INDUSTRIES · EDUCATION

Cybersecurity and assurance for higher education and research.

ISO 27001, GDPR, Cyber Essentials Plus, and security testing for universities, colleges, and research institutions across the UK, Europe, US and APAC.

Compliance and security challenges for education.

  • UK GDPR across student, staff, and research data populations.

  • Cyber Essentials Plus for research-grant eligibility.

  • ISO 27001 certification for cross-faculty assurance.

  • Penetration testing of student-facing portals and research environments.

Recommended for education

The services we lead with for education.

Three engagements most often chosen by buyers in this sector. The full catalogue is below.

ISO 27001

ISMS implementation, internal audits, readiness reviews and certification support.

Data Privacy / GDPR

Privacy assessments, DPIAs, accountability support and ongoing data protection programme guidance.

Penetration Testing

Manual testing across infrastructure, web apps, APIs, cloud, mobile and red-team scenarios.

Frameworks relevant to this sector
  • UK GDPR
  • Cyber Essentials Plus (IASME)
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • JISC guidance

Full service catalogue

The complete set of compliance and security services we deliver.

PCI DSS

QSAC-led SAQ, ROC, gap analysis, remediation advisory and ongoing PCI compliance support.

Penetration Testing

Manual testing across infrastructure, web apps, APIs, cloud, mobile and red-team scenarios.

ISO 27001

ISMS implementation, internal audits, readiness reviews and certification support.

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type 2 readiness and attestation support, with an AICPA-licensed CPA partner.

SOC as a Service

24/7 monitoring, threat detection, and incident triage by UK analysts.

ASV Scanning

PCI-approved external vulnerability scanning with validation, reporting and remediation support.

vCISO

Fractional CISO leadership for security strategy, governance, board reporting and risk reduction.

Data Privacy / GDPR

Privacy assessments, DPIAs, accountability support and ongoing data protection programme guidance.

SWIFT CSP

SWIFT Customer Security Programme attestation support for financial institutions.

Frequently asked questions — Education

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