Danzell' - comes into force on 27 April 2026 and is the question set every IASME assessor will use from that date. Headline changes: multi-factor authentication is mandatory on every cloud administrator account, critical and high-severity patches must be applied within 14 days, and SMS-only MFA is deprecated.

Question 2

Is this an actual Cyber Essentials certification?

Accepted Answer

No. CrowAgent is NOT an IASME-accredited certification body. This tool is a self-assessment readiness check that mirrors the v3.3 (Danzell) question set so you can find gaps before you submit to a real IASME assessor. To certify, you must complete the assessment via an IASME-accredited body - see iasme.co.uk for the official list.

Question 3

What are the auto-fail items in v3.3 (Danzell)?

Accepted Answer

Two questions are auto-fail under Danzell v3.3 from 27 April 2026: (Q9) MFA must be enforced on every cloud administrator account, and (Q15) critical and high-severity security patches (CVSS ≥ 7.0 or vendor-marked 'critical') must be applied within 14 calendar days of release. A 'no' or 'partial' on either will fail the IASME assessment regardless of how strong the rest of your controls are.

Question 4

Which five controls does Cyber Essentials cover?

Accepted Answer

The five technical controls are: Firewalls (boundary protection and default-deny), Secure configuration (defaults removed, unused services disabled), User access control (least-privilege, separate admin accounts, MFA on cloud admin), Security update management (supported software, auto-update, 14-day critical patching), and Malware protection (anti-malware on every endpoint, auto-updated definitions).

Question 5

Is the readiness check free, and do I need to sign up?

Accepted Answer

Yes - the readiness check is free and no account or sign-up is required to see your overall score, per-control breakdown, and Danzell auto-fail flags. You only enter your email afterwards if you want the branded PDF report.

Cyber Essentials Readiness — v3.3 (Danzell)

Cyber Essentials Readiness — v3.3 (Danzell)