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Securing Human Risk for the UK Public Sector

Reducing human-driven cyber risk across UK public services, government departments and arm's-length bodies

Protecting citizen data and the continuity of public services

Mimecast supports UK public sector organisations—including central government, local authorities, NHS trusts, and emergency services—by managing human behaviour alongside email and collaboration security to protect citizen data, maintain service availability, and support frontline delivery.

People are the top risk
67%
of UK public sector cyber incidents involve employees, often through credential misuse.
Email attacks expected
71%
Of public sector staff expect an email-borne attack on their organisation.
Compliance pressure
54%
of public sector cyber professionals are concerned about compliance and audit scrutiny.

Challenges facing the public sector

Rising cyber incidents driven by both technical threats and human behaviour—combined with sustained funding pressures—have exposed gaps in email security, behavioural risk visibility, and incident prevention across UK public services.

Brace cybersecurity defences

Strengthen email and collaboration defences while addressing the human behaviours attackers exploit. Mimecast gives you visibility into where risky actions occur across departments, enabling controls that reduce successful phishing, impersonation, and invoice fraud.

Streamline security tools

Reduce tool sprawl by consolidating email security and human risk intelligence. A unified view supports lean public sector security teams responsible for multiple services, suppliers, and shared environments.

Improve email compliance

Support information governance, audit, and regulatory requirements by integrating email security with behavioural insight—helping demonstrate control, support investigations, and respond to incidents consistently.

Comply with budgets

Simplify email security and compliance as well as securing human risk to maximise protection while operating within constrained UK public sector budgets and procurement frameworks.