Cyber Essentials Pathways: from proof of concept to cyber confidence An alternative path to Cyber Essentials Plus certification, without compromising the integrity of the scheme. Large organisations often tell us the same thing. “We want to achieve Cyber Essentials Plus, but the way we operate does not align with the technical controls that Cyber Essentials Plus requires.” Complex architectures, legacy systems, and layered security requirements mean that a purely prescriptive approach can sometimes feel more like a constraint than something that enables better security outcomes. Pathways was designed to respond to this challenge, providing a way for organisations to demonstrate that their controls deliver equivalent (or better) protection, even where they differ from the standard Cyber…