Cybersecurity for Belfast businesses —
HSC NI, NI Exec, cross-border GDPR.
Servnet designs, deploys and runs cybersecurity for Belfast firms with regulators paying attention — HSC NI Trusts (operating under a unique integrated structure), NI Executive departments, Titanic Quarter regulated tech (Allstate NI insurance, Citi Belfast banking, Liberty IT), Queen's + Ulster universities, plus 11 NI district councils. Cyber Essentials Plus through to HSC NI Information Governance and cross-border GDPR-aware controls.
Why Belfast cyber programmes have their own profile
Belfast concentrates regulated estates with NI-specific governance — HSC NI (single integrated structure unlike English NHS ICBs), NI Executive departments, plus cross-border Titanic Quarter tech that operates under both UK and RoI / EU regimes simultaneously.
HSC NI Information Governance
For HSC NI Trusts (Belfast, Northern, South Eastern, Southern, Western), cyber work lands against HSC NI Information Governance Framework — distinct from NHS DSPT in England and NHS Wales IG.
NCSC + Cabinet Office for NI Executive
For NI Executive departments we configure to NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, Cabinet Office MCSS, plus NI-specific security baselines.
Dual UK + EU GDPR for Titanic Quarter tech
For Allstate NI, Citi Belfast, Liberty IT and other Titanic Quarter tech with cross-border operations, cyber programmes address both UK GDPR and EU GDPR simultaneously.
FCA + financial services for Citi-class banking
For Citi Belfast and other FCA-authorised Belfast-based financial-services operations, FCA Operational Resilience mapping plus US parent-company SOX / FFIEC alignment where applicable.
What Servnet cyber delivers in Belfast
NGFW design + deployment
Multi-site FortiGate, Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower, Juniper SRX deployments — including dual-fabric for Citi-class banking floors.
EDR / XDR + 24×7 monitored response
CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Sophos with eyes-on-glass triage — Belfast-priority handling with engineer dispatch via NI travel.
Identity, MFA + conditional access
Entra ID, Okta, PingFederate hardening; PAM (CyberArk, BeyondTrust) for privileged roles.
Cyber Essentials Plus + ISO 27001 + SOC 2
For Belfast firms tendering into HSC NI, central UK government, or US-customer regulated business.
HSC NI Information Governance support
For HSC NI Trust-affiliated organisations, HSC NI IG evidence support, Caldicott alignment, board-specific information governance.
Cross-border GDPR programmes
For Titanic Quarter tech with UK + EU operations, dual UK GDPR + EU GDPR compliance programmes, data-residency strategy, transfer impact assessments.
Belfast cyber clients we work with
- ▸HSC NI Trusts + 5 trustsBelfast Trust, Northern Trust, South Eastern, Southern, Western — HSC NI IG evidence, Caldicott alignment, clinical-system hardening.
- ▸NI Executive + 9 departmentsNI Exec departments — NCSC CAF mapping, Cabinet Office MCSS, NI-specific baseline, SC / DV cleared engineer attendance.
- ▸Titanic Quarter regulated techAllstate NI (insurance), Citi Belfast (banking), Liberty IT, PwC Belfast, Kainos — FCA + SOC 2 + ISO 27001, dual UK/EU GDPR.
- ▸Queen's + Ulster universitiesQUB, Ulster — research-data classification, JANET edge security, lab-network isolation.
- ▸Cathedral Quarter creative + broadcastBBC NI, UTV, Belfast creative agencies — content-protection controls, DRM-aware workflows.
- ▸BCC + 11 NI councils + PSNIBCC + 10 NI councils + Police Service of NI + NIFRS — NCSC CAF, Cabinet Office MCSS, eSourcing NI framework supply.
How we run cyber for Belfast clients
On-site via NI travel for P1
For monitored-response Belfast customers, P1 incident has engineer in motion within an hour and on-site via NI travel typically inside 6–8 hours (flight + drive). For long-term Belfast contracts we maintain NI-based engineer cover.
Quarterly operational reviews
For HSC NI, NI Exec, FCA-regulated Belfast customers we run quarterly reviews against the firm's controls register.
Out-of-hours windows aligned to sector
HSC NI work around board governance windows; banking around trading hours; tech around release cycles.
Quarterly threat briefings for executive sponsors
For HSC NI exec leads, NI Exec CIOs, Titanic Quarter CISOs we run a 60-minute quarterly briefing.
Belfast cybersecurity — common questions
How do you handle HSC NI differently from English NHS DSPT?
HSC NI runs on a unique integrated model unlike English NHS ICBs — single Health & Social Care framework covering both clinical care and social services. Cyber controls land against HSC NI Information Governance Framework, distinct from NHS DSPT in England and NHS Wales IG.
Can you handle cross-border GDPR for Titanic Quarter tech?
Yes — for Allstate NI, Citi Belfast, Liberty IT and other Belfast tech with cross-border operations into RoI or wider EU, we run dual UK GDPR + EU GDPR compliance programmes, data-residency strategy, transfer impact assessments.
Are your engineers SC or DV cleared for NI Executive work?
Yes — we hold a roster of SC-cleared engineers and can arrange DV through the sponsoring NI Executive department.
Do you handle FCA + US parent SOX for Citi Belfast-class banking?
Yes — for Belfast operations of US parent FCA-authorised firms, we run dual FCA Operational Resilience + US SOX / FFIEC controls programmes.
Can you handle SOC 2 for Belfast tech businesses serving US customers?
Yes — SOC 2 Type I and Type II readiness for Belfast tech businesses, particularly Kainos-class and Allstate NI-class operations.
How do you price cyber for a 100-user Belfast firm?
Three-tier model — Foundation, Resilience, Regulated.
Other services we deliver in Belfast
Need cyber that holds up to HSC NI or dual-GDPR audit?
One call — direct to a cyber engineer who has done this for NI firms. We'll size the gap and price the closure.