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Check a domain, assess your Cyber Essentials readiness or investigate a technical issue. Get useful findings and a clearer next step, without signing up.

Tools / Security and readiness

Check where you stand.

01Certify

Cyber Essentials readiness checker

A five minute self check against the five controls. See your likely gaps and what it takes to certify. We are an appointed certification body.

Check your readiness
02Secure

Domain health check

Scan your domain for email security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), DNS, SSL, security headers and exposure, with a clear score and what to fix first.

Scan a domain
03Expose

What your browser reveals

A live, in browser look at what you give away to every site you visit: IP, location, device, fingerprint and trackers. A calm awareness check.

Check your exposure
04Look up

IP and network tools

A working set of network lookups in one place: DNS, WHOIS, reverse DNS, headers and more. For the times you just need a quick, reliable answer.

Open the tools
05Generate

Password generator

Strong passwords generated entirely in your browser. Nothing is stored, sent or logged. Choose the length and character mix you need.

Generate a password
06Plan

Service pricing

Published managed IT and certification rates, plus software and audit project bands. See what each price covers before you discuss a scope with us.

See service pricing
07Understand

Threat Observatory

Public security advisories from government and technology vendors. Search by topic or CVE, check the source and take a useful briefing to your team.

Explore the briefing

Found something worth acting on?

If a tool surfaced something you want to act on, talk to us.

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