Protect your business. Reduce risk. Stay compliant.
We help UK businesses identify their exposure, strengthen their defences, and stay compliant – across cyber security, data protection, and business continuity.
The risks facing every business in 2026
Cyber attacks are no longer a question of if, but when – UK businesses face over 1,000 cyber attacks per day, with the average incident costing £4.2 million.
Regulatory pressure is intensifying: GDPR, Cyber Essentials, and sector-specific compliance requirements are growing in scope and consequence.
Disruption can strike from anywhere: ransomware, hardware failure, supply chain issues, and human error can all stop your business overnight.
Most businesses don't know their exposure. Without regular assessments, security gaps and resilience weaknesses remain invisible until it's too late.
How Highgate helps you to reduce risk
We take a comprehensive, proactive approach to risk, combining deep cybersecurity expertise with robust business resilience planning to protect your people, data, and operations:
Identify your exposure. Security gap analysis, penetration testing, and resilience assessments reveal where you're vulnerable.
Protect against threats. 24/7 SOC monitoring, Cyber Essentials certification, and human risk management reduce your attack surface.
Prepare for disruption. Tested disaster recovery plans and backup services mean you can recover fast when the unexpected happens.
Stay compliant. We align your security posture to GDPR, Cyber Essentials, and sector-specific frameworks.
Our risk reduction services
Cybersecurity
Proactive defence against the threats that target your data, people, and systems.
– Security Gap analysis and penetration testing
– Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus certification
– SOC-as-a-Service (24/7 threat monitoring)
– Human risk management and phishing simulation
– Incident response
– Cloud security assessment
– Physical security
Business resilience
Ensuring your business can withstand, recover from, and adapt to any disruption.
– Disaster recovery planning and testing
– Backup-as-a-Service
– Cyber incident exercising
– Business continuity assessments
– Crisis management and incident response
Who we protect
Risk reduction for every sector, including:
Financial services
Meet FCA requirements, protect client data, and defend against sophisticated fraud.
Legal
Ensure SRA compliance, protect privileged client information, and prevent data breaches.
Education
Safeguard student data, achieve Cyber Essentials compliance, and defend against ransomware.
Healthcare
Protect patient records, maintain NHS compliance, and ensure operational continuity.
Professional services
Defend client trust and data integrity across distributed teams.
Our risk reduction partners
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my business is at risk?
The uncomfortable truth is that most businesses are at risk without knowing it, and the gap between assuming you’re secure and knowing you’re secure is where incidents happen. Common warning signs include outdated software, no multi-factor authentication, staff who haven’t received security training, and backups that have never been tested. But the gaps that cause the most damage are often invisible without a proper assessment. Our free risk assessment gives you a clear, honest picture of where your business is most exposed, without the jargon, and without any obligation to act on it with us.
What's the difference between cybersecurity and business resilience?
Cybersecurity is about reducing the likelihood of something going wrong, protecting your systems, your data, and your people from threats. Business resilience is about what happens when something does go wrong – your ability to absorb disruption, recover quickly, and keep operating. Both matter, and neither is sufficient without the other. A business with strong cybersecurity but no recovery plan is one successful attack away from weeks of downtime. A business with solid backups but no security controls is making recovery a near certainty rather than a contingency.
How quickly can you respond to a security incident?
Our incident response team is available around the clock and can begin remote triage within the hour. For situations that require physical presence, we can typically mobilise within 24 hours. But response speed is only part of the picture – what matters just as much is knowing exactly what to do when the call comes in. Clients who have completed cyber incident exercising with us recover faster because their team already knows the playbook. If you haven’t tested your response capability, now is the time.
Do we need Cyber Essentials if we're not in a regulated industry?
Increasingly, yes. Cyber Essentials started as a government requirement for public sector suppliers, but it’s now expected across a much wider range of commercial relationships – by enterprise clients vetting their supply chain, by cyber insurers setting premium levels, and by procurement teams across professional services, financial services, and other industries. Beyond the external pressure, it’s also genuinely useful: the certification process forces you to address the basic controls that stop the majority of opportunistic attacks. Unregulated doesn’t mean untargeted – and Cyber Essentials is one of the most cost-effective ways to demonstrate that your business takes security seriously.