Security Operations Centre UK SME for Startups & Scale-ups

Tailored cyber security solutions for startups & scale-ups — from compliance and security to day-to-day support, all managed by UK-based experts.

24/7 Monitoring

Our security operations centre watches your environment around the clock, responding to alerts within minutes.

Plain-English Reporting

No jargon — we explain risks, incidents and recommendations in language your board and staff can understand.

Cost-Effective Security

Get the protection of a full security team without the six-figure salary bill — our managed services start from just a few pounds per user.

Security operations centre UK sme sized for startups, never enterprise overkill.

Horizon Europe IT support for UK research-led startups partnering with European consortia on grant work covers the consortium-agreement IT-evidence, the data-protection assessment for cross-border research data and the supplier-security-questionnaire-ready architecture for university and research-institute partners. Pleo and Spendesk UK rollout ends the personal-credit-card-and-expense-claim era. Cloudswitched supports the SSO from HiBob, Lattice or Personio, the SCIM provisioning, the spend-policy configuration, the manager-approval workflow, the Xero or FreeAgent receipt-matching, the VAT-receipt capture for HMRC compliance, the leaver-day card-deactivation and the corporate-card reconciliation that lets the bookkeeper close the month in three days.

How it works for Startups businesses

A clear, structured process from consultation to ongoing support.

1

Vendor-Neutral Advice

We recommend the best tools for your situation, not the ones that pay us the highest commission. Your security comes first.

2

Staff Awareness Focus

Technology alone is not enough. We train your people to recognise phishing, social engineering and other human-targeted attacks.

3

Full Audit Trail

Every action, alert and remediation is logged and available in your compliance dashboard, making audits and insurance renewals painless.

Security Operations Centre UK SME for Startups

MDM for laptop fleet supported

Intune for Windows fleet, Kandji or Jamf for Mac fleet, Apple Business Manager and Microsoft AutoPilot zero-touch enrollment, FileVault and BitLocker encryption, EDR agent rollout, secure-configuration baseline and leaver-day remote wipe for UK startups.

Cloudflare hardening supported

Cloudflare DNS with DNSSEC, WAF rules and rate-limiting, Cloudflare Workers for edge logic, Cloudflare Access for internal-tool gating, Cloudflare Tunnel for office-to-cloud private connectivity, Cloudflare Zero Trust for the BYOD laptop fleet and Cloudflare R2 object storage.

Pleo and Spendesk rollout supported

Pleo and Spendesk SSO from HiBob, Lattice or Personio, SCIM provisioning, spend-policy configuration, manager-approval workflow, Xero or FreeAgent receipt-matching, VAT-receipt capture for HMRC and leaver-day card-deactivation for UK startups.

HMRC R&D Tax Credits supported

SME-scheme and RDEC R&D Tax Credits with timesheet evidence in HiBob, Lattice or Personio, Linear ticket histories tagged to qualifying work, GitHub PR logs tagged to advancements, Xero or FreeAgent ledger entries tagged to staff, contractor and consumable expenditure.

Figma, FigJam, Miro and Loom supported

Figma, FigJam, Miro and Loom workspaces with SSO from M365 or Google Workspace, SCIM provisioning, file-sharing controls, leaver-day deprovisioning and data-residency posture for EU prospects asking where design and mockup data is stored.

Is your business properly protected against cyber threats?

What Our Security Operations Centre UK SME Covers

Managed firewall and intrusion prevention
Dark web credential monitoring
Incident response hotline
Phishing simulation campaigns
Monthly security posture reports
Email security and anti-phishing filters

Why Startups businesses choose us

AWS Organizations with SCPs, IAM Identity Center, CloudTrail, GuardDuty and Security Hub supported.

Intercom, Zendesk and Crisp with Article 28 processor agreement and SAR workflow supported.

ISO 27001 ISMS, Annex A Statement of Applicability and UKAS-accredited Stage 1 / Stage 2 audit supported.

Companies House Confirmation Statement, SH01, AP01, TM01 and AA01 filings supported.

Security Operations Centre UK SME for Startups

Comprehensive Security Operations Centre UK SME

End-to-end cyber security that protects every layer of your business.

01

Firewall Management

Enterprise-grade firewalls configured, monitored and updated by our security team to block unauthorised access.

02

Email Protection

Advanced anti-spam, anti-phishing and attachment sandboxing to keep malicious content out of your inbox.

03

Vulnerability Management

Scheduled scans with prioritised remediation plans so known weaknesses are patched before attackers exploit them.

04

Endpoint Security

Every device secured with encryption, application control and behaviour-based detection regardless of location.

05

Access Control

Multi-factor authentication, conditional access policies and privilege management to enforce zero-trust principles.

06

Business Continuity

Immutable backups and disaster recovery plans that ensure you can recover quickly from ransomware or data loss.

Frequently Asked Questions

We support the IT side of EOR and contractor workflow: laptop procurement and zero-touch shipping to Lisbon, Belgrade, Berlin or Bangalore, MDM enrollment, conditional-access policies tied to country-of-work, IR35 status review for UK contractors and the leaver-day workflow when the EOR contract ends.

Yes. We support the Article 28 processor agreement template, the Article 30 records of processing register, the DPIA template for new AI features, the sub-processor list, the UK IDTA, the EU SCCs, the Data Privacy Framework participation, the supplier register and the customer-questionnaire-ready DPA portal.

Yes. We support the Carta, Capdesk and Vestd configuration with SSO from M365 or Google Workspace, SCIM provisioning where supported, EMI scheme setup, share-option grant workflow, leaver-day option treatment, data-room integration and Companies House SH01 reconciliation for UK founders.

Yes. We support the integration: bank-feed reconciliation, Stripe-to-Xero, GoCardless-to-Xero, Pleo-to-Xero, Spendesk-to-Xero, payroll integration with PayFit, Brightpay or Xero Payroll and role-based access for the outsourced bookkeeper from Crunch, Mazuma, FD Centre or Cornerstone.

We support readiness using Drata, Vanta, Secureframe or Thoreum — connecting AWS, GitHub, M365 or Google Workspace, Datadog, Sentry and HiBob — mapping CC1 through CC9 Trust Service Criteria evidence, agreeing the auditor scope (Schellman, Prescient Assurance, BARR, Insight Assurance), running the Type I observation window and then the six-to-twelve-month Type II window.

Yes. We support the Confirmation Statement, SH01 share allotment, AP01 director appointment, TM01 director termination, AA01 accounting-reference-date change, PSC register updates, Statement of Capital and Articles of Association amendments — all reconciled against the Carta, Capdesk or Vestd cap-table source of truth and the HiBob HRIS.

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