{"id":1234,"date":"2016-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/bradford-cyber-security-firm-targets-15-million-aim-float\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:37:45","slug":"bradford-cyber-security-firm-targets-15-million-aim-float","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/bradford-cyber-security-firm-targets-15-million-aim-float\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradford cyber security firm targets \u00a315 million AIM float"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford cyber security business which counts 10 per cent of the FTSE 100 as clients has revealed it plans to float with a market capitalisation of \u00a315 million.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2000, ECSC claims to be the UK&#8217;s longest running, &#8216;full service&#8217; information and cyber security service provider. ECSC has grown rapidly to offer a complete range of cyber security solutions and services to all sectors, including education, retail, legal, financial and local authorities. 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