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.
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.
- 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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