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Cyber security consultants helps organisations identify risk, strengthen defences, and make informed security decisions. As a UK-based cyber security consultancy, CyPro provides practical cyber security consulting services to protect your business, meet regulatory requirements, and support long-term growth.
What Does a Cyber Security Consultant Do?
A cyber security consultant is an independent security expert who helps organisations assess, improve, and manage their cyber security posture. Unlike purely operational roles, consultants focus on risk, strategy, and alignment with business and regulatory requirements.
As part of a cyber security consultancy, consultants work closely with leadership, IT teams, and stakeholders to identify vulnerabilities, reduce exposure to cyber threats, and design security controls that are proportionate to the organisation’s size, sector, and risk appetite.
Key responsibilities of a cyber security consultant include:
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Conducting security assessments, audits, and technical reviews
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Identifying cyber risks and prioritising remediation activities
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Developing cyber security strategies, roadmaps, and policies
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Providing compliance guidance for standards such as ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, UK GDPR, and NIS2
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Supporting incident response planning and post-incident reviews
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Delivering security awareness training and executive briefings
Cyber security consultant vs in-house security roles
Cyber security consultants brings broad, cross-industry experience and an objective perspective that can be difficult to achieve with an in-house security team alone. Many organisations use consulting services to supplement internal capability, gain specialist expertise, or provide independent assurance.
When should you hire a cyber security consultant?
Organisations typically engage cyber security consulting services when preparing for compliance certification, responding to a security incident, undergoing cloud or digital transformation, or when in-house security expertise is limited.
Also Known As
A cyber security consultant may also be referred to as a security consultant, IT security consultant, cybersecurity consultant, or part of a cybersecurity consultancy. While job titles vary, the role remains focused on managing cyber risk, improving security controls, and advising organisations on best-practice security.
Our Cyber Security Consulting Approach
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We start by understanding your organisation, business objectives, critical assets, and risk appetite. This ensures our cyber security consulting is aligned with how your business operates, not just technical controls.
Assessment
Our consultants assess your current security posture, identifying gaps across people, processes, and technology. This includes reviewing existing controls, risks, and compliance requirements.
Recommendations
Based on our findings, we provide prioritised, actionable recommendations focused on reducing risk and improving security maturity in a proportionate and achievable way.
Implementation
Where required, our cyber security consulting services include hands-on support to implement recommended controls, tools, and processes, working closely with your internal teams.
Validation
We validate that improvements are effective through testing, assurance activities, or re-assessment, confirming that security controls operate as intended.
Ongoing Support
As part of our consulting approach, we can provide ongoing advisory support to help organisations continuously improve their security posture and respond to evolving threats.
What's Included in Cyber Security Consulting Services?
Our cyber security consulting services provide practical, outcome-focused support across the full security lifecycle. As a UK-based cyber security consultancy, CyPro consultants work alongside your teams to assess risk, improve resilience, and deliver security improvements that align with your business objectives.
Current Security Posture
We begin by reviewing your existing security processes, controls, and technologies to understand your current cyber security posture, identifying strengths and areas where improvement is needed.
Risk and Gap Analysis
Our cyber security consultants assess potential threats, vulnerabilities, and compliance obligations, helping you prioritise cyber risks and allocate resources effectively.
Security Strategy
We develop clear cyber security strategies aligned with your organisational objectives, defining practical timelines and milestones to improve security maturity over time.
Architecture Reviews
Our security consultants evaluate your network, cloud, and system architectures, providing expert recommendations to protect against both external and internal cyber threats.
Policy Guidance
We refine or create cyber security policies, ensuring alignment with relevant laws, regulations, and standards such as UK GDPR, ISO 27001, and Cyber Essentials.
Implementation Support
As part of our cyber security consulting services, we support the implementation of new tools or enhancements to existing environments, working closely with your teams to ensure seamless integration and minimal disruption.
Challenges Our Cyber Security Consultants Solve
Incident Response
When an incident occurs, it is ‘all hands to the pump’ and invariably, it can be challenging without the right cyber security consultants in the room. This helps restore order to the chaos but also takes pressure off already stretched internal teams.
Comply with Regulation
Regulatory frameworks require specialist expertise from cyber security consultants in knowing how to attain a compliant state. Compliance with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 is crucial to avoiding legal penalties and operational risks.
Augment Internal Resource
SMBs frequently deal with insufficient or inadequate internal IT resources. It might not be commercially viable to have a dedicated in-house cyber security team. Our cyber security consultants provide businesses access to top-tier expertise without the cost of hiring full-time employees.
Project Delivery
Most organisations have a number of projects inflight designed to improve and elevate their cyber security capabilities. If internal resources try to deliver this extra work, it can often result in burn out and the day-to-day being neglected.
Incident Response
When an incident occurs, it is ‘all hands to the pump’ and invariably, it can be challenging without the right cyber security consultants in the room. This helps restore order to the chaos but also takes pressure off already stretched internal teams.
Comply with Regulation
Regulatory frameworks require specialist expertise from cyber security consultants in knowing how to attain a compliant state. Compliance with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 is crucial to avoiding legal penalties and operational risks.
Augment Internal Resource
SMBs frequently deal with insufficient or inadequate internal IT resources. It might not be commercially viable to have a dedicated in-house cyber security team. Our cyber security consultants provide businesses access to top-tier expertise without the cost of hiring full-time employees.
Project Delivery
Most organisations have a number of projects inflight designed to improve and elevate their cyber security capabilities. If internal resources try to deliver this extra work, it can often result in burn out and the day-to-day being neglected.
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Benefits of Hiring Cyber Security Consultants
Businesses choose a cyber security consultancy to gain expert guidance, flexibility, and independent insight without the overhead of building a large in-house security function. Working with an experienced cyber security consulting firm allows organisations to strengthen security while staying focused on core business priorities.
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Access to diverse expertise
A cyber security consultancy provides access to multiple cyber security consultants with experience across industries, technologies, and threat landscapes, far beyond what a single hire can typically offer.
Cost-effective security support
Cyber security consulting services are often more cost-effective than hiring full-time staff, especially for defined projects, compliance preparation, or specialist requirements.
Scalable and flexible engagement
Consulting support can scale up or down as your needs change, whether you require short-term expertise or ongoing advisory support.
Rapid Improvements
Rather than lengthy hiring cycles or trial-and-error, cyber security consulting services provide immediate access to proven approaches, helping organisations strengthen security controls and address compliance or risk gaps efficiently and rapidly.
Independent, unbiased advice
As an external consulting firm, our consultants deliver objective recommendations based on risk and best practice, free from internal bias or vendor influence.
Cyber Security Consultant vs In-House Security Team
Understanding the difference between a cyber security consultant and an in-house security team can help organisations choose the right approach for their risk profile, budget, and security needs. Many businesses combine both models to achieve effective, scalable cyber security.
| Factor | Cyber Security Consultant | In-House Security Team |
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| Cost | Flexible, project-based | Fixed salary, benefits, and ongoing overhead |
| Expertise | Broad, multi-industry | Organisation-specific |
| Availability | On-demand | Always available |
| Objectivity | Independent, unbiased view | May have internal bias |
| Scalability | Easily scale support up or down as needed | Scaling requires recruitment and onboarding |
| Best for | SMEs, specific projects (e.g. compliance, transformation) | Large enterprises |
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Cyber Security Consultant FAQs
- What does a cyber security consultant do?
A cyber security consultant helps organisations understand and manage cyber risk. Our consultants assess your current security posture, identify vulnerabilities and risks, and provide clear, practical recommendations to protect your organisation against cyber threats and support regulatory compliance.
- How much does a cyber security consultant cost in the UK?
The cost of a cyber security consultant depends on the scope and complexity of the work. In the UK, day rates typically range from £500 to £1,500. For clearly defined requirements, we often recommend project-based engagements, which can be more cost-effective and easier to budget for.
- When should I hire a cyber security consultant?
Organisations typically engage our cyber security consulting services when preparing for compliance certification, following a security incident, before a major business or technology change, or when in-house security expertise is limited. We’re also often brought in to provide independent assurance or specialist support.
- What’s the difference between a cyber security consultant and a managed security provider?
A cyber security consultant focuses on strategy, risk management, and project-based security improvements. Managed security providers typically deliver ongoing operational services such as 24/7 monitoring. Many organisations work with both, using consultants for strategic guidance and managed services for day-to-day operations.
- Is hiring a cyber security consultant worth it?
For many organisations, hiring a cyber security consultant is a cost-effective way to reduce risk, improve security maturity, and avoid the impact of cyber incidents or regulatory issues. We help organisations focus investment on the areas that matter most, delivering measurable improvements without the long-term overhead of expanding internal teams.
- Do small businesses need cyber security consultants?
Yes. Small and medium-sized businesses are increasingly targeted by cyber attacks. Our cyber security consultants help SMEs implement proportionate, cost-effective security controls without the overhead of building a full-time internal security team.
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