Cyber Security · Data Protection
Data Security & Data Protection
Your data is your most valuable asset — and your biggest liability if it leaks. Foresight protects it end to end: data loss prevention, encryption, access control, secure backup and GDPR-aligned governance, so your information stays confidential, recoverable and compliant.
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Quick answer
Data security is the practice of protecting your organisation’s data from loss, theft and unauthorised access — at rest, in transit and in the cloud. Foresight combines data loss prevention, sensitivity labelling, access controls, encryption, secure backup and GDPR-aligned governance so your information stays confidential, available and compliant, wherever it lives.
What it means
Confidential, available, and intact
Good data security has three simple goals: keep your data confidential (only the right people can see it), available (you can always get it back), and intact (it can’t be tampered with or quietly deleted). Cyber security keeps attackers out; data security protects the data itself — including from accidental loss, insider mistakes and simple human error, which cause more breaches than hackers do.
What we put in place
Protection for your data, end to end
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Data loss prevention (DLP) | Rules that stop sensitive data — card numbers, client records, intellectual property — leaving your organisation by email, upload or copy. |
| Sensitivity labelling & classification | Microsoft Purview labels that tag and protect documents automatically, so confidential files stay encrypted wherever they travel. |
| Access control & least privilege | People can only reach the data their role needs — reviewed regularly, not set once and forgotten. |
| Encryption | Data encrypted at rest and in transit, so a lost laptop or intercepted email isn’t a breach. |
| Secure backup & recovery | Automated, tested, offsite backups with rapid recovery — your safety net against ransomware and accidental deletion. |
| Email & exfiltration protection | Filtering and monitoring to catch data leaving where it shouldn’t. |
| Monitoring & alerting | Unusual access or bulk downloads flagged early, day and night. |
We build data security on the tools you already own — primarily Microsoft 365 and Purview — so you get enterprise-grade protection without buying a new platform.
Compliance
Data protection & UK GDPR
UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 require you to keep personal data secure — and to be able to show how. Good data security is how you meet that duty in practice: access controls, encryption, backup and clear records. We put the technical measures in place and help you evidence them. For formal legal advice we’ll always recommend a qualified data-protection specialist.
This isn’t theory. We’ve implemented data loss prevention for professional-services firm Axis LLP, and secure offsite backup for Kingfisher Learning Trust and Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. Data security sits alongside our cyber security and 24/7 monitoring services — together they protect both your systems and the data inside them.
FAQs
Common questions
What’s the difference between data security and cyber security?
Do you help with GDPR compliance?
Where is our data stored, and can we control it?
How does backup protect us from ransomware?
Protect your data before you have to explain a breach
Let’s find the gaps. We’ll review how your data is stored, shared and backed up, show you exactly where it’s exposed, and give you a clear, prioritised plan to fix it.
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