FaultyPacket Compliance Engineering • NCSC / IASME v3.3 ("Danzell")

UK Cyber Essentials v3.3 Executive Readiness & Blocker Report

Generated: 25 Oct 2026 08:50 UTC • Assessment Scope: Full Organisation & Connected Cloud Services
VERDICT: NOT YET READY — 2 AUTOMATIC-FAIL BLOCKER(S) DETECTED
5 / 5
CE v3.3 Pillars Audited
2
Auto-Fail Blockers
100%
Cloud Assets Scoped
< 2 Hours
Est. Remediation Time
Clause Control Pillar CE v3.3 Verdict Technical Finding Required Remediation
CE33-A1.4 1. Firewalls, Cloud Scope & Home VPN
All SaaS/PaaS Cloud Services & Home-Worker VPN Boundary Documented
PASS 5/5 Cloud services (M365, Intune, Xero, GitHub, Cloudflare) documented in register; host firewall + full-tunnel VPN enforced for home workers. Maintain Cloud-Asset-And-Shadow-IT-Register.csv quarterly prior to IASME submission.
CE33-A4.5-USER 2. Secure Config, Cloud MFA & Passwordless
100% Cloud MFA (Admins + Users + Service Accounts) & PIN Throttling
FAIL (AUTO-FAIL RISK) 2 enabled accounts (contractor.lee@ Guest & svc-legacy-scan@ Service Account) lack MFA registration; CA02 is currently in Report-Only mode. Switch CA02 from Report-Only to On; disable contractor.lee@; migrate svc-legacy-scan@ to OAuth2 Workload Identity with Named Location IP restriction.
CE33-A4.2-DORMANT 3. User Access Control & Dormancy
1-Day Leaver Offboarding & <=30-Day Account Dormancy Limit
FAIL 1 enabled Guest account (contractor.lee@oakfield-legal.co.uk) has 67 days of sign-in inactivity (exceeds 30-day CE v3.3 threshold). Disable accounts inactive >30 days and enforce automated Entra ID Access Reviews for external guests.
CE33-A3.1-PATCH 4. Security Update Management (14-Day SLA)
Supported OS & <=14-Day Patching for CVSS >= 7.0 / CISA KEV
FAIL (AUTO-FAIL RISK) Endpoint LON-LT-029 is running End-of-Life Windows 10 22H2 (10.0.19045) with last patch sync 21 days ago (>14-day SLA). Upgrade LON-LT-029 to Windows 11 24H2 via Intune Feature Update Ring or retire device from corporate network access.
CE33-A5.1-MALWARE 5. Malware Protection & Allowlisting
Defender Real-Time Antimalware, Tamper Protection & BitLocker
PASS 100% of in-scope Windows 11 and macOS Sequoia endpoints report active antimalware signatures, Tamper Protection, and full-disk encryption. Retain Intune Endpoint Security Antivirus compliance snapshot for assessor verification.
Generated by FaultyPacket Cyber Essentials v3.3 ("Danzell") Evidence Pack https://faultypacket.co.uk/cyber-essentials-v3-3-danzell-readiness.html