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Framework mapping

Stay ready for Cyber Essentials Plus reviews

Map Cyber Essentials Plus to the controls and evidence your team already maintains, keep the record current between cycles, and answer auditors, customers, and security reviewers with traceable proof without rebuilding the record each time.
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Aurora organizes your evidence and maps it to framework requirements. It does not certify compliance, replace assessors, or guarantee audit outcomes.

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Published by Verified active source family: NCSC Requirements for IT infrastructure v3.2 and NCSC CE and Test Specification v3.2 and IASME Willow Booklet v15.1Latest: Requirements v3.2 / CE+ Test Specification v3.2 / Willow Booklet Version 15.1Mapping updated May 3, 2026View official source
Aurora maps Cyber Essentials Plus requirements to controls and evidence specifications. Mapping does not constitute certification, legal advice, or a guarantee of compliance. Consult qualified counsel or an accredited assessor for formal attestation.

Evidence automation

How Cyber Essentials Plus Evidence Gets Collected

Aurora maps framework requirements to evidence specifications with defined collection methods, cadence, and integration sources.

Collection methods
24evidence specs defined
25automated0manual
Collection cadence
25 scheduled
8Daily1Weekly6Quarterly3Semi-annual7Annual
Connected sources
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AWSAzureBitdefender GravityzoneCrowdStrike FalconGCPGoogle WorkspaceIntuneJamf ProJumpCloudKandjiMicrosoft Entra / M365OktaPing Identity GovernancePingoneQualysRipplingSentinelOneTenable.ioTriNetWizWorkday

Control depth

Control Domains Mapped for Cyber Essentials Plus

Each mapped control carries evidence specifications, test assertions, and implementation guidance. Overlapping controls are reused across frameworks.

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Aurora controls mapped
Coverage
6%
Control domains
5 domains
Access Control
542%
Endpoint Security
433%
Vulnerability Management
18%
Network Security
18%
Asset Management
18%

At a glance

What Teams Need to Know About Cyber Essentials Plus

Best for

Teams responding to a named reviewer, customer, or regulatory request with version-specific proof.

Reviewers expect

Mapped requirements, linked evidence, approval history, and structured exports for Cyber Essentials Plus reviews.

Where teams stall

Rebuilding control mappings and chasing evidence for each Cyber Essentials Plus review cycle instead of reusing a current record.

Governed exports
  • Control matrix
  • Evidence package
  • Reviewer portal access
  • Audit-period exports

The cost of rebuilding proof

What Changes When You Stop Rebuilding for Cyber Essentials Plus

Teams that manage Cyber Essentials Plus manually rebuild the record every cycle. Aurora turns that into a repeatable, governed motion.

Review prep
Without Aurora

Weeks of manual evidence gathering, spreadsheet reconciliation, and last-minute scrambles before each review window.

With Aurora

Evidence stays linked to controls with freshness tracking, so the package is current before the reviewer asks.

Cross-framework reuse
Without Aurora

Separate evidence packages for each framework, even when controls overlap with FISMA, HIPAA, or SOC 2.

With Aurora

Shared controls carry the same governed evidence across every framework, collected once and reused.

Reviewer handoff
Without Aurora

Loose attachments over email, no audit trail, no way to know what the reviewer actually accessed.

With Aurora

Structured exports or Trust Center access with activity logs, scoped permissions, and point-in-time snapshots.

Gap visibility
Without Aurora

Gaps discovered during the review, too late to fix without delaying the timeline.

With Aurora

Continuous coverage signals flag missing evidence, stale artifacts, and unmapped requirements between cycles.

Lifecycle signals

How Aurora Keeps Cyber Essentials Plus Current

Automated signals track evidence freshness, detect coverage gaps, and surface upcoming deadlines so teams stay ahead of review windows.

Core signals
Evidence freshness tracking

Alerts when evidence artifacts approach expiration so nothing goes stale before review

Automation gap detection

Identifies controls without automated evidence collection and flags manual bottlenecks

Training assignments

Links training requirements to framework controls with completion tracking

Assessment readiness

Tracks question coverage and approved answers across review cycles

Remediation tracking

Gap-to-fix workflows with owner assignment and resolution timelines

Policy governance

Approval workflows, version tracking, and clause mapping for policy artifacts

Regulatory signals
Available for regulatory frameworks
Calendar deadlines

Review window and renewal date tracking with advance alerts

Regulatory frameworks
Incident response timelines

Regulatory notification and response window tracking with escalation paths

Regulatory frameworks

From request to handoff

How Teams Stay Review-Ready Between Cycles

Aurora turns one named framework request into a repeatable operating motion your team can maintain between audits, buyer reviews, and renewals.

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Scope the exact version
Start with the Cyber Essentials Plus version your reviewer or buyer already asked for so the record matches the request in front of you.
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Reuse the controls you already trust
Map overlapping requirements to the same governed control library instead of rebuilding the program around one framework.
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Keep proof current between cycles
Attach evidence with owners, freshness expectations, and reminders so the package stays current while the business keeps moving.
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Capture approvals and decisions
Keep policy approvals, exceptions, and review history linked to the same record so reviewers see the operating context, not just files.
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Hand off a clean reviewer package
Share structured access or export a scoped package with mappings, evidence context, and timestamps already intact.

Supported versions

Mapped Versions of Cyber Essentials Plus

Latest
Requirements v3.2 / CE and Test Specification v3.2 / Willow Booklet Version 15.1
Source
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Requirements
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Controls
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Evidence
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Tests
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Sources
5
Domains
Framework request

Don't See Your Framework?

If a framework, regulation, or customer requirement is blocking your deal, bring it. We scope feasibility, assess overlap with your existing program, and map a rollout path, usually in one call.

Step 1
Share the requirement

Name the framework, version, and review timeline so we confirm scope before anything else.

Step 2
We assess the overlap

Your existing controls, evidence, and mappings in Aurora are compared against the new requirement to quantify what carries over.

Step 3
Get a clear answer

Leave the call with a feasibility decision, rollout timeline, and next steps. Not a follow-up form.

Common questions

Cyber Essentials Plus Questions, Answered Plainly

How does this fit alongside the frameworks we already run?
Aurora maps each framework into the same governed control and evidence system, so teams expand coverage without rebuilding the entire record.
How quickly can we support the next review cycle?
Tell us about the framework version and review window you need to support. Aurora helps your team move from mapped controls to traceable proof without rebuilding the package from scratch.
What does the reviewer actually receive?
Reviewers get structured access to the mapped record, linked evidence, approvals, and point-in-time exports instead of a loose collection of attachments.
Does Aurora replace the auditor or assessor?
No. Aurora keeps the work current, traceable, and ready to share. Auditors, assessors, and regulators remain independent.

Aurora does not guarantee certification, audit outcomes, or reviewer decisions. It organizes, tracks, and shares the evidence and mappings your team maintains.

Live walkthrough
Preparing for Cyber Essentials Plus review?
Share the version your reviewer asked for. We will show how Aurora maps Cyber Essentials Plus into your existing control library, keeps evidence current, and gives reviewers a clean handoff.
15-minute walkthrough. No obligation. See Aurora applied to your workflow with the exact outputs reviewers receive. (No compliance guarantees.)