Who's behind this

About this site

This site is operated by CyPro Ltd, a UK cyber security consultancy. It exists for one reason: to explain Cyber Essentials Plus certification properly, prices included, and get you through it without drama.

CyPro's practice is built around SMBs and high-growth companies: the organisations attackers assume are unguarded, and whose security needs have grown faster than their headcount. The Cyber Essentials Plus service on this site sits alongside CyPro's risk assessment, ISO 27001, virtual CISO and security operations work for clients across the UK.

That breadth matters here. Certification prep done by a full consultancy means the people fixing your patching and access control are the same people who run security operations and compliance programmes for a living, so the fixes are done the way an assessor, and an attacker, would judge them.

The service is led by senior practitioners who have built and run security programmes for major UK organisations, hold the certifications you would expect, and are named on this site rather than hidden behind a brand. Your independent assessment is always carried out by an IASME-licensed certification body, which is exactly how the scheme is meant to work.

Meet the leadership

The team behind the service

These are the named CyPro people behind the certification service, from the partner accountable for it to the practitioners who run your readiness work.

Rob McBride, Partner at CyPro

Rob McBride

Partner, CyPro

Rob is a Founding Partner at CyPro and a highly experienced CISO. Beginning his career with a successful tenure at Deloitte, Rob has since amassed a wealth of experience, notably serving as a cyber security advisor to the UK government and spearheading cloud security transformations for several global banks.

  • CISSP
  • ACA Chartered Accountant
  • MPhil
  • BSc
  • SOC 2
  • ISO 27001
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Jonny Pelter, Partner at CyPro

Jonny Pelter

Partner, CyPro

Jonny is a Founding Partner at CyPro and executive group level CISO who has worked closely with the British intelligence agencies NCSC and GCHQ.

  • CIPM
  • CIPP/E
  • CISSP
  • CISM
  • CRISC
  • ISO27001
  • Prince2
  • MSc
  • BSc
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Elsie Day, Senior Security Consultant at CyPro

Elsie Day

Senior Security Consultant, CyPro

A graduate in Criminology, Elsie also has an MSc in Crime Science with Cyber Crime from UCL. She brings a solid foundation in cyber security principles and practices.

  • BA Criminology
  • MSc Crime Science and Cyber Crime
  • ISC2 - Certified in Cyber Security
  • Prince2 Practitioner
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Team accreditations

  • CIPM
  • CIPP E
  • CISA
  • CISM
  • CISSP
  • CRISC
  • ISO 27001
  • Prince2

Organisations the team has worked with

az
bgi
british gas
cigna
deloitte
euroclear
jpm
kpmg
lme
m & g
ns & i
royal london
rsa
schroders
shell
ubs
virgin trains
william hill

The full CyPro picture

This site deliberately covers one thing: Cyber Essentials certification. The consultancy's own site covers the wider story: the full team, careers and every service CyPro delivers.

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