Assess
Find security gaps, weak configurations and areas where risk is poorly understood.
Cyber security services
Cyber Security Services for London & UK Businesses
Reduce cyber risk with a practical security programme built around the technology your business actually uses—from Microsoft 365, identities and endpoints to email, networks, cloud services and business data.
- Security assessment & prioritised remediation
- Microsoft 365 & identity security
- Cyber Essentials readiness support
- One-off, co-managed or ongoing security
Security postureReview & improve
Business security baselinePrioritised by risk
Identity & accessMFA, admin roles, user lifecycle and access policy.
EndpointsConfiguration, updates and endpoint protection.
EmailPhishing resilience, domain controls and mailbox security.
Cloud & dataPermissions, sharing, resilience and recovery planning.
Clear action planKnow what to fix first, what can wait and what needs ongoing ownership.
Direct answer
What are cyber security services?
Cyber security services help an organisation understand its risks, strengthen its technical controls, reduce the chance of compromise and prepare to respond when something goes wrong. For most businesses, effective security is a combination of people, identity, devices, email, networks, cloud configuration, data protection and repeatable operating processes—not one product.
Protect
Implement proportionate controls across users, accounts, devices, cloud and networks.
Manage
Keep agreed controls maintained, reviewed and improved as the environment changes.
Prepare & recover
Define incident actions, backups, communication routes and recovery priorities before a crisis.
43%
of UK businesses identified a breach or attackin the previous 12 months in the 2025/26 Cyber Security Breaches Survey.
38%
of businesses identified phishing attacksmaking phishing the most prevalent type of breach or attack in the survey.
25%
of businesses had a formal incident response planshowing a significant preparedness gap even where technical controls exist.
Source: UK Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/26.
Credentials & assurance
Security work backed by recognised business credentials.
Use verified organisational credentials alongside technical scope, clear responsibilities and evidence of completed work when assessing a cyber security provider.
Microsoft Partner
Microsoft technology experience supporting cloud, identity, productivity and security-related work.
Cyber Essentials Certification
Organisation-level Cyber Essentials certification as part of the company’s own security assurance.
ICO Registered
Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office for data-protection responsibilities.
Cyber Essentials certification shown here refers to UK IT Services’ own organisational credential; it does not state that UK IT Services is a Cyber Essentials certification body.
Cyber security services
Build the right layers around your business.
Start with the risks that matter, then choose the technical, operational and people-focused controls that fit your systems, users and obligations.
Managed Cyber Security
Give agreed security controls ongoing ownership through planned monitoring, maintenance, review, reporting and escalation rather than relying only on one-off projects.
Explore managed cyber securityPenetration Testing
Use controlled, clearly scoped testing to identify exploitable weaknesses, validate technical risk and produce practical remediation priorities.
Explore penetration testingCyber Security Audit
Assess identities, endpoints, Microsoft 365, cloud services, email, networks, policies and operational controls to create a prioritised remediation plan.
Explore cyber security auditsVulnerability Assessment
Identify known weaknesses and insecure configurations across a defined environment, then prioritise remediation according to exposure and business impact.
Explore vulnerability assessmentsCyber Essentials
Prepare for Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus by reviewing the five control areas, closing technical gaps and organising evidence for the certification route.
Explore Cyber EssentialsSOC Services
Support security monitoring and escalation through an agreed SOC service model, with the monitored systems, coverage window, alert handling and response responsibilities clearly defined.
Explore SOC servicesEndpoint Security
Strengthen laptops, desktops and supported mobile devices through secure configuration, patching, encryption, endpoint protection and access controls.
Explore endpoint securityEmail Security
Reduce phishing, account compromise and spoofing risk through stronger identity controls, filtering, domain protection, safer configuration and user awareness.
Explore email securityIncident Response
Prepare for and coordinate the technical response to security incidents, including containment actions, escalation, recovery planning and specialist referral where required.
Explore incident responseLayered protection
Protect the parts of the business attackers actually target.
Security works better when people, identities, devices, email, networks and cloud systems are treated as connected layers rather than separate products.
People
Awareness, phishing resilience, safer handling of credentials and clear reporting routes for suspicious activity.
Identity & access
MFA, privileged roles, least privilege, account lifecycle and stronger controls around sensitive access.
Devices
Secure configuration, patching, encryption, endpoint security and device-management policies.
Email & collaboration
Mailbox protection, phishing defence, safer sharing and controls that reduce account-compromise impact.
Networks & remote access
Firewalls, secure connectivity, remote-access controls and configuration that limits unnecessary exposure.
Cloud & business data
Permissions, cloud configuration, sharing, backup planning and recovery decisions around critical information.
Choose the right operating model
Not every organisation needs the same cyber security service.
Some businesses need a defined assessment or remediation project. Others need ongoing ownership. Internal IT teams may only need specialist security capacity around selected controls.
Assessment or project
Use specialist support for a clear piece of work without transferring all ongoing security responsibility.
- Security audit or risk review
- Cyber Essentials readiness
- Microsoft 365 security hardening
- Vulnerability remediation
- Policy or incident-readiness project
Managed cyber security
Agree which controls are continuously owned, maintained and reviewed instead of relying on ad-hoc action.
- Endpoint and security-tool management
- Identity and access reviews
- Vulnerability management
- Security reporting and improvement
- Escalation for agreed security events
Co-managed security
Add security depth around an internal IT team while keeping responsibilities explicit.
- Independent assessments
- Specialist cloud and identity work
- Security projects and remediation
- Testing and vulnerability support
- Defined escalation capacity
Cyber Essentials readiness
Build the five baseline controls before the assessment.
Cyber Essentials is the UK Government-backed scheme built around five technical controls. UK IT Services can help you understand the current environment, identify gaps and support remediation so the organisation is better prepared for the formal certification process.
Important distinction: readiness and remediation support are not the same as issuing the certification. Formal certification should be completed through the appropriate Cyber Essentials certification route.
Current controls checked against the National Cyber Security Centre.
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Firewalls
Control traffic between trusted systems and external networks.
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Secure configuration
Reduce unnecessary exposure from insecure defaults and unused services.
03
Security update management
Keep supported software and devices patched against known vulnerabilities.
04
User access control
Limit access and administrative privileges to what each role genuinely needs.
05
Malware protection
Use appropriate controls to prevent and contain malicious software.
Microsoft 365, cloud & identity
Secure the accounts and cloud services your users work in every day.
For many businesses, the most important security boundary is no longer the office firewall. It is the identity, device and cloud configuration that controls access to email, files and business applications.
Identity is a security control.
A compromised account can bypass otherwise strong infrastructure. Build controls around who can sign in, from where, with which device and with what level of privilege.
AuthenticationMFA and stronger sign-in controls for higher-risk accounts and access paths.
PrivilegeSeparate everyday access from administrative roles and reduce unnecessary privilege.
User lifecycleDocumented joiner, mover and leaver actions to avoid stale or excessive access.
MFA & access policy
Review how accounts authenticate and where stronger controls should apply.
Email security
Reduce mailbox compromise, spoofing and phishing exposure through layered controls.
Cloud permissions
Review sharing, guest access and permissions around business data and collaboration.
Device access
Align device security and account access so unmanaged endpoints do not silently expand risk.
Administrator roles
Limit powerful accounts, protect them more strongly and review who retains privileged access.
Continuous improvement
Revisit configuration as licences, users, applications and working practices change.
Cyber security audit
Turn a security review into an action plan—not a list of generic warnings.
A useful assessment should establish scope, understand the systems and data that matter, identify weaknesses, assess business impact and produce prioritised actions. The outcome should make it easier to decide what needs immediate remediation, what should be scheduled and what requires ongoing ownership.
Current-state findingsWhat is configured well, what is weak and where there are gaps in visibility or ownership.
Risk prioritisationSeparate urgent exposure from lower-priority improvements so effort goes to the right places.
Practical remediation planClear actions, dependencies and decisions rather than security jargon without an owner.
The assessment approach reflects risk-management principles such as understanding context, assets, threats, vulnerabilities and prioritised treatment. See NCSC risk-management guidance.
Typical areas to review
- Microsoft 365 / cloud identity
- MFA and administrator access
- User joiner / mover / leaver process
- Endpoint security and encryption
- Patch and update management
- Email and phishing controls
- Firewall and remote access
- Backup and recovery approach
- Vulnerability exposure
- Logging and security visibility
- Security policies and ownership
- Incident response readiness
Find weaknesses before they become incidents
Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing solve different problems.
Choose the level of testing that matches the question you need answered rather than buying a technical exercise without a clear purpose.
Vulnerability assessment
Identify known weaknesses and insecure configurations across a defined environment, then prioritise remediation based on exposure and business impact.
- Useful for regular security hygiene
- Broad identification of weaknesses
- Supports remediation planning
- Can feed an ongoing vulnerability-management cycle
Penetration testing
A controlled, scoped test that attempts to demonstrate whether weaknesses can be exploited. It is deeper than routine scanning and should have clear rules of engagement.
- Useful before or after significant change
- Validates exploitable risk in a defined scope
- Produces technical evidence and remediation guidance
- Should be delivered by appropriately qualified testing capability
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IdentifyEstablish what happened, which systems or accounts may be affected and what evidence is available.
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ContainLimit further access or damage without destroying information that may be important to investigation.
03
CommunicateEscalate to the right internal owners and identify any insurer, regulator, legal or specialist-response requirements.
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RecoverRestore services safely, validate the environment and avoid reintroducing the cause of the incident.
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ImproveRecord lessons learned and strengthen the controls, processes or training that failed.
Incident readiness
Know what happens before a security incident happens.
An incident plan should define who makes decisions, who has access to the systems needed during an outage, what gets isolated first, how backups are validated, how staff communicate and when specialist help is required.
The 2025/26 UK Government survey found that only a quarter of businesses had a formal incident response plan, even though 43% identified a breach or attack in the previous 12 months.
Personal-data breaches: where a breach meets the reporting threshold, the ICO says it must be reported without undue delay and within 72 hours of becoming aware of it. Security response, legal assessment and regulatory reporting should be coordinated rather than treated as separate afterthoughts. ICO guidance.
How the engagement works
A clear route from uncertainty to stronger security.
The exact scope changes by business, but the sequence should stay simple: understand, assess, prioritise, implement and review.
01
Understand
Users, systems, cloud platforms, data, working practices, obligations and current concerns.
02
Assess
Review agreed controls and identify security gaps, weaknesses and missing ownership.
03
Prioritise
Rank actions by risk, business impact, dependency and effort rather than fixing everything equally.
04
Implement
Remediate agreed issues, document changes and keep business disruption proportionate.
05
Review
Reassess the environment as users, systems, licences, suppliers and threats change.
Cyber security costs
Pricing should follow the scope and responsibility.
There is no useful single price for “cyber security” because a one-off configuration review is fundamentally different from a penetration test, Cyber Essentials remediation or an ongoing managed service.
Before comparing quotes, make sure the providers are pricing the same users, devices, cloud platforms, testing depth, support window, management responsibilities and exclusions.
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Ask what is includedAssessment, remediation, licences, testing, reporting, project work and ongoing management should not be blurred together.
✓
Ask who owns the follow-upA finding without an owner, priority and remediation route can remain a risk indefinitely.
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Ask what is not coveredIncident response, specialist forensics, 24/7 SOC, compliance consultancy or certification may be separate services.
What affects the cost?
Users and endpoints
Microsoft 365 / cloud scope
Number of sites
Existing security condition
Assessment depth
Testing requirements
Security tools and licensing
Compliance requirements
One-off vs ongoing work
Onsite requirements
Industries we support
Different sectors create different security priorities.
The security model should reflect the data, users, suppliers, working patterns and operational dependencies of the organisation—not just its headcount.
Construction
Support for site teams, office users, cloud platforms and project collaboration.
Explore construction IT support →Financial Services
Reliable support for users, secure access, Microsoft 365 and business-critical systems.
Explore financial services IT support →Healthcare
Remote assistance for staff, devices, cloud services and secure day-to-day access.
Explore healthcare IT support →Charities
Practical support for distributed teams, shared systems and cost-conscious IT environments.
Explore charity IT support →Housing Associations
Support for office, mobile and remote users working across properties and multiple sites.
Explore housing IT support →Law Firms & Professional Services
Secure support for client-facing teams, document workflows, email and cloud applications.
Explore professional services IT support →Accountants / Accounting Firms
Support for accounting applications, Microsoft 365, secure access and busy client-service teams.
Explore accountant IT support →Schools / Education
Remote support for staff devices, user accounts, Microsoft 365 and shared learning systems.
Discuss education IT support →Manufacturing
Remote assistance for office systems, production-support users, cloud services and secure access.
Discuss manufacturing IT support →London & UK coverage
Cyber security support for London, Crawley and UK businesses.
Many security reviews, Microsoft 365 improvements, policy discussions and remediation tasks can be delivered remotely. Where physical infrastructure, site-specific risk or hands-on work matters, onsite attendance can be scoped separately.
Remote security work across the UKCloud, identity, configuration review, documentation and many remediation tasks can be delivered without waiting for a site visit.
Onsite where the scope requires itNetwork, infrastructure or premises-related work can be planned around location, access and engineer availability.
Works with internal IT or outsourced ITUse security support as a specialist layer or integrate it with a broader managed IT arrangement.
London
Crawley
Surrey
Sussex
Kent
Remote across the UK. Onsite by agreed coverage.Confirm physical coverage for each office before it is included in a proposal.
LondonCrawleySurreyKentBrightonOnsite Support
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Security is strongest when it is connected to day-to-day IT operations, user support and the systems the business already depends on.
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Cyber security insights
Answer the security questions before they become incident questions.
Use practical guidance to understand baseline controls, assess risk and make better security decisions.
FAQs
Questions businesses ask before choosing cyber security support.
What do cyber security services include?
Cyber security services can include risk assessment, Microsoft 365 and identity security, endpoint and email protection, network controls, vulnerability management, security awareness, Cyber Essentials readiness, incident preparedness and ongoing management of agreed security controls.
What is the difference between a cyber security audit and penetration testing?
A cyber security audit reviews a broader range of technical and organisational controls. Penetration testing is a controlled technical exercise that attempts to demonstrate whether weaknesses can be exploited inside a defined scope. The two services can complement each other, but they are not interchangeable.
Can you help us prepare for Cyber Essentials?
Yes. Readiness support can review the five Cyber Essentials control areas, identify gaps and help with technical remediation. Formal certification should then be completed through the appropriate certification route.
Can you secure Microsoft 365 and cloud accounts?
A Microsoft 365 security review can cover MFA, administrator roles, account lifecycle, conditional access where licensed and appropriate, email security, sharing controls, device access and other configuration relevant to the agreed scope.
Do small businesses need managed cyber security?
Not always. Some businesses need a one-off assessment and remediation project. Others rely heavily on cloud systems, have limited internal capacity or need security controls managed continuously. The operating model should match the risk and available internal resources.
How often should we review our cyber security?
There is no single interval that fits every organisation. Security should be revisited after major system, supplier or working-practice changes and on a regular cycle appropriate to the business. Higher-risk systems and controls may need more frequent review.
What is vulnerability management?
Vulnerability management is the ongoing process of identifying weaknesses, validating what matters, prioritising remediation, tracking fixes and checking that new vulnerabilities do not remain unmanaged as the environment changes.
How much do cyber security services cost?
Cost depends on users, endpoints, cloud platforms, sites, current security condition, assessment or testing depth, compliance requirements, licences and whether the work is one-off or ongoing. A defined scope is needed before a reliable quotation can be produced.
Can you work alongside our internal IT team?
Yes. A co-managed model can allocate assessment, specialist configuration, remediation, vulnerability work or agreed monitoring to UK IT Services while internal IT retains ownership of selected systems and decisions.
What happens if we suffer a cyber incident?
Immediate priorities are to understand what happened, contain the incident, protect affected systems and data, preserve useful evidence, communicate with the right people and recover safely. Regulatory, insurer or specialist incident-response requirements should be followed where they apply.
Do you provide cyber security services in London?
The service can support London and wider UK businesses. Many cloud, identity, assessment and remediation tasks can be delivered remotely, with onsite work scoped separately where physical infrastructure or site context requires it.
Can cyber security be included with managed IT support?
Yes. Security can be connected to a broader managed IT model so user support, device management, Microsoft 365 administration, patching, access changes and security controls are not run as disconnected activities.
Start with the risk, not the product
Find the right security priorities for your business.
Tell us what you are trying to protect, what concerns you have and what is already in place. We can help define the next sensible step—whether that is assessment, remediation, Cyber Essentials readiness, Microsoft 365 security or ongoing management.
- Understand the current environment
- Identify the highest-priority security gaps
- Separate one-off fixes from ongoing ownership
- Build a scope that can be quoted clearly