Cyber Security for Veterinary Practices — UK Vets & Animal Clinics
UK veterinary practices hold clinical records for animals plus owners' personal data (name, address, contact, payment) — often paired with controlled drugs register data (Schedule 2-3 vet use). RCVS Practice Standards increasingly reference cyber; medicines regulations are strict-liability. We deliver RCVS-aligned managed SOC, CD register protection, and practice-management software monitoring.
5,000+
patient records held per average UK vet practice — clinical + owner contact
Article 9
owner clinical + financial data + sometimes insurance — special category
24/7
Gridisys managed SOC for UK vet practices — no contract
Strict liab.
controlled drugs register breach — Misuse of Drugs Regs strict liability
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 vet + admin reception mailboxes. Surfaces mailbox compromise + fraud against insurance claim correspondence, OAuth grant abuse on eProvet, Provet Cloud, EzyVet, Klinik integrations, after-hours admin access to PMS data.
RCVS Practice Standards evidence
RCVS Practice Standards Scheme increasingly references cyber controls. We scaffold the evidence pack: cyber-risk policy, business continuity, training records, incident response, access controls. Core / Hospital / Emergency Standards differentiated where needed.
Controlled drugs register protection
Schedule 2-3 vet CD register (paper or electronic) — strict liability for breach / tampering under Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. We design restricted access, audit trail, encryption at rest, backup of CD entries, physical access controls to terminal.
PMS / clinical system monitoring
Provet Cloud, EzyVet, Klinik, Swift, Eclipse / Practice Velocity — these hold clinical + owner contact data. We monitor admin access patterns, after-hours bulk exports, OAuth grant abuse on integrated payment / insurance / telehealth APIs.
Owner + pet data protection
Vet practices process owner name + address + payment data alongside clinical animal data — both covered by UK GDPR (owners as data subjects, animal data sometimes connected). ICO enforcement has occurred for veterinary practices failing on access controls. We document Article 32 technical measures pack.
Microchipping + DEFRA registration access
DEFRA microchipping registrations (companion animal + equine + livestock), BDVA-Approved pet insurance, sometimes DEFRA / APHA portals for horse / livestock movement — these portals hold owner identity information. We design access controls for the vet team role managing portal logins.
How we work
Scoping (Week 1)
Confirm RCVS Practice Standards level, PMS vendor, CD schedule range, branch count, current M365 / Entra or Google Workspace posture.
Deploy (Week 1-2)
Connect M365 / Entra to Gridisys SOC. Configure conditional access: MFA everywhere, UK-only sign-in, restricted finance mailbox for insurance claims + fee processing staff.
RCVS + CD evidence (Week 2-3)
Document RCVS Practice Standards cyber evidence pack. Document CD register access controls + audit trail. Train practice manager + clinicians on incident response procedures.
Operate (ongoing)
24/7 monitoring + monthly practice-manager reporting + on-call for incident triage + annual RCVS evidence refresh + CD access quarterly review.
Sectors we protect
Cybersecurity for vet practices that protects patients + RCVS rating
Free 30-minute consultation for practice owners, RCVS principles and clinic ops leads. We assess CD register controls, RCVS Practice Standards evidence gaps, PMS exposure.
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