School Cyber Security Testing

End-to-end cyber security testing for schools, from your network and MIS to cloud and remote access.

What is school cyber security testing?

School cyber security testing reviews and tests a school's whole security posture: firewalls and filtering, user accounts and access, MIS and cloud platforms, backups and remote access, measured against the DfE cyber security standards.

Why it matters

Cyber incidents have significant operational and financial impact on schools, and leadership and governors are now expected to own cyber risk. Testing shows, in practice, where a school is exposed.

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How Solusec tests it

We assess and test your systems against the DfE standards, prioritise the gaps by real risk, and give leadership a clear plan alongside technical fixes for IT.

Education testing, done right

Solusec is a CREST-accredited penetration testing provider and a member of the BESA LaunchPad programme for education suppliers. We test in line with the DfE cyber security standards, understand KCSIE filtering and monitoring duties, MIS platforms and safeguarding systems, and keep pupil and staff data safe throughout. You deal directly with the tester, not a call centre.

What you get

You get a clear, prioritised report mapped to risk and to the DfE cyber security standards, a plain-English summary for leadership and governors, practical fixes for your IT team or MSP, and a free retest once you have remediated.

Common questions

Is this the same as a penetration test?

Testing is part of it. We also review your posture against the DfE standards so you get both hands-on findings and a governance-level picture.

Do you cover filtering and monitoring?

We can review filtering and monitoring in line with KCSIE expectations as part of a wider assessment.

How quickly can testing start?

After a short, free scoping call we give a fixed price and a start date, often within days.

Do you keep our data safe during testing?

Yes. Testing is scoped and conducted to protect pupil, student and staff data throughout, and we are CREST-accredited.

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