Cybersecurity Consulting — Canary Wharf (E14)
Canary Wharf (E14) is the UK's largest banking + large FS employer cluster — PRA-supervised institutions, FCA-regulated investment + insurance firms, plus EMIs and global FS vendors. The regulatory matrix is heavier than the City: PRA SS2/21 (operational resilience) + FCA PS21/3 + DORA for EU-facing services. Gridisys delivers E14-specific managed SOC, PRA-aligned posture, and DORA evidence packs.
100,000+
FS employees in E14 — dense PRA + FCA regulated cluster
PRA SS2/21
operational resilience — banking-grade expectations
24/7
Gridisys managed SOC for E14 SMEs — no contract
DORA 2025
EU Digital Operational Resilience Act — in force, must screen impact
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 FS / banking teams
24/7 monitoring of M365 / Entra across trading, ops, risk, compliance. Targets: dealing-rule email compromise (high loss potential), OAuth grant abuse on multi-vendor platforms (Bahnhof, Bloomberg, Calastone, FundApps, FNZ), after-hours admin sign-ins on trading systems.
PRA + FCA operational resilience mapping
PRA SS2/21 + FCA PS21/3 dual regime — impact tolerances, severe-but-plausible scenarios, remain-within-tolerance testing. We map technical controls to dual-regulator deliverables, in FS-audit-ready format aligned to SMF Operational Resilience responsibility.
DORA alignment evidence pack
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) in force Jan 2025 — applies to UK FS firms providing services INTO EU authorised entities. Five pillars: ICT risk management, incident reporting, digital operational resilience testing, third-party risk, information sharing. We document alignment.
ICO breach retainer + parallel FCA / PRA notification
FS firms face parallel notification duties: ICO 72-hour clock (UK GDPR), FCA SUP 15.3 (FM firms), PRA notification expectations, sometimes also FSCS / FOS info. Our retainer covers all four — same sprint, single coordinated submission pack.
Cloud + material outsourcing TPRM
PRA SS2/21 + FCA FG16/5 + EBA outsourcing guidelines: identify material outsourcing, do risk assessment, negotiate contract clauses, monitor vendor, plan exit strategy. We host the TPRM pack for big-4 auditor review.
Incident response retainer (firms under critical operations impact tolerance)
For PRA-regulated firms with critical operations: sub-ICT-incident response with documented remain-within-tolerance evidence. Our retainer covers activation + tabletop exercise + post-incident report aligned to PRA expectations.
How we work
Scoping (Week 1)
Confirm PRA + FCA status, DORA applicability (services-to-EU?), key outsourcing / cloud providers, SMF operational resilience structure, current M365 / Entra posture.
Deploy (Week 1-2)
Connect M365 / Entra to Gridisys SOC. Conditional access: MFA everywhere, dealing / risk / compliance mailboxes restricted, monitoring of FS-app OAuth grants.
Dual-regulator evidence (Week 2-3)
PRA + FCA operational resilience evidence pack. ICO + FCA + PRA breach retainer alignment. SMF-friendly monthly pack designed.
Operate (ongoing)
24/7 monitoring + monthly SMF reporting + dual-regulator notification retainer + annual tabletop exercise + DORA refresh.
Sectors we protect
Cybersecurity consulting for the PRA / FCA regulatory mix in E14
Free 30-minute consultation for SMFs, COOs and heads of ops at E14 FS firms. We scope PRA SS2/21 + FCA PS21/3 + DORA applicability, document ICO / FCA / PRA notification retainer.
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