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How it works

How To Get Certified

From signing up to certified, in days.

No lengthy audit, no consultant, no six-month project. Get Approved in about 20 minutes, then certify against the controls you already run.

The Three Steps

  1. 20 min

    Step 1: Get Approved, free

    Fully self-service in PRISM, no sales call required. You answer general questions about the solutions and vendors you use and upload a few pieces of evidence. No credit card, no commitment.

  2. 3 to 5 business days

    Step 2: Certify at your level

    Certify against the controls you already run. Levels 1, 2 and 3 each represent a higher verified standard; every level is independently certified, so you can enter where you are today and move up when you’re ready. Level 1 to 3 certification is typically completed within 3 to 5 business days from receipt of your documentation.

  3. Step 3: Activate your benefits

    Qualified leads from the insurers and brokers who recognise the certification, meaningful discounts on your clients’ cyber premiums and your own E&O coverage, SpectraCare behind your certified services, and your listing on the SPECTRA Map.

Most of what we ask for is evidence of things you already run. FastTrack certification may be available depending on your readiness.

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What You Get for Certifying

Four levels. Each one independently earned.

SPECTRA Approved

Free

SPECTRA Approved

 

  • MFA, backups, endpoint protection, RMM
  • 1 discounted cyber insurance referral
  • Listed as SPECTRA Approved
  • Reach Level 1 within 12 months

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SPECTRA Certified Level 1

SPECTRA Certified

Level 1

 

  • + MDR with 24×7 SOC
  • Qualified leads
  • Up to 25% MSP E&O discount
  • Up to 15% client discount
  • $100K SpectraCare

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SPECTRA Certified Level 2

SPECTRA Certified

Level 2

 

  • + Email security, tested backup
  • Qualified leads
  • Up to 25% MSP E&O
  • Up to 25% client discount
  • $250K SpectraCare

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SPECTRA Certified Level 3

SPECTRA Certified

Level 3

 

  • + Advanced network security, disaster recovery
  • Priority qualified leads
  • Up to 25% MSP E&O
  • Up to 35% client discount
  • $500K SpectraCare

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SPECTRA’s Benchmarks

Certification covers two areas: your own internal security, and the managed services you deliver to clients.

Your own internal security

  • Defined SLAs and incident response procedures
  • Regular staff training
  • Risk assessment of third-party providers
  • Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning
  • Secure device configuration and remote access controls
  • Zero-trust access and segmentation

The managed services you deliver to clients

Managed Detection and Response

  • 99%+ of customer endpoints and 100% of servers enrolled and actively reporting
  • Continuous 24×7×365 monitoring
  • Active response capabilities beyond just alerting

Backup

  • Two or more segregated instances of recovery data
  • One immutable and isolated copy
  • Tested regularly for restorability

IAM / BEC Protection

  • IAM controls including MFA
  • DMARC in place
  • Secure email with ATP features

Network Security

  • Segmentation
  • High availability networks
  • DDoS resilient

Disaster Recovery

  • Replication of production systems on independent infrastructure to enable rapid recovery

Vendor-neutral throughout. We certify the outcome, not a specific product: you keep control of your stack.

What certification is worth, in real numbers

CTS · Brooklyn, NY · Level 2 Certified

$6,000

saved on their own E&O renewal, while increasing coverage from $3M to $5M.

30%

Discount

“You can trust us because we have an external company that reviews us and tells us whether we’re doing it right or not.”

Josiah Philipsen, CEO NextTech

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After Certification: What Changes

  1. In sales conversations

    You lead with “our services are independently certified and guaranteed with a cyber warranty” instead of asking a prospect to take your word for it.

  2. At client renewals

    Clients leveraging you as their MSP for comprehensive cyber resilience become stickier to your business and the overall value you deliver.

  3. In your own P&L

    Increased close-won rates and meaningful savings on your own insurance policies.

  4. After an incident

    Our insurer partners commit not to seek indemnification from you and to keep you on the incident: no rip-and-replace of the estate you built.

What certification is worth, in real numbers

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