43% of UK businesses were breached last year. AMVIA's fully managed cybersecurity - 24/7 SOC monitoring, endpoint detection, email security, and security compliance support - protects 1,200+ UK businesses from Sheffield. All for a fixed monthly fee. check Free · check No commitment · check Response within 2 hours Cyber Essentials NCSC-backed certification Microsoft Partner Microsoft Solutions Partner Barracuda Partner Email security Managed cybersecurity is the practice of outsourcing 24/7 threat monitoring, detection and response to a specialist provider that runs a Security Operations Centre (SOC). For UK SMEs it bundles endpoint, email, network and identity protection into one monthly service. AMVIA runs it from a UK SOC - one provider, security-first, Microsoft-certified. What Is Managed Cybersecurity? Managed cybersecurity - also called a managed security service (MSSP) - means outsourcing the monitoring, detection, and response to cyber threats to a specialist provider with a dedicated Security Operations Centre (SOC). Rather than relying on your own team to monitor alerts, respond to incidents, and keep up with the threat landscape, a managed security provider handles this continuously - typically at 60–80% of the cost of building equivalent in-house capability. For UK SMEs, managed cybersecurity combines endpoint protection, email security, firewall management, and SOC monitoring into a single monthly service. What Our Managed Cybersecurity Service Includes AMVIA's managed cybersecurity service covers every layer of your security posture - from endpoints and email to network monitoring and compliance. 24/7 SOC Monitoring Our Security Operations Centre monitors your environment around the clock, correlating alerts from endpoints, email, network, and cloud services to detect threats before they cause damage. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) When a threat is detected, our security analysts investigate and respond - containing compromised devices, blocking malicious activity, and remediating the incident. Not just alerting, but acting. Anti-phishing filters, DMARC/DKIM/SPF configuration, attachment sandboxing, and business email compromise (BEC) protection to block the attack vector in 85% of breaches (DSIT Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025). Vulnerability Management Regular scanning of your environment to identify unpatched software, misconfigured systems, and known vulnerabilities - with a prioritised remediation plan delivered monthly. Incident Response Defined incident response procedures with guaranteed response times. If you suffer a breach, AMVIA's team manages containment, investigation, and recovery - with a post-incident report. Managed Cybersecurity Essentials Checklist Key security controls that every UK business should have in place - that AMVIA's managed service delivers. 01 24/7 SOC coverage with defined response times for critical incidents 02 Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) deployed across all devices 03 Email authentication configured (DMARC, DKIM, SPF) 04 Multi-factor authentication enforced on all cloud services 05 Patch management policy with 14-day remediation for critical vulnerabilities 06 Documented and tested incident response plan This is the hub for everything AMVIA does in security. You can start with full-stack managed cybersecurity , or read on and move down into each individual service - the table below links to every layer for a UK business with 10–500 staff. What is managed cybersecurity? Managed cybersecurity - often sold as a managed security service (MSSP) - means a specialist provider takes ownership of monitoring, detecting and responding to threats across your environment, around the clock, from a dedicated SOC. Instead of your own team chasing alerts, the provider runs the tooling, the analysts and the response process as one service. For a UK SME, that typically combines: Endpoint security - behavioural detection (EDR) on every laptop, desktop and server, not just signature antivirus. Email security - anti-phishing, DMARC/DKIM/SPF and business email compromise protection. Network security - firewall management and traffic monitoring at the perimeter. Identity security - multi-factor authentication and monitoring for compromised credentials. SOC monitoring - analysts who correlate every alert and act on the real ones 24/7. Compliance support - controls that support UK GDPR and sector regulations. AMVIA delivers all of this as one accountable service. You can take it as a full stack or build up from the controls that close your biggest gaps first. Why do UK SMEs need managed cybersecurity? UK SMEs need managed cybersecurity because attacks are automated and indiscriminate - size is no defence. According to the UK Government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, 43% of UK businesses reported a breach or attack in the past year, with an average cost of £3,550 for the most disruptive breach. We keep the full picture - attack rates, costs, the MFA gap and what SMEs actually spend - in our UK SME cybersecurity data briefing . Threat actors scan millions of IP addresses at once, so a 12-person firm is hit by the same commodity attacks as a 500-person one. The difference is that smaller teams rarely have analysts watching at 3am on a Saturday - exactly when ransomware operators strike. 43% of UK businesses experienced a cyber breach or attack in 2025 ( Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, gov.uk ). £3,550 average cost of the most disruptive breach in 2025 ( Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, gov.uk ). Around 85% of identified breaches involved phishing ( Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, gov.uk ). The NCSC's small business guidance is clear that monitoring and a tested response plan matter as much as prevention. That is the gap a managed SOC fills. What does AMVIA's managed cybersecurity include? AMVIA's managed cybersecurity covers every layer of your posture - endpoints, email, network, identity and cloud - monitored from a UK Security Operations Centre. It is a layered service: close your biggest gaps first, then add capability as your risk profile grows. Every layer runs on the same stack: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for behavioural detection, and the Barracuda email and network security suite for the perimeter. There is no white-labelled third-party SOC behind it - AMVIA's own analysts watch your environment.

Managed SOC vs DIY security: why in-house isn't enough The default SME approach - antivirus, a firewall, and hope - fails for three concrete reasons. Signature antivirus misses modern threats, alerts without analysts go unactioned, and attacks land out of hours. A managed SOC closes all three by pairing behavioural tooling with people who respond. A single in-house analyst costs £45,000–£65,000 per year (typical UK 2026 range) and still cannot provide 24/7 cover alone. AMVIA delivers equivalent capability at materially lower cost by spreading a UK SOC across 1,200+ UK businesses. How much does managed cybersecurity cost? Managed cybersecurity for UK SMEs is priced per user, typically £5–£65 per user per month depending on scope. Basic endpoint plus email security sits at the lower end; a full stack with EDR, SOC monitoring, vulnerability management and incident response sits at the top. AMVIA's managed cybersecurity starts from £5 per user per month - less than a single day of incident response from a specialist firm. The figure within that range depends on how many layers you turn on and how many users you cover. How AMVIA delivers managed cybersecurity AMVIA runs a Security Operations Centre from Sheffield, monitoring 1,200+ UK businesses on enterprise-grade tooling delivered at SME pricing. Onboarding starts with a security assessment, then a one-to-two-week baselining period to tune alert thresholds before live monitoring begins. Onboarding - assess current gaps in endpoint, email, patching and access; deploy monitoring agents; baseline for 1–2 weeks. Ongoing monitoring - 24/7 correlation of alerts from endpoint, email, network and cloud, with analyst-led response and a monthly report. Co-managed options - for businesses with 50–200 staff that have IT resource but no security specialism, AMVIA provides the SOC and tooling while your team keeps day-to-day IT. AMVIA holds Cyber Essentials and is a Microsoft Solutions Partner, so the engineers configuring Defender and Conditional Access are certified to do it. See Microsoft's security guidance for the platform underneath. Frequently Asked Questions How much does managed cybersecurity cost for a UK SME? expand_more Managed security scope ranges from £5 to £65 per user per month depending on coverage, with AMVIA's entry managed-security anchor from £12 per user. Against an average most-disruptive-breach cost of £3,550 (DSIT 2025) - and far higher for serious incidents - the monthly fee is the cheap side of the equation. Does my small business really need managed cybersecurity? expand_more The UK data says the threat doesn't skip small businesses: 43% of UK businesses experienced a breach or attack in the past 12 months, and 85% of breaches involved phishing (DSIT 2025). If you don't have in-house security expertise watching around the clock, a managed service is how you get it at SME cost. What does AMVIA's managed cybersecurity actually include? expand_more Layered protection run as a service: endpoint protection and EDR, email security, Microsoft 365 hardening, vulnerability management, and - on Enterprise plans - 24/7 SOC monitoring with incident response. One provider owns the stack, so there's a single accountable point of contact when something needs handling. Is AMVIA certified? expand_more Yes - AMVIA holds Cyber Essentials, the UK's government-backed certification, and is a Microsoft Solutions Partner. We also prepare client businesses for their own Cyber Essentials certification, since the five controls it verifies are what our plans run day to day. What's the difference between an MSP and an MSSP? expand_more An MSP runs your IT (helpdesk, infrastructure, devices); an MSSP runs your security (monitoring, detection, response). AMVIA does both under one contract - which matters, because most real incidents cross the boundary between the two and finger-pointing between separate providers costs response time. Find Out Where Your Business Is Exposed - Before Attackers Do Get a free cybersecurity assessment from our Sheffield-based SOC team. We will identify your gaps, prioritise fixes, and give you a clear remediation roadmap. No commitment. Response within 2 hours. Related Resources Cyber Essentials Certification Guide The five controls, 2026 costs, and how to pass - from a provider that holds Cyber Essentials itself. External Attack Surface Management (EASM) Continuously discover and monitor your internet-facing assets with SurfaceLoop - free 14-day trial. What is the difference between managed detection and response and endpoint detection and response? Anti-phishing, DMARC, and BEC protection for your Microsoft 365 environment. 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