Cyber Security for Care Homes — UK Residential & Domiciliary Care
UK care homes hold the most personal data in any sector — full clinical history, medication lists, family contact details, safeguarding records for vulnerable adults — all on shared M365 tenancies and EMIS/SystmOne/Persona. CQC has named cyber a top emerging risk to care providers. We deliver CQC Safe K7 evidence, vulnerable-adult safeguarding protection, and ransomware resilience that keeps residents safe.
60+
average resident records per UK care home — full clinical + family data
Article 9
all clinical / safeguarding resident data is special category
24/7
Gridisys managed SOC for UK care homes — no contract
CQC top risk
CQC named cyber as a top emerging risk to UK care providers
Cybersecurity Consulting + 24/7 SOC Monitoring
Every Gridisys engagement is built on two pillars — strategic consulting to design the right controls, and managed SOC monitoring to keep them effective.
Cybersecurity Consulting
UK consulting engagements: risk assessment, security architecture, conditional access design, compliance (Cyber Essentials, UK GDPR, FCA PS21/3, NIS2), incident-response planning. Board-ready documentation, no jargon, no surprise invoices.
- Risk assessment + security architecture review
- Conditional access + Entra ID hardening design
- Cyber Essentials / UK GDPR / FCA / NIS2 compliance support
- Incident response planning + tabletop exercises
- Vendor + supply-chain security assessment
- Board / DPO reporting + evidence pack
Managed SOC Monitoring · 24/7
AI-augmented Security Operations Centre — continuous monitoring across Microsoft 365 / Entra ID, Defender, on-prem, and cloud. UK-based analysts, sub-hour triage on critical alerts. No long contract required.
- 24/7 SIEM monitoring — Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Defender, Azure, on-prem logs
- BEC + mailbox-compromise + OAuth grant abuse detection
- Suspicious sign-in + conditional access drift alerting
- Ransomware + lateral-movement detection from EDR + Defender
- Sub-hour triage on critical alerts, monthly ops report
- Optional + integrated with consulting engagements
Most engagements start with consulting (1-2 weeks), then SOC monitoring (ongoing ) keeps the controls effective.
Pricing tailored to your needs
Every engagement is scoped to your environment and requirements. Book a free consultation for a tailored quote — no obligation.
What we cover
Practical, board-ready consulting — no jargon, no surprise invoices.
Managed SOC for M365 / Entra
24/7 monitoring of home manager, deputy, and senior carer mailboxes. Surfaces mailbox rule creation (often hiding financial fraud on resident fees), OAuth grants on care planning software (Persona, CareDocs, CareHomeManager), after-hours admin sign-ins, conditional access drift.
NHS DSPT for community providers
Care homes registered to provide NHS-funded nursing care or under NHS contract must comply with the NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit. We scaffold the 10 standards in submission format including incident response, business continuity, training, ID access.
CQC Safe K7 evidence pack
CQC inspectors review records management under KLOE Safe K7. We document access controls, MFA on clinical systems, backup restore testing, incident response plan, business continuity arrangements — all in CQC-ready format for the next inspection.
Safeguarding records protection
Safeguarding lead (DSL) records are Article 9 special category and the highest-risk record you hold. Restricted-IPM mailboxes, named-deputy-only access, encryption at rest, audit trail, retention aligned to CMA / CQC guidance.
Vulnerable adult data handling
Where you hold Lasting Power of Attorney details, financial deputy arrangements, court of protection correspondence — extra controls required. We design segregated access and protect against social-engineering attempts targeting finance-from-family correspondence.
Ransomware resilience — keeping the home open
A care home cannot close for a week. We design backup architecture that restores clinical staff access to medication records within 4 hours, restores care plan systems within 24 hours, and includes paper-based contingency plan reviewed with home manager.
How we work
Scoping (Week 1)
Confirm CQC registration status, NHS DSPT obligation (NHS-funded placements), care planning software vendor, safeguarding lead arrangement, current M365 / Entra posture.
Deploy (Week 1-2)
Connect M365 / Entra to Gridisys SOC. Configure conditional access: MFA everywhere, UK-only sign-in, restricted finance mailbox for fee processing staff.
CQC + DSPT evidence (Week 2-3)
Document CQC Safe K7 evidence pack. Refresh NHS DSPT submission if applicable. Train home manager + safeguarding lead on incident response procedures.
Operate (ongoing)
24/7 monitoring + monthly home-manager reporting + on-call for incident triage including ransomware-from-home scenario simulation annually.
Sectors we protect
Cybersecurity that keeps residents safe and your CQC rating strong
Free 30-minute consultation for registered managers and CIOs of provider groups. We assess CQC Safe K7 evidence gaps, DSPT readiness if applicable, and safeguarding-record exposure.
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