Toggle menu

Sections

Cyber security for Education

Much of the data stored in education data systems is of little interest or value to hackers. Schools, colleges and universities are still potential targets for criminals however.

Sensitive personal data like student records or payment details can still be stolen from education networks for instance. And universities are a goldmine of intellectual property and sensitive research data. If criminals believe data is saleable, they will steal it.

Colleges and universities are also at risk from internal threats. Inquisitive or disaffected students may attempt to break into systems for fun – or to cause damage.

Fidus provide a range of cost-effective security assessment and advisory services to help you better protect your IT systems – and the sensitive data you store in them:

• Penetration testing – How secure is your network perimeter? Your internal safeguards? We’ll show you the loopholes and exploits that hackers would use to break in.
• Permissions and accounts audit – With potentially thousands of logins to manage, are your credentials and permissions being managed properly? We’ll help you find out.
• Phishing email security – Are your teaching and non-teaching staff ready to deal with fake emails and attempts to steal logins?
• Physical security provisions – Can you keep intruders out of your data centres?
• Red Team scenarios – Using proven hacking tools and techniques, we’ll simulate a full-scale cyberattack – and test your responses to the incident.

At the end of the process, we’ll provide you with a full report that shows where your systems are – and are not – performing optimally. We’ll also supply you with a series of recommendations for future improvement, so you have everything required to apply for additional IT security funding.

Cyber security compliance for Education

Educational organisations have a legal and ethical duty to protect information stored in their IT systems. Of particular interest are your obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You must properly secure personal data against loss or theft – or risk a fine of up to €20m.

Fidus can help you prepare your systems for GDPR compliance, applying the necessary safeguards to ensure unauthorised users cannot break in. From penetration testing to firewall reconfiguration, our fully qualified consultants are with you every step of the way.

Ready to boost your compliance?

Get in Touch

Why Fidus?

Penetration testing reveals your most sensitive network vulnerabilities – so you need a partner you can trust. Fidus Information Security are an NCSC CHECK Green Light and TIGER scheme approved consultancy. Our cyber security experts hold some of the most recognised certifications in the industry, including CREST Certified Tester and Senior Security Tester. Fidus is also a Cyber Essentials verified company. Every assessment we perform is carried out according to UK industry approved methodologies (OWASP, PETS, NIST) along with our own internal testing frameworks.

Remedial Support

More than just identifying security vulnerabilities, our cyber security experts are on hand to help you fix them too.

Certified Security Consultants

Our CREST and TIGER approved team holds a range of industry-leading security certifications including OSCP, CCT, SST and CISSP

Easy to Understand Reports

We’ll ensure that your executives and technical teams properly understand our assessment findings using plain-English reporting.

Fixed Price Proposals

The price you’re quoted is the price you’ll pay. Our quotes are broken down into a detailed costing table so you know exactly what to expect.

The Industry Average

Other approaches we've witnessed have included convoluted steps and commonly ends with incorrect information being handed to the consultant assigned to the engagement.

The Fidus Way

Our approach to security involves a qualified security consultant through the entire process to ensure quality, accuracy and consistency.

Trusted by

Get in Touch with Fidus Information Security

From the Blog

All Articles
Research 22 March 2021
Silently Unmasking Virgin Media VPN Users in Seconds (CVE-2019-16651)

Introduction Fidus’ R&D team identified a vulnerability within Virgin Media Super Hub 3 routers that permitted for exfiltration of sensitive information remotely, which, among other things, can be used to determine the actual, ISP issued IP address of VPN users. A vulnerability we were asked to hold back from releasing for a whole year. A […]

Research 20 March 2020
XSSLash – A Tale of Playing Quiplash at Work

Introduction Quiplash – a game full of wit, banter and borderline acceptable humour… and security consultants on a lunch break. To set the scene, the date was 19th February 2020 and the mood was cheerful in the Fidus office. Lunch had just been delivered and today was the day that Mario Kart was not going […]

Request a Call Back

Would you like to speak to us over the phone? Just submit your details and we’ll be in touch shortly. You can also email us if you would prefer – [email protected]

I would like to discuss:

    All fields are required

    “Oysta is very happy with the support, service and dedication of the Fidus team. Working with the Oysta team every step of the way, not only did they check all security on the device, they also provided feedback on the quality of the hardware. I will be working with Fidus again.”

    Mario Zuccaro, Founder and CEO, Oysta Technology

    June 2019

    “We have been really pleased with the service provided by Fidus. We have found them to be extremely easy to work with. We also felt their fee structure was reasonable. We would recommend Fidus to anyone looking for a PCI pen testing partner.”

    Andy Phillips, Inspired Outsourcing

    May 2019

    “Great service. Gave us exactly what we needed, as promised.”

    Philip Cunnington, TalkPlus NHS

    January 2019

    “We were extremely pleased with the service, knowledge and professionalism shown by Fidus. After the remediation phase, we then ran a phishing exercise with them to remind staff of the need to be vigilant with external email communications. I would have no hesitation in using or recommending Fidus in the future due to the quality of work carried out at a great price.”

    Graeme Thistlethwaite, ICT, Business Change and Business Support Manager

    “Fidus provided a high quality penetration service at a reasonable price … communications were great … the Pen test team flexed around us and our other commitments to get the job done. Thanks!”

    Darren Crombie, CEO, Upstream Outcomes

    October 2018

    /