Cyber Security as a Service

With Cyber Security as a Service, a dedicated team of experts takes care of your security from start to finish.

We act as an extension of your organisation, monitoring your systems & responding to cyber incidents 24×7.

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    What is Cyber Security as a Service?

    Cyber Security as a Service (CSaaS) is a comprehensive, subscription-based service that provides businesses with access to advanced cyber security capabilities and expertise at a fraction of the cost of hiring an equivalent in-house team.

    Operating on a monthly subscription model, Cyber Security as a Service includes a wide range of sub-services such as a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO), penetration testing, security monitoring and response, a Security Operations Centre (SOC), compliance & certifications (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC2, etc.), and provides security awareness training for your staff.

    Cyber Security as a Service is designed to be flexible and scalable, and can be tailored to meet the specific needs of any organisation, ensuring robust protection against an evolving landscape of cyber threats.

    Challenges Addressed by CSaaS

    Limited Time

    You need to focus on your customers and growing your business. You don’t have the time required to dedicate to building cyber security and consequently, cyber security unintentionally becomes an afterthought, increasing the risk of an attack that may result in significant financial and reputational damage.

    Lack Of Expertise

    Cyber security is a complex field that encompasses a wide range of skills, from threat detection and incident response to compliance management. In-house IT staff lack the specialised cyber security expertise required to address the full spectrum of digital risks, leaving their business vulnerable to cyber attacks.

    Cost Contraints

    You’re committed to protecting your business, but you don’t have the unlimited budgets of large enterprises. Maintaining a full-time team puts pressure on your bottom line. With Cyber Security as a Service, the up front investment is minimal and can be scaled up or down as required.

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    Increasing Threats

    2024 saw a 75% increase in successful cyber attacks on cloud technologies. For most SMBs without Cyber Security as a Service, continuously monitoring the threat landscape and investing in the right controls to maintain the level of protection needed (whilst also focusing on growth) is an impossible task.

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    Accounts Manager - PTS Consulting
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    Benefits of Cyber Security as a Service

    Our Cyber Security as a Service offering covers all cyber security domains, from ongoing monitoring to expert advisory.

    Achieve Strategic Alignment

    The Cyber Security as a Service team includes a dedicated Virtual CISO who brings strategic leadership and ensures that your cyber strategy is aligned with wider business goals. Technical resources ensure wider technology roadmaps are aligned to cyber objectives.

    Operational Support

    An experienced Cyber Security Manager serves as your primary point of contact for all security-related matters. They not only oversee the implementation of new security controls, but they track and monitor progress ensuring that traction is maintained.

    Continuous Monitoring

    As part of our Cyber Security as a Service, our UK-based Security Operations Centre (SOC) operates 24/7 and provides continuous monitoring of your IT estate for you. We continuously monitor your network for suspicious activity and perform rapid incident response, ensuring you are protected around the clock.

    Evidence Your Assurance

    On-going assurance (e.g. penetration testing) identifies and remediates vulnerabilities across your IT estate. Skilled ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks to test your defences, uncovering weaknesses before malicious actors can exploit them.

    Onboard Clients Faster

    Our Cyber Security as a Service manages the entire certification process of accreditations, like ISO 27001 and SOC 2, from start to finish. These certifications have been known to speed up procurement processes by up to 7 times.

    Actively Reduce Risk

    Your dedicated Cyber Security Manager will actively project manage and track risk remediation activities such as driving the patching process for vulnerability remediation or hardening the access controls of your cloud environments.

    Measure Return on Investment

    Our Cyber Security as a Service performs annual cyber maturity assessments to measure and enhance your organisation’s strategic security posture, allowing for adjustments in focus and enabling you to evidence the return on cyber investment to your leadership.

    Reduce Premiums

    Insurers recognise that services like Cyber Security as a Service decrease your risk of being attacked and will reduce your insurance premiums, especially if you have achieved ISO27001. This cost saving helps pay for the new Cyber Security as a Service investment.

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    Case Study: UK Telecomms Provider

    Client Challenge

    A UK-based telecommunications provider, recently acquired through a private equity buyout, faced rapid growth and the challenge of integrating five businesses within 18 months.

    This amalgamation of technologies, cultures, and risk appetites resulted in a complex IT environment and the company needed to quickly align these separate entities to a common security standard.

    As a significant service provider to the UK government, they were required to maintain certifications including ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and to comply with the rigorous requirements of the Telecommunications Security Act (TSA).

    Our Approach

    We deployed our Cyber Security as a Service offering which included a specialised team with expertise in the telecommunications sector:

    • Virtual CISO: Providing strategic oversight and leadership.
    • Cyber Security Manager: Coordinating the implementation of the ISO 27001.
    • Telco Security Architect: Designing and integrating secure systems across the merged entities.
    • Regulations Expert: Ensuring on-going compliance with relevant certifications and standards.

    Our Cyber Security as a Service approach included:

    • Maturity Assessment: Conducted across the entire business to evaluate current practices and identify strengths.
    • Security Operations Centre: Onboarded them into our SOC providing round-the-clock security monitoring and alerting.
    • Implementation Roadmap: Developed a three-year plan to implement necessary practices and achieve certifications.
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    Value Delivered

    ISO Certified

    Obtained ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus in four months, enabling faster public sector procurement.

    Cultural Shift

    Staff proactively report security risks and incidents to a central cyber security team.

    Risk Reduction

    Greatly reduced security risk, giving board members and investors’ confidence in operational practices.

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    Who Needs Cyber Security as a Service?

    Cyber Security as a Service (CSaaS) is an essential service for businesses facing increasing cyber threats with limited resources, without the overhead of maintaining an in-house security team.

    • Small To Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs): These businesses often lack the resources to hire a full-time cyber security team but face the same threats as larger enterprises. Cyber Security as a Service provides them with access to top-tier security expertise and solutions at a fraction of the cost, e.g. an e-commerce company that needs to protect customer data and comply with industry regulations.
    • Rapidly Growing Companies: Businesses experiencing rapid growth, mergers, or acquisitions can benefit from Cyber Security as a Service to ensure their security measures scale with their expansion and integration of new technologies, e.g. a technology scale-up or start-up expanding into international markets that needs to navigate diverse regulatory requirements.
    • Highly Targeted Sectors: Industries that are frequent targets for cyber attacks, such as finance, healthcare, and telecommunications, require robust and continuous security monitoring and response capabilities, e.g. a challenger bank handling high volumes of sensitive customer data, and have regulated incident response timescales that must be met.
    • Businesses Undergoing Digital Transformation: Companies migrating to the cloud or adopting new digital solutions can leverage Cyber Security as a Service to ensure their transition is secure and compliant with relevant standards, e.g. a manufacturing company implementing IoT technologies to improve operational efficiency.
    • Organisations With Compliance Requirements: Businesses that must comply with strict regulatory or compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001) can use Cyber Security as a Service to meet these requirements without diverting internal resources away from business activities, e.g. a US healthcare provider that needs to protect patient data and comply with HIPAA regulations.

     

    Who Doesn’t Need Cyber Security as a Service?

    • Large Enterprises With Established Security Teams: Large organisations that have for decades already invested in a dedicated, skilled in-house cyber security team and comprehensive security infrastructure may not require the additional support that Cyber Security as a Service provides, e.g. a FTSE100 multinational corporation with a an in-house cyber security department in excess of 20-30 people.
    • Businesses With Minimal Digital Footprint: Companies that do not rely heavily on digital operations or do not handle personal data in any capacity might find Cyber Security as a Service to be more than what they need, e.g. a small local retail store that primarily operates offline and does not store customer data (digitally or via paper based documents).
    • Organisations With Very Low-Risk: Businesses in very low-risk industries where the likelihood of cyber attacks is minimal may not need the comprehensive coverage that Cyber Security as a Service offers, e.g. a small art gallery that does not collect or store significant digital information.
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    Our Approach

    At CyPro, we follow a systematic and client-focused approach to ensure that our Cyber Security as a Service (CSaaS) offering delivers optimal value to our clients.

    Initial Consultation

    We start with a thorough consultation to understand your business objectives, existing security posture and specific requirements. This helps us tailor our service and ensures our approach is aligned with your goals and organisational context from the outset.

    On-Boarding

    We develop a comprehensive on-boarding plan that outlines the steps, timelines and responsibilities. This plan includes the deployment of necessary technologies and the introduction of key team members. They work alongside you to ensure a smooth transition into our Cyber Security as a Service offering.

    Cyber Maturity Assessment

    Our cyber maturity assessment evaluates your technology stack, policies, and procedures. From the assessment we identify both strengths and weaknesses, allowing us to develop a focused and effective security strategy and service.

    SOC Monitoring

    We integrate our advanced UK-based Security Operations Centre (SOC), which includes the deployment of our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system, and setting up detection rules and response runbooks specific to your environment.

    Drive Risk Reduction

    Our team works closely with your IT and operational staff to ensure identified risks are actively managed and reduced. We track all cyber risks and report on them monthly and quarterly to ensure there is the right oversight and support to get them closed down.

    Easy to Scale

    Our Cyber Security as a Service is designed to seamlessly scale with changes in your business. Whether you’re expanding into new regions, increasing your workforce, or adopting new technologies, our services adapt and flex to your changing business needs.

    Continuous Improvement

    We regularly review and update your security measures to ensure they remain effective against emerging threats. This includes periodic assessments, penetration tests, updates to security protocols, and implementation of new technologies.

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    Your Team

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    Rob McBride

    Rob leads our Cyber-Security-as-a-Service offering at CyPro and is a highly experienced CISO. Starting his career with a successful tenure at Deloitte, Rob has since built a distinguished career in cyber security, notably advising multinational corporations on their cyber resilience and leading security initiatives for financial institutions.

    At CyPro, Rob leverages his extensive experience as a CISO across multiple industries including finance, telecommunication, travel, manufacturing, and energy. He is passionate about empowering small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with cutting-edge cyber security solutions to safeguard their operations and drive sustainable growth.

    Rob’s expertise and strategic vision are instrumental in delivering tailored, comprehensive security services to our diverse client base.

    Additional Consultants

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    Jordan Van Der Kris

    Senior Security Operations Analyst

    Jordan is an experienced and highly skilled senior SOC analyst who is certified as a GIAC incident handler (GCIH). He specialises in ensuring the efficient onboarding of clients to our SOC service, focusing on deploying detection rules tailored to each client’s specific threat landscape.

    Jordan excels in identifying and responding to sophisticated cyber threats, leveraging his deep knowledge of threat detection tools and techniques to provide proactive protection.

    Previously serving as a SOC Manager for the UK Home Office, Jordan brings extensive experience in managing large-scale security operations for critical government infrastructure. He is responsible for overseeing 24×7 monitoring, incident response, and the continuous improvement of detection strategies within our 24×7 SOC.

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    Ellie Upson

    Cyber Security Manager

    Originating from Deloitte, Ellie brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her role as a Cyber Security Manager.

    She specialises in the field of threat intelligence, enabling clients to proactively identify and respond to threats before they escalate into issues.

    Technically adept and highly knowledgeable, Ellie excels at developing robust security strategies tailored to each client’s unique needs.

    Known for her warm and collaborative approach, Ellie is a natural motivator and people person, making her a trusted partner in implementing and operating effective security controls.

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    John Gilmour

    Security Operations Manager

    John is a highly skilled Security Operations Manager and a leader within our UK-based Security Operations Centre.

    With a strong technical background, John excels at engineering SIEM tools and developing detailed incident response playbooks.

    His ability to communicate complex security risks effectively to diverse audiences sets him apart.

    John has extensive experience across multiple sectors, including a notable tenure as a Senior Security Analyst for the UK Government.

    His expertise and leadership ensure robust security operations and proactive threat management for our clients.

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    Gianluca Masi

    SOC Analyst

    With a degree in Cybersecurity specialising in Digital Forensics, Gianluca brings a robust academic foundation to the table. His educational background is complemented by hands-on experience in a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) environment, where he has honed his skills in delivering Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) services to a diverse clientele across the globe.

    In his role, he has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in blue team operations, excelling at identifying, analysing, and mitigating cyber threats. His expertise extends to fortifying organisational security through proactive defence strategies and comprehensive threat management. He is adept at leveraging advanced security tools and technologies to safeguard critical assets and ensure compliance with industry standards.

    His commitment to continuous learning and staying abreast of the latest cybersecurity trends and threats underscores his dedication to protecting organisations from evolving cyber risks.

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    Elsie Day

    Cyber Security Analyst  

    A graduate in Criminology, Elsie also has an MSc in Crime Science with Cyber Crime from UCL. She brings a solid foundation in cyber security principles and practices.

    With a research background in human factors in cyber security, Elsie brings a proactive approach to analysing security landscapes. Highly analytical and committed to supporting clients, she excels at crafting solutions to enhance organisational resilience.

    Elsie is proficient in identifying and addressing cyber threats,  and committed to staying ahead in the ever-evolving digital security landscape, while her analytical skills, honed through experience and academic studies, enable hrt to extract valuable insights to inform strategic decisions.

    Enthusiastic and knowledgeable, Elsie strives to be a catalyst for change in security paradigms, and is dedicated to developing innovative approaches to combat emerging threats.

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    Hassan Humdoun

    Cyber Security Architect

    Hassan strengthens the team with his extensive background as a Cyber Security Architect. With 18 years of experience across multi-technology data centre platforms and mobile core networks, he brings a wealth of knowledge in designing secure and resilient systems. As a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Chartered Engineer (CEng), Hassan’s expertise in network and data security architectures ensures that our audits are thorough and effective. His proven ability to lead complex security initiatives equips our team to identify vulnerabilities and enhance organisational resilience against cyber threats.

    Comparison: vCISO vs Cyber Security as a Service

    If deciding between Virtual CISO and Cyber Security as a Service (CSaaS), it’s important to understand that while both provide expert security leadership and support, they cater to different needs.

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    Cyber Security as a Service

    • Team of experienced cyber security professionals, led by a dedicated vCISO and including a Cyber Security Manager and Security Operations Manager.
    • Highly scalable – the service level can grow in line with yours without significant jumps in costs.
    • Also covers Security Monitoring & Alerting – monitoring of suspicious events to identify, contain and limit the impact of a cyber attack and meet your 72hr reporting obligation to the ICO (UK data protection regulator).
    • Who Is This Best For? Organisations with limited internal capacity/resources that still seek to mature their security controls, reduce operational security risk and achieve security certification such as Cyber Essentials, SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
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    Virtual CISO

    • A dedicated executive-level CISO.
    • Cost-effective – you only purchase the capacity required, which can be used on demand and spread over the month.
    • Flexible – easier than Full Time Employees (FTEs) to scale up/down in response to changes in demand & capacity.
    • Operational Security – it will still leave some gaps in day-to-day operational security, such as security testing, alerting, vulnerability scanning, incident response, etc. which requires a broader technical team (see CaaS – left).
    • Who Is This Best For? Organisations who are in need of early strategic direction and/or have ample internal resources to implement and operate security controls.

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