A1.14: Where did you hear about Cyber Essentials?
Where did you hear about Cyber Essentials?
Source: IASME Cyber Essentials Danzell question set v16.3
A1.14 asks how you found out about the Cyber Essentials scheme, from a list including contractual requirement, tender, customer request, Certification Body, Cyber Advisor, Cyber Resilience Centre, the NCSC, IASME, internet search, social media and the Cyber Action Toolkit. Choose the most accurate option. It is for IASME's information and does not affect the result.
Is A1.14 an automatic fail?
No. A1.14 records information about your organisation and is not marked against a technical requirement, so no answer to it fails the assessment. Inaccurate or contradictory details may be returned by the assessor for correction.
- Answer type
- Multiple choice a multiple choice question
- IASME guidance
- Please let us know how you found out about the Cyber Essentials Scheme.
- Requirement enforced
- Section A1 collects the details that appear on the certificate and shape which later questions are shown.
- Outcome if non-compliant
- Not marked against a requirement; inaccurate details may be returned for correction
What does A1.14 ask?
A1.14 asks: “Where did you hear about Cyber Essentials?”
A1.14 asks where you heard about Cyber Essentials. The guidance asks you to let IASME know how you found out about the scheme.
The options are: contractual requirement, government contractual requirement, tender, customer request, Certification Body, Cyber Advisor, Cyber Resilience Centre, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), IASME, internet search, social media, Cyber Action Toolkit, or other.
Which option should you choose for A1.14?
Choose the option for A1.14 that is enforced today across the whole scope, and complete the notes wherever the option requires them.
Pick the option that first brought the scheme to your attention. If a customer or tender required it, choose that rather than the website where you later read about it.
What mistakes do applicants make with A1.14?
A common mistake with A1.14: spending time on it; the answer is not marked.
- Choosing 'Other' when a listed option fits.
- Confusing it with A1.10, which asks why you are applying rather than how you heard.
- Leaving it unanswered, which can hold up submission in the portal.
How do you get A1.14 right?
Work through these steps before you enter A1.14 in the portal:
- Pick the option that first brought the scheme to your attention, such as the tender or customer request.
How do assessors check A1.14?
Where to go next
Other A1 questions
- A1.12A1.12Yes/NoHave you spoken to an assured NCSC Cyber Advisor to help with your application?Yes/No
- A1.13A1.13Yes/NoCan IASME and their expert partners contact you if you experience a cyber breach?Yes/No
- A1.15A1.15Yes/NoCan IASME contact you for research purposes?Yes/No
- A1.16A1.16Yes/NoHave you signed up to the NCSC’s free Early Warning service?Yes/No
Frequently asked questions
A1.14 in the 2026 Danzell Cyber Essentials question set asks: "Where did you hear about Cyber Essentials?" It is a multiple choice question.
A1.14 asks how you found out about the Cyber Essentials scheme, from a list including contractual requirement, tender, customer request, Certification Body, Cyber Advisor, Cyber Resilience Centre, the NCSC, IASME, internet search, social media and the Cyber Action Toolkit. Choose the most accurate option. It is for IASME's information and does not affect the result.
No. A1.14 records information about your organisation and is not marked against a technical requirement, so no answer to it fails the assessment. Inaccurate or contradictory details may be returned by the assessor for correction.
No. It is recorded for IASME's information about how organisations find the scheme.
Would you pass the 2026 question set?
Answer 24 yes or no questions, built by the assessors who mark Cyber Essentials, and get a readiness score in about five minutes, with any auto-fail questions you miss flagged first in your results.
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