No MFA? No Certification. The Cyber Essentials Rule That Changes Everything
The April 2026 Cyber Essentials update introduces a game-changing rule: multi-factor authentication is now mandatory. Not recommended. Not "nice to have." Mandatory. If your cloud service offers MFA (free or paid) and you're not using it, you automatically fail. No exceptions. This single change will expose how many UK businesses have been skating by with terrible security. With potentially 30,000+ certified companies lacking proper MFA configuration, the fallout will be significant. You've got
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