--- title: Arco Free Introduction and Walkthrough description: Arco Free lets you manage assessment frameworks outside of Excel and benchmark against over 600 other companies using the Arco platform. image: https://arcocyber.com/hs-fs/hubfs/office%20environment.png?width=1919&quality=low --- [Skip to main content](https://arcocyber.com/arco-cyber-news/arco-free-introduction-and-walkthrough#main-content) Arco Cyber has been acquired by Sophos. [Read the full announcement on the Sophos blog](https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/from-security-operations-to-security-leadership-sophos-ciso-advantage). 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The full Arco platform offers a robust defence against cyber incidents, swift recovery mechanisms, better insurance payout options and managed service solutions. All these features are part of our paid SaaS tiers. But for now, we invite you to register for Arco Free. Rather than offer up a swathe of text, here's a message from Matt Helling (CEO) and a setup/walkthrough from Adam Louca (CPO). --- --- Next, we have a walkthrough showing you how to set up and manage your compliance assessment. Please note that one of the enormous strengths of this free module is the ability to measure and benchmark against more than 600 other organisations that use the Arco platform daily. --- --- ### Arco Free. Start moving your Cyber Transformation Programme forward. - Measure yourself against international standards (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NCSC CAF, CISv8, Cyber Essentials Plus) - Digital findings of your performance. - Benchmark your performance against similar organisations. You can sign up for an account and get started immediately—no credit card is needed. 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