A1.15: Can IASME contact you for research?
Can IASME contact you for research purposes?
Source: IASME Cyber Essentials Danzell question set v16.3
A1.15 asks whether IASME may contact you for research about the Cyber Essentials process and its benefits. IASME and the UK government occasionally run such research. There is no right or wrong answer and neither choice affects the result. If you agree, contact comes to the email you registered with, and you are free not to respond.
Is A1.15 an automatic fail?
No. A1.15 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
- Yes/No a Yes/No question
- IASME guidance
- Both IASME and the UK government occasionally need to ask questions about the process and/or benefits of the Cyber Essentials scheme for research purposes. If you agree to this we will contact you via the email address you registered with, you are free to not respond if we do contact you.
- 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 A1.15 ask?
A1.15 asks: “Can IASME contact you for research purposes?”
A1.15 asks whether IASME can contact you for research purposes. The guidance explains that both IASME and the UK government occasionally need to ask questions about the process or benefits of the scheme.
If you agree, IASME will contact you via the email address you registered with, and you are free not to respond.
How should you answer A1.15?
A1.15 has no single compliant answer. Answer it accurately for your organisation today; this is what each answer means.
- Answer Yes if you are happy to receive occasional research requests at your registered email address.
- Answer No if you are not; it does not affect the assessment.
- A Yes does not oblige you to take part in any research.
What mistakes do applicants make with A1.15?
A common mistake with A1.15: assuming the answer is marked; it is not.
- Registering with a personal email address that leaves with the person who completed the application.
- Confusing this with A1.13, which is about breaches.
- Leaving it unanswered.
How do you get A1.15 right?
Work through these steps before you enter A1.15 in the portal:
- Choose Yes or No, and make sure the registered email address is a shared or role mailbox that will still be monitored.
How do assessors check A1.15?
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
- A1.14A1.14Multiple choiceWhere did you hear about Cyber Essentials?Multiple choice
- A1.16A1.16Yes/NoHave you signed up to the NCSC’s free Early Warning service?Yes/No
Frequently asked questions
A1.15 in the 2026 Danzell Cyber Essentials question set asks: "Can IASME contact you for research purposes?" It is a Yes/No question.
A1.15 asks whether IASME may contact you for research about the Cyber Essentials process and its benefits. IASME and the UK government occasionally run such research. There is no right or wrong answer and neither choice affects the result. If you agree, contact comes to the email you registered with, and you are free not to respond.
No. A1.15 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. IASME's guidance says you are free not to respond if they contact you.
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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