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<p>At the end of June 2021, 70,859 Cyber Essentials certificates have been awarded
to organisations in the UK, including 55,645 to small and medium sized organisations.
This includes an increase of 20,438 (17,477 to SMEs) in the overall number of certificates
awarded since the end of August 2020. 12,566 certificates have been awarded so far
this year, including 10,721 to SMEs. For a smaller number of older certificates (pre-2017)
we do not have information available on the size of the organisation.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>On 12 May 2021 at CYBERUK 2021, the government announced the launch
of the Cyber Essentials Readiness Tool. The interactive tool provides a bespoke action
plan to organisations to improve their cyber security and will help SMEs prepare for
Cyber Essentials certification.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 10 September 2020
the government announced a £500,000 fund to help SME businesses in the healthcare
sector improve their digital resilience. The funding package, which has now been completed,
supported 170 SMEs to work towards achieving Cyber Essentials certification and take
other steps to improve their cyber security, helping to ensure they can continue providing
vital products and services to deal with the current pandemic.</p><p> </p>
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