Cybersecurity: protect your organisation against hacking
A single malicious email can be enough to compromise an entire network. GET Conseil provides cybersecurity consulting to schools and SMEs across Hauts-de-France, with a two-pronged approach: prevention (EDR, firewall) and response (incident analysis, remediation) if an attack has already happened.
Why it matters
The risk isn't technical, it's human
Phishing is still entry point #1
A fraudulent email, an opened attachment, and a machine is infected — this is the most common scenario, far more often than sophisticated technical attacks.One compromised account can compromise everything
A single stolen password can give access to the official mailbox, later used to deceive parents, pupils or suppliers.Schools are an exposed target
Numerous accounts (staff, pupils, families) and frequent exchanges with suppliers make them a particularly attractive target for identity theft.Our approach
Prevent, and respond if it has already happened
Prevention
- EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response) on workstations, to continuously detect and block suspicious behaviour.
- Firewall to protect the whole network, not just a single machine.
- Securing access and sensitive passwords (admin, shared accounts).
Incident response
- In-depth analysis: how the attacker got in, what actions were taken, who received fraudulent messages.
- Full remediation: changing compromised passwords, deploying EDR and a firewall to prevent a repeat.
- Support to inform affected people (parents, suppliers) if needed.
A school hacked through a single email
At a school we support, a fraudulent email was enough to infect an administration computer, steal a password, and then send fraudulent emails to parents and suppliers from the school's real mailbox. GET Conseil carried out a full analysis of the attack before deploying EDR and a firewall to secure the machine, the network, and protect pupils and staff alike.Are you an individual with an advanced home automation setup? See also our article on Firewalla, the solution to secure every connected device in your home.
Frequently asked questions
What our clients ask us
What is an EDR, and how does it differ from traditional antivirus?
An EDR continuously monitors workstation behaviour to detect suspicious actions, even unknown ones, and can react automatically. Traditional antivirus generally just compares files against a list of already-known threats.Our organisation may already have been compromised: what should we do?
Signs such as unexpected bounced emails or unusual behaviour on a machine can be clues. We carry out a full technical analysis to confirm the incident and determine its exact scope.Is a school really a target for this kind of attack?
Yes. Numerous accounts (staff, pupils, families) and frequent exchanges with suppliers make it an attractive target for identity theft.Do you support SMEs, or only schools?
Both: our EDR, firewall and incident-analysis approach applies equally to schools and to SMEs across Hauts-de-France.Service area
Where we operate
GET Conseil is based in Roubaix and operates across the whole region: Lille metropolitan area (Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Wattrelos, Marcq-en-Barœul), inland Flanders (Armentières, Bailleul, Hazebrouck), Dunkirk area (Dunkirk, Grande-Synthe), Douai & Valenciennes areas (Douai, Valenciennes, Denain), Cambrésis (Cambrai), Artois & the former mining basin (Arras, Lens, Béthune, Liévin, Hénin-Beaumont), Opal Coast (Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Saint-Omer), Hainaut (Maubeuge), as well as the Somme, Oise and Aisne départements (Amiens, Beauvais, Compiègne, Saint-Quentin).