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Your dedicated cyber
threat defence team.

Education Mutual in partnership with Gallagher Cyber Defence Centre ensures schools receive cyber solutions that proactively prevent cyber-attacks to strengthen digital safety across their school communities.

Cyber security designed
for schools and trusts.

A constantly shifting cyber risk landscape demands continuous risk management. Gallagher Cyber Defence Centre is a collection of tools for schools who want to take a proactive and continuous approach to managing their cyber risk. It includes access to cyber risk specialists and the latest security technology to help you defend your school against cyber incidents.

Gallagher has developed this solution to ensure straightforward access to a specialist cyber service that will help to manage what they believe remains a top-tier threat for all organisations.

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Recurring vulnerabilities resolved through Cyber intervention:

  • Email phishing
  • School system scanning
  • Hacked email
  • Digital data safeguarding
  • Incident response planning and support
  • Viruses and malware
  • Digital maturity
  • Cyberbullying

Support that goes beyond the basics.

The Gallagher Cyber Defence Centre includes access to cyber risk specialists and automated security technology to help you defend your organisation against cyber incidents.

What’s included in Gallagher Cyber Defence Centre?

  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
  • Phishing simulator
  • AI supported Phishing simulations and educational portal
  • Employee training portal
  • Cyber Risk Matters newsletter
  • Data breach scanning
  • Support with Cyber Essentials (CE) and IASME accreditations
  • Community intelligence

Enjoy cybersecurity training on topics such as:

  • Boundary control
  • Email security and Phishing
  • Working from home
  • Threat intelligence
  • Data protection
  • More topics available!

Explore some of the tools and services available as part of the Gallagher Cyber Defence Centre:

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Vulnerability scanning

The Cyber Defence team will monitor your external and internal boundaries and provide you with updates every 14 days as to the known vulnerabilities in your technology portfolio. This report will outline where your low-, medium-, and high-risk technology vulnerabilities reside.

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Phishing simulator

This platform tests your staff’s ability to identify and report phishing emails, enabling your school to assess just how well your employees’ efforts are helping to protect your educational setting. AI-driven phishing simulations are also available for emerging threat patterns.

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Cyber essentials (CE)

You’ll receive end-to-end support to help you gain Cyber Essentials certification, the government-backed information security standard that offers 70-plus controls to better secure your network. The certification sets out a baseline of cybersecurity measures that all organisations should implement to protect themselves from the most common internet-based threats.

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Virtual CISO

Introducing Virtual Chief Information Security Officer— an optimal solution for schools and trusts looking to enhance their cybersecurity posture without the need for a full-time CISO. The Virtual CISO service offers all the benefits of an in-house CISO, so you can be confident that your school is protected against cybersecurity threats.

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Cyber Risk Matters newsletter

Gallagher will send you regular email updates on the latest cyber thinking so that you can stay informed. We are in the age of information, and these key insights can support you in making key changes and adaptations to your security efforts.

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Community intelligence

You will be part of a community of security professionals where you’re invited to monthly discussions about key security concerns and live threats your school setting needs to be aware of. Expect thought leadership and solutions for network configuration, technology optimisation, risk management, and risk transfer.

Understanding the current sector challenges

Strength through intelligence

In a world where cyber threats move fast, you need a partner who moves faster. The Gallagher Cyber Defence Centre provides ‘always on’ support that gives members access to cyber specialists and proactive security technology.

Percentage of institutions that identified a cyber attack in the last 12 months:

Build cyber resilience via:

Regularly assess cyber risks

Develop a strong cyber awareness culture

Know how and when to report cyber incidents

Understand how cyber risks could impact safeguarding

Guidance sourced from GOV.UK, published 17.04.2025 via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/meeting-digital-and-technology-standards-in-schools-and-colleges/cyber-security-core-standard

We’re designed with schools in mind.

Whether you’re an existing Education Mutual member or just starting to look for additional cyber support for your school or trust, contact us today for a quote.