Client snapshot
- Client: Apputee
- Sector: HealthTech / Digital Healthcare
- Engagement: Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification support (NCSC funded programme)
- Outcome: Achieved Cyber Essentials Plus and established secure foundations from day one
The challenge
As a micro start-up developing a healthcare-focused application, Apputee needed to ensure strong cyber security from the outset, particularly due to the sensitive nature of user data.
With no technical cyber security background and limited internal resources, understanding and implementing Cyber Essentials requirements presented a clear challenge.
At the same time, the organisation needed to avoid a “tick-box” approach and instead build a genuine, sustainable security foundation.
The approach
RB Consultancy Ltd provided structured, accessible support tailored to a non-technical founder:
- Broke down Cyber Essentials requirements into clear, manageable steps
- Conducted a gap analysis to identify compliance position and priority actions
- Supported the creation of a structured asset register to define scope and controls
- Delivered practical, plain-language guidance to ensure full understanding, not just completion
- Guided the transition from Cyber Essentials to Cyber Essentials Plus, including vulnerability remediation
The outcome
Apputee successfully achieved both Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification through the NCSC-funded programme.
The engagement resulted in:
- A secure, structured cyber security foundation from day one
- Increased confidence in managing cyber risks across the business
- Protection of sensitive healthcare data aligned to best practice
- Improved understanding of cyber security at leadership level
“RB Consultancy has been phenomenal throughout, breaking everything down into language I could understand and making the process manageable.”
– Apputee
Why this matters
For start-ups, particularly in healthcare and technology, cyber security is critical from the outset.
Cyber Essentials provides a practical framework to:
- Protect sensitive data
- Build trust with users, partners, and investors
- Establish strong operational foundations early
- Avoid costly rework as the business scales
Starting with a structured, expert-led approach ensures cyber security is built in, not bolted on later.
If you’re building a business handling sensitive data, we’ll help you put the right foundations in place early, reducing risk and accelerating certification.
