Preparing for Cyber Essentials Plus?
Identify and address external security vulnerabilities before your official assessment. Get professional, one-time vulnerability scanning from Clone Systems starting at $99, with detailed reporting and remediation rescans included.
Why External Vulnerability Scanning Matters.
Cyber Essentials Plus is a UK cybersecurity certification that independently verifies an organization’s implementation of essential security controls.
The assessment includes external vulnerability testing of relevant internet-facing infrastructure.
Identifying security weaknesses before your assessment gives your organization time to apply updates, address vulnerabilities, and verify remediation.
What Should You Check Before Your Assessment?
High & Critical Vulnerabilities
Identify known security vulnerabilities that could affect your external infrastructure.
Outdated Software
Detect vulnerabilities associated with outdated software and missing security updates.
Unsupported Systems
Review externally identifiable software and services for potential security exposure.
Vulnerable Remote Access
Identify known vulnerabilities affecting internet-facing VPNs and remote access services.
Are Your Systems Up to Date?
Cyber Essentials requires applicable high-risk and critical security updates to be installed within 14 days of release.
This includes relevant updates addressing vulnerabilities with CVSS v3 scores of 7.0 or higher.
Before your Cyber Essentials Plus assessment, it’s important to identify known vulnerabilities and confirm that applicable security updates have been addressed.
Prepare Your Infrastructure
- Identify your internet-facing systems.
- Review software versions and outstanding security updates.
- Check for known high-risk and critical vulnerabilities.
- Apply necessary patches and configuration changes.
- Rescan to verify remediation.
Identify Vulnerabilities Before Your Assessment
Clone Systems’ external vulnerability scanning helps detect known security weaknesses, outdated software, and vulnerabilities associated with missing security updates across your internet-facing infrastructure, giving you time to remediate and verify fixes before your Cyber Essentials Plus assessment.
Find Vulnerabilities Before Your Official Assessment.
Discovering security vulnerabilities during your Cyber Essentials Plus assessment can require additional remediation and retesting.
Clone Systems’ One-Time External Vulnerability Scanning service helps you assess your public-facing infrastructure beforehand, identify known weaknesses, and verify fixes during a 60-day remediation period.
Our proprietary scanning technology makes professional security assessments accessible without requiring an annual subscription.
What’s Included?
External Vulnerability Scanning
Identify known vulnerabilities across your authorized public-facing infrastructure.
60-Day Assessment Period
Complete your initial scan and remediation verification within your license period.
Remediation Rescans
Verify fixes until your assessment passes or your license expires.
Five Professional Reports
Access detailed findings, remediation guidance, and management-level reporting.
Agentless Technology
Assess external infrastructure without installing local scanning agents.
No Annual Commitment
Purchase a professional assessment with straightforward, one-time pricing.
Professional Scanning Starting at $99.
Choose the package that fits the number of public IP addresses or URLs you need to assess.
Starter
For businesses assessing one public-facing target.
- One initial scan per licensed target.
- A 60-day license period.
- Remediation rescans until passing or expiration.
- Five professional security reports.
- No annual subscription.
Standard
For businesses assessing multiple internet-facing systems.
- One initial scan per licensed target.
- A 60-day license period.
- Remediation rescans until passing or expiration.
- Five professional security reports.
- No annual subscription.
Advanced
For organizations assessing larger external environments.
- One initial scan per licensed target.
- A 60-day license period.
- Remediation rescans until passing or expiration.
- Five professional security reports.
- No annual subscription.
How to Prepare Your External Infrastructure.
Confirm Your Scope
Identify the public-facing systems and IP addresses included in your certification assessment.
Review Software & Updates
Check for outdated software, known vulnerabilities, and outstanding security updates.
Run an External Scan
Assess your internet-facing infrastructure for known security weaknesses.
Address the Findings
Apply updates, correct configurations, and remediate identified vulnerabilities.
Verify Your Fixes
Use remediation rescans to confirm that previously detected vulnerabilities have been resolved.
Clear Findings. Actionable Remediation.
Every one-time scanning package includes five professional reporting options to help your team understand vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation, and track improvements.
Vulnerability Assessment Report
Detailed findings, affected systems, severity ratings, and remediation guidance.
Executive VRMS Report
A management-level overview of security risks and remediation priorities.
Vulnerability Summary Report
Identified vulnerabilities organized by host and severity.
Remediation Workbook
An Excel workbook for organizing and tracking remediation work.
Scan Comparison Report
Compare scans to identify new, resolved, recurring, and outstanding findings.
Trusted Technology. Straightforward Security Assessments.
Clone Systems has provided cybersecurity services since 1998.
Our proprietary vulnerability scanning technology supports organizations across industries, including financial institutions.
As a PCI Approved Scanning Vendor since 2007, we bring established scanning expertise to businesses seeking professional external vulnerability assessments.
Explore our One-Time External Vulnerability Scanning service, Small Business Vulnerability Scanning, or annual External Vulnerability Scanning service.
Find and Fix Vulnerabilities Before Your Cyber Essentials Plus Assessment.
Get professional external vulnerability scanning, detailed security reports, and remediation rescans without an annual commitment.
One-Time Scanning Starting at $99.