Cluster Business Members

The DSC is committed to developing digital safeguarding practices and skills helping people, organisations and communities stay safe and raise awareness of digital harms. Our ambition is to act as a learning partner by building a network of networks to innovate, train and reimagine how digital safety can work for everyone.

We're a specialist internal communications consultancy based in Durham. We help organisations to communicate and engage their people with digital transformation projects, major IT change, and cyber safety.

IdentityFirst Ltd is a Northumberland-based cybersecurity company specialising in identity security solutions for UK organisations. Founded by Mark Ahearne (35 years IT experience, 25 years in Active Directory and identity management), we provide comprehensive identity security assessments across Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, AWS IAM, GCP IAM, Okta, and Kubernetes environments.
Launched November 2025, our IdentityHealthCheck platform delivers read-only identity security assessments with AI-powered analysis, covering the hybrid and multi-cloud environments where traditional tools like PingCastle (AD-only) leave critical gaps. We serve UK SMEs, charities, and MSPs with transparent, evidence-based security posture reporting at £250-£2,500 monthly (Founders pricing with up to 50% off) – representing 30-67x cost savings compared to enterprise alternatives.

A PARTNER OF CHOICE TO LEADERS, GOVERNMENTS AND GLOBAL ORGANISATIONS.
We act as an extension of your team, taking a collaborative and pragmatic hands-on approach to tailor solutions that enable your business goals. Organisations of all sizes and sectors choose to work with us and we are proud to count some of the world’s largest companies among our clients.

Ecommnet are Strategic Consultants and Product Development Specialists with over 25 years of experience. We constantly look at the changing market and evaluate emerging technologies to ensure we always offer you the best advice and solutions available. We provide a very consultative approach throughout your entire project and we are always focussed on what is best for your business.

Looking for a Cisco Gold Partner with a difference? Our agility and responsiveness make us a unique choice for companies seeking top-level service and support. Trust us to design, implement and manage your mission-critical IT infrastructure with care and innovation.