Protect your business. Reduce risk. Stay compliant.
We help UK organisations 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 a matter of when
UK businesses face over 1,000 cyber attacks per day, with the average incident costing £4.2 million.
Regulation keeps expanding
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 stay invisible until it's too late.
How Highgate reduces your risk
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
Financial services
Regulated, audited, and a target. Security posture your compliance team can evidence.
Legal & professional services
Client confidentiality and continuity obligations that leave no room for downtime.
Central government
Assured suppliers, certified controls, and framework-ready procurement.
Local government
Public services and public accountability, on public sector budgets.
Healthcare
Assured suppliers, certified controls, and framework-ready procurement.
Utilities & energy
Infrastructure the country runs on, with resilience obligations to match.
Our risk reduction partners
Case studies
How Kings Chambers took back control of their technology
Legal • 3 UK locations
'The difference in service with Highgate was clear from day one. They have quickly become a trusted partner and ensure our IT is secure, efficient, and future-ready.'
– Lewis Martin, Compliance Manager at Kings Chambers
Why Highgate's inboxes sit behind Ironscales
In-house deployment • IT services
'Honestly, the toughest email security customer I have is my own team.'
– Paolo Rodia, Services Director at Highgate IT Solutions
More coming soon
Case studies across manufacturing, retail, financial services and more are in progress.
Certified to standards you can check
Highgate is certified to ISO 27001, the international standard for information security management, and holds Cyber Essentials Plus, the audited tier of the government-backed scheme. The controls we use to protect your data are independently verified, not just described.
Latest insights
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.
Where do we start?
With an assessment, not a proposal. A security gap analysis shows you where your defences stand today, and a business continuity assessment shows you how well you’d recover if something got through. Both give you a prioritised list of what to fix first, so you invest where the risk actually is. Most clients start with one of the two; which one depends on whether your bigger unknown is being attacked or being unable to recover.
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.