Airly Achieves Cyber Essentials Certification

Cyber Essentials is the UK‑government‑backed scheme designed to help organisations protect themselves against the most common cyber threats. It sets a clear, practical baseline for cybersecurity – one that strengthens resilience, builds trust, and demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding data.

Airly has now achieved Cyber Essentials Certification, reinforcing our dedication to maintaining robust security standards across our technology, systems, and operations.

Strengthening trust through recognised security standards

To earn the certification, organisations undergo an independent assessment that reviews how its systems are configured, how access is managed, and how they protect the infrastructure. 

The process validates that the required controls are not only documented but actively implemented across the organisation. This external verification provides an additional layer of assurance that our cybersecurity measures meet a recognised national standard.

Cyber Essentials provides a straightforward but powerful framework for reducing cyber risk. To achieve certification, organisations must demonstrate that they have implemented essential technical controls that defend against the majority of cyberattacks. These include:

• Firewalls and internet gateways to prevent unauthorised access and filter network traffic.
• Secure configuration to ensure systems are set up safely, without default settings or unnecessary features.
• User access control to limit permissions only to those who need them.
• Malware protection through anti‑malware and endpoint detection tools.
• Patch management to keep software to keep software up to date and promptly address known vulnerabilities.

Meeting these requirements signals to customers, partners, and suppliers that cybersecurity is taken seriously – not just in policy, but in practice.

Why this matters for Airly’s customers

For organisations relying on Airly’s environmental intelligence, data integrity and system security are essential. Cyber Essentials certification:

• Reduces operational risk, ensuring our systems are protected against common cyber threats.
• Supports procurement confidence, particularly for public sector buyers who increasingly require Cyber Essentials as part of tender processes.
• Strengthens long‑term partnerships, offering assurance that Airly follows recognised, independently assessed security standards.

The Cybersecurity Essentials Certification reinforces the security of the products, including our sensor networks and the Airly Data Platform (ADP). 

Our devices and software are designed with secure‑by‑default principles, ensuring that data is encrypted in transit, access to systems is tightly controlled, and firmware and platform components are regularly updated to mitigate emerging threats. This approach protects the integrity of environmental data, safeguards connected infrastructure, and gives our customers confidence that both our hardware and digital services operate within a robust, independently validated security framework.

As environmental monitoring becomes increasingly embedded within digital infrastructure, strong cybersecurity is no longer just an added safeguard – it is a core requirement. This certification reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering reliable, secure, and trusted solutions.

To discuss how Airly’s secure, real‑time air quality intelligence can support your organisation, contact our team: https://airly.org/en/contact/ 

We’re here to help you build resilient, future‑ready environmental monitoring strategies.