August 2026 | One IT Support Ltd

Cyber Essentials has got stricter. Here’s what’s catching people out

Cyber Essentials is increasingly a condition of winning work, and the rules got tougher in April 2026. Two issues now fail an application outright rather than earning a note to fix later. Here are the five things we see catching businesses out.

Why your customers are starting to ask about your IT security

Longer security questionnaires are starting to arrive with contract renewals. A new law going through Parliament brings IT providers like us under direct regulation and pushes security requirements down through supply chains. Here is what is changing and the questions to ask your own IT provider.