Both certifications establish controls needed to protect your business from cyber threats and are beneficial in their own rights, but also can co-exist together. Cyber Essentials provides you with five fundamental controls to protect against common threats, making it a reliable and cost-effective certification to demonstrate basic cyber compliance. ISO 27001 takes this a step further, offering a risk based and more comprehensive, in-depth set of optional controls that can be tailored to your organisation. You can find out more about the differences between ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials in our dedicated blog.