Cyber Essentials
For Life Science Companies
Greenlight Computers helps life science and healthcare organisations gain Cyber Essentials – using sector expertise to keep it simple.
Cyber Essentials is no longer optional for most life science companies.
Whether you’re working with NHS partners, applying for public sector funding, or preparing for investment and acquisition conversations, Cyber Essentials certification is increasingly a minimum requirement.
- Required for NHS and public sector contracts
- Increasingly expected by Innovate UK and NIHR grant applications
- Used as a baseline indicator by investors, acquirers, and enterprise partners
- Linked to better cyber insurance terms and lower premiums
And beyond the commercial requirements — the five controls it covers address the most common routes into a life science organisation’s systems.
Less complex than you might think.
Cyber Essentials covers five technical control areas: firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection, and patch management. The standard certification is a verified self-assessment. Cyber Essentials Plus adds an independent technical audit.
Most life science companies are closer to certification than they realise. The process typically surfaces a small number of fixable gaps — and we’ll help you close them before submission.
Greenlight Computers guides you through the full process.
- Free initial Cyber Essentials Readiness Assessment
- Gap analysis against all five control areas
- Remediation support — we fix what needs fixing
- Pre-submission review to ensure you’re ready
- Support through the certification submission itself
- Ongoing managed IT to maintain your certification year on year
Find out where you stand
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Book a free Cyber Essentials Readiness Assessment and we'll give you a clear, honest picture of what's required. No obligation. No hard sell.
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Cyber Security for Life Science Companies –
What You need to Know
What your organisation need to know about protecting research data, achieving Cyber Essentials, and reducing cyber risk.
- The top cyber threats threats targeting life science companies
- What Cyber Essentials certification means for your sector
- A practical checklist to assess your current security posture
- How to prepare for tightening regulation ahead
Find out more about our Certification here
Based in Manchester, Greenlight Computers supports life science companies nationwide.
FAQs
For most organisations, 4–8 weeks from initial assessment to certification, depending on the number of gaps to address.
Standard Cyber Essentials meets most requirements. Plus is needed for some NHS contracts and higher-tier public sector work. We’ll advise you during the readiness assessment.
Cyber Essentials is a separate certification and is specifically required by many NHS and public sector bodies. It’s also the most commonly referenced scheme in UK government procurement.