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Mitigate Cyber Security have been designated a “Preferred Supplier” to members of LawNet, one of the UK’s most prestigious group of independent law firms to deliver a host of services that are aimed at reducing cyber risks through testing and training staff and systems.

Mitigate Cyber Security want to congratulate Lancaster University for “leading the way to make the UK a centre of excellence for innovation”, following the successfully launch of the BBC Micro:Bit.

We are delighted to announce our Events programme across the UK to provide businesses with the opportunity to learn more about the Cyber Essentials Accreditation Scheme. Since Cyber Essentials was launched by the UK Government in 2014, Mitigate has led the way in facilitating businesses of all sizes reach the goal of “Cyber Trusted Status”.

We’re delighted to announce that we have recently joined the Manchester Law Society Advantage scheme as a selected partner for cyber security services. We have a strong focus on supporting the professional services industries in this area as we know they are highly targeted and regulated by authorities.  For an industry that relies on data, sensitive information and

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have awarded a Development Fund grant of £40,000 to LJMU’s PROTECT Research Centre for its VIBRANT project, which will develop learning and teaching in the area of cyber security. The outcome of VIBRANT is to develop a platform for simulating real-world security situations

Mitigate Cyber Security are proud to have been awarded status as a Certification Body for Cyber Essentials under QG Management Standards, one of only three Accreditation Bodies in the UK. We plan to offer our Cyber Essentials services far and wide – to businesses of all sizes across all sectors. Whilst the Government guidance for

We’re proud to announce that we now hold the sought-after ISO 27001 accolade after several months of risk assessing and policy implementation! Our scope includes all works conducted from our base at InfoLab21, Lancaster University where our penetration testing team are based in a secure environment. Our scope also extends to our consultancy and training

Following from the success of Zain Javed’s TV appearance on the BBC, he was asked to feature on BBC Radio Merseyside’s breakfast show to give our insight into how much of a problem cyber security is becoming both in business and for individuals. Breakfast show host Tony Snell welcomed Zain to the show who explained that

North West firms committed to fighting against cybercrime have joined forces to form a cluster that will highlight the region’s technical expertise and raise security standards. The founding members of the North West Cyber Security Cluster include 11 SMEs with a range of complementary strengths,  with support from Lancaster University – an EPSRC-GCHQ Academic Centre

Stephen Robinson, Managing Director of Mitigate Cyber Security was asked to part in a radio discussion around the threat of cybercrime on BBC Radio Lancashire’s breakfast show this morning, May 13th. Alongside Dr Dan Prince of Security Lancaster, Lancaster University’s Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security academic research, the pair were asked about the threat

Our Head of Penetration Testing Services Zain Javed was among a number of experts on The Guardian’s Small Business Network online discussion panel last week. The debate centred around the steps businesses should take to protect against cyber crime and whether firms should handle cyber security in house or outsource it. Quoted in a round-up

A WIRRAL director is urging businesses to ‘act now’ in the fight against cyber crime after fraudsters stole £100,000 from the company bank account. Jonathan Kemp, director of manufacturing business Advanced Electrical Varnishes (AEV) Limited, based in Birkenhead, was victim to a sophisticated computer scam which saw two separate transactions made from his NatWest account