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Mitigate Cyber Security are proud to announce that Coach Direct Limited have achieved the Cyber Essentials accreditation, and are one of the first coach hire specialists to reach the standard. Coach Direct are the UK's leading coach hire specialists, and need to be cyber secure in order to manage their ever expanding fleet of vehicles

Figures released by the Office of National Statistics have shown that there fraud was the most common form of crime in England in Wales in 2015.The report finds the majority of fraud involved unauthorised access to information, data and banking information, through cyber hacking and online threats. Adults aged 16 and over experienced an estimated

Mitigate welcomes the House of Commons inquiry into Cyber Security which appeals to firms to act fast on its recommendations to mitigate risks and enhance security awareness. Yesterday the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee released a report entitled "Cyber Security: Protection of Personal Data Online", which highlights some of the key failings of businesses to

Mitigate welcomes Digital Scotland latest steps to help small businesses mitigate their cyber risks with the launch of the Cyber Resilience Voucher Scheme, worth up to £1500 for Scotland's SMEs. The scheme is one part of the Digital Scotland Business Excellence Partnership, which has endeavoured to provide proactive solutions to Scottish small businesses, in terms of

The UK Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey was released this week and paints a damning picture for British firms, that while more firms are acknowledging they are at risk, there is still little action to mitigate the risks and create a culture of cyber awareness. On the whole, the number of breaches is continuing to

The legal profession has placed itself at the forefront of the UK's cyber security agenda, and today the Conveyancing Association have gone one step further with the launch of the Cyberfraud and Fraud Protocol, an innovative and ambitious plan to secure the industry from cyber threats. By encouraging firms to reach the standard of 'Cyber Safe'

One of the North of England's largest law firms Lupton Fawcett Denison Till recently gained accreditation to Cyber Essentials Plus for their central York office. We would like to send our congratulations and thanks for certifying with us. Richard Marshall, Managing Director of Lupton Fawcett Denison Till said:  “Mitigate were instrumental in advising and helping us

The Panama Papers Scandal is the most significant development in information security in 2016, and the question on everyone’s lips is, just who is responsible? In recent days, we have witnessed huge media coverage on a massive cache of 11.5 million documents leaked to a German Newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, in August 2015. Edward Snowden has

Buckles Solicitors LLP recently gained accreditation to Cyber Essentials Plus. We would like to send our congratulations and thanks for certifying with us. Buckles Solicitors LLP provide a comprehensive range of legal services to businesses and individuals in the UK and internationally from their offices in Peterborough, Nottingham and Stamford.  Michael Farrar, of Buckles Solicitors

The closing date for the current round of Innovation Vouchers applications is the 5th of January 2016. Are you an SME, entrepreneur or start-up that needs access to specialist skills, expertise or technology to implement effective cyber security? If you are, then apply now as there is no difference if you choose to submit at

We're pleased to announce that IDT911 have now upgraded to Cyber Essentials Plus with Mitigate Cyber Security. They provide solutions that deliver valuable prevention education, protection services and swift and appropriate incident remediation for more than 17.5 million households and more than 770,000 businesses. Cyber Essentials checks that the company's IT infrastructure is safe in the following

We'd like to congratulate the IBI Group as they have met the criteria of Cyber Essentials to gain certification with Mitigate. IBI Group is a globally integrated architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm. They have expertise in three sectors and these are intelligence, which is systems design and software development. Buildings: building architecture, interior design,