Protect your organisation before threats become disruption.
VSG provides managed cybersecurity services designed to protect users, identities, devices, email, cloud services and networks. We combine prevention, monitoring, threat detection, investigation and coordinated response to help organisations reduce risk and operate with greater confidence.
- Practical protection. Clear escalation. Security-focused support.
- Secure by design. Driven by trust.
Cybersecurity built around real business risk
Coordinated Security Matrix
- Managed endpoint protection
- MDR and XDR capabilities
- Security monitoring
- Identity and email protection
- Firewall and network security
- Threat investigation
- Incident escalation
- Security reporting
- Risk reduction roadmap
- Ongoing security improvements
Managed Detection & Response
Managed Detection and Response helps organisations identify suspicious activity, investigate potential threats and coordinate an appropriate response when security alerts require action.
CONTINUOUS MONITORING
Monitor supported security platforms and data sources for suspicious behaviour, alerts and indicators of compromise.
THREAT DETECTION
ALERT INVESTIGATION
INCIDENT ESCALATION
CONTAINMENT SUPPORT
POST-INCIDENT IMPROVEMENT
MDR and XDR, explained clearly
MDR
- Human-Led Threat Analysis
- 24/7 Security Operations Center
- Expert-Led Remediation Guidance
XDR
- Cross-Domain Telemetry Integration
- Automated Alert Correlation
- Unified Visibility Architecture
XDR provides connected visibility. MDR adds the people and processes needed to interpret and respond to it.
Security monitoring that matches your requirements
BUSINESS-HOURS SECURITY OPERATIONS
- Alert monitoring
- Threat investigation
- Client communication
- Incident escalation
- Security reporting
- Ongoing recommendations
24/7/365 SOC MONITORING
- Around-the-clock alert monitoring
- Threat triage and investigation
- Defined incident escalation
- P1 on-call engineering escalation
- Authorised containment actions
- Incident communication
- Security reporting and review
Clarification: Support hours, engineering availability, response targets, on-call arrangements and authorised actions are defined in the client’s Order Form, Statement of Work and service documentation.
Protecting business devices
Laptops, desktops and servers are common targets for malware, ransomware, credential theft and unauthorised access. VSG helps clients secure and monitor supported devices using layered endpoint controls.
MANAGED ENDPOINT PROTECTION
Deploy and manage supported endpoint-security technology across business devices.
ENDPOINT DETECTION AND RESPONSE
Monitor supported devices for suspicious behaviour and activity requiring investigation.
RANSOMWARE PROTECTION
Use appropriate prevention, behavioural detection, access controls and recovery planning to reduce ransomware risk.
DEVICE HARDENING
Apply appropriate security settings, reduce unnecessary services and improve supported device configurations.
PATCH & VULNERABILITY REDUCTION
Support operating-system and application updates to reduce exposure to known weaknesses.
DEVICE ISOLATION
Where supported and authorised, isolate a potentially compromised device to help limit further activity.
Outcome: Improve protection across business devices while giving security analysts clearer visibility when unusual activity occurs.
Protecting the identities behind your systems
Compromised user accounts can provide attackers with access to email, files, cloud services and sensitive information.
Identity is now one of the most important security boundaries in a modern organisation.
MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION
CONDITIONAL ACCESS
Apply access rules using factors such as user, device, application, location and risk.
PRIVILEGED-ACCOUNT PROTECTION
Reduce unnecessary administrative access and strengthen controls around high-risk accounts.
USER LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Create, change and remove access when employees join, change roles or leave.
ACCESS REVIEWS
Review permissions and group memberships to identify access that is no longer required.
SUSPICIOUS SIGN-IN MONITORING
Investigate supported identity alerts and potentially unusual authentication activity.
Defending the inbox
Email remains a common route for phishing, malicious links, fraudulent payment requests, impersonation and credential theft.
Incident Response & Reporting
- Suspicious-message investigation
- Clear user reporting processes
Gateway Defense
- Spam and malware filtering
- Phishing protection
Deep Content Audit
- Malicious link analysis
- Attachment protection
Identity & Brand Trust
- Impersonation detection
- Domain-protection measures
Protocol & Auth
- Email-authentication guidance
- Shared-mailbox security
Reduce the likelihood that malicious or fraudulent messages reach employees and provide a clear route for reporting suspicious email.
Securing Microsoft 365 and cloud services
Cloud platforms require appropriate configuration, access controls, monitoring and governance to defend against modern threat vectors.
MICROSOFT 365 SECURITY
Review and improve security settings across supported Microsoft 365 services to prevent data leaks and unauthorized entry.
MICROSOFT ENTRA ID
Manage user identities, authentication, access policies and administrative roles to guarantee secure credential environments.
DEFENDER & XDR
Connect supported Microsoft security services to improve visibility across identities, email, endpoints and cloud activity.
MICROSOFT SENTINEL
Use Microsoft Sentinel where included to collect, analyse and investigate supported security data dynamically.
CLOUD ACCESS CONTROLS
Restrict access appropriately and improve visibility over user activity, external sharing links, and permission levels.
SECURITY ALERTING
Configure and review supported alerts for suspicious activity, account risk indicators, and tenant policy violations.
Clarification: Microsoft security capabilities depend on the selected licences, configuration and agreed VSG service package.
Connected security visibility
A SIEM platform brings security information from supported systems into one place. It helps security teams search activity, connect related events, identify suspicious behaviour and investigate incidents more effectively.
MICROSOFT SENTINEL
Security analytics and incident investigation across supported Microsoft and third-party data sources.
GOOGLE SECURITY OPERATIONS
Security analytics, threat investigation and detection across supported data sources using Google Security Operations.
LOG COLLECTION & MONITORING
Collect relevant logs from supported firewalls, identities, endpoints, cloud services and infrastructure.
DETECTION RULES
Use and maintain detection logic designed to identify suspicious patterns and potentially malicious behaviour.
THREAT HUNTING
Search available security data for indicators, patterns and activity that may not have generated a clear alert.
SECURITY REPORTING
Provide understandable reporting on alerts, incidents, trends and recommended improvements.
Clarification: SIEM services, data sources, ingestion allowances, retention and monitoring arrangements are subject to the selected service, supported integrations and agreed commercial terms.
Protecting the network perimeter
Firewalls and network controls help regulate how users, devices, sites and external services communicate.
MANAGED FIREWALL
Configuration, monitoring and management of supported business firewall platforms.
SECURE REMOTE ACCESS
Provide controlled remote connectivity using supported VPN and identity controls.
NETWORK SEGMENTATION
Separate systems and device groups where appropriate to limit unnecessary communication.
WEB PROTECTION
Apply supported controls to help identify and restrict malicious or inappropriate web activity.
INTRUSION PREVENTION
Use supported firewall capabilities to identify and block certain suspicious network activity.
EVENT MONITORING
Forward and review relevant firewall security events where included in the managed monitoring service.
Find weaknesses before they become incidents
Vulnerability management is an ongoing strategic process rather than a static, one-time scan. Our cycle continuously maps, prioritizes, and hardens your defenses.
DISCOVER
Identify and map supported devices, legacy systems, active services, and discover known vulnerabilities across your infrastructure.
PRIORITISE
Focus on weaknesses based on real-world risk, actual threat exposure, exploitability metrics, and overall business importance.
REMEDIATE
Deploy swift patching, configuration changes, or engineered compensating controls to actively reduce risk profiles.
VERIFY
Validate and test whether agreed-upon remediation actions have been executed effectively and thoroughly.
Comprehensive Security Capabilities
Our certified professionals use state-of-the-art tools and real-world threat intelligence to systematically analyze and close your external and internal vulnerability windows.
- Vulnerability scanning
- Patch-status reviews
- Security-configuration
- External exposure reviews
- Risk prioritisation
- Remediation guidance
- Reassessment
- Management reporting
INCIDENT RESPONSE WORKFLOW
A clear process when security incidents occur
01. IDENTIFY
Review alerts and available information to determine whether suspicious activity may represent a genuine incident.
02. CONTAIN
Take agreed steps to limit further activity, subject to client authorisation and technical capability.
03. INVESTIGATE
Review available evidence, affected systems, accounts and relevant security data.
04. COMMUNICATE
Provide updates to authorised client contacts using the agreed escalation process.
05. RECOVER
Support restoration, access changes, device remediation or other recovery actions within the agreed scope.
06. IMPROVE
Document lessons learned and recommend changes to reduce future risk.
Incident-response actions, availability, response targets and responsibilities depend on the selected service package and agreed incident-response arrangements.
Helping employees recognise threats
Explain that technical controls are important, but employees also need practical guidance for recognising suspicious activity.
Help employees make safer decisions and provide them with a clear process for reporting concerns.
Security awareness training
Simulated phishing campaigns
User-risk reporting
Password and MFA guidance
Email-threat awareness
Data-handling guidance
Training follow-ups
Policy acknowledgement
Role-appropriate education
Our cybersecurity capabilities
Fully-managed digital defense, continuous telemetry monitoring, and rapid mitigation engineered for complex networks.
Managed Detection and Response
24/7/365 active threat monitoring, proactive digital hunting, and rapid isolation of malicious network activities.
Endpoint Protection
Next-generation endpoint defense deployed across all physical hardware and virtual cloud interfaces.
XDR
Extended detection and response that natively correlates cross-layered telemetry from network, cloud, and mail.
Identity Security
Zero-trust identity verification, credential protection, and strict multi-factor conditional access engineering.
Email Security
Deep inspection algorithms stopping advanced email phishing, spear campaigns, and fileless vector attacks.
Microsoft 365 Security
Specialized cloud tenant hardening, security configuration auditing, and complete enterprise compliance monitoring.
SIEM and Log Monitoring
Intelligent, aggregated real-time security log indexing, event parsing, and compliance-ready search pipelines.
Firewall Management
Continuous configuration tuning, policy audits, and stateful perimeter control adjustments to stop lateral movement.
Vulnerability Management
Proactive external, internal, and configuration security scanning linked with fast priority patch pathways.
Incident Escalation
Instant escalation protocols paired with dedicated security operations center response leads.
Security Awareness
Bite-sized training tracks and adaptive simulated campaigns strengthening your dynamic defense layer.
Security Consultancy
Bespoke digital architecture advisory, system threat mapping, and clear pathway compliance preparation.
Backup and Recovery Guidance
Immutable recovery design patterns to bypass sophisticated ransomware impact and minimize operations downtime.
Security Reporting
Transparent executive threat summaries, framework gap assessments, and technical compliance dashboards.
How we build and manage your protection
Our continuous, four-stage cybersecurity methodology ensures your systems stay resilient against evolving enterprise threats.
Understand & Audit Your Infrastructure
Understand the organisation’s systems, users, risks, current controls and business requirements.
Proportionate Control Architecture
Recommend proportionate security controls, technologies and service levels.
Deployment & System Integration
Deploy agreed tools, connect supported data sources, document escalation routes and test communication processes.
Continuous Defense Optimization
Provide ongoing monitoring, investigation, reporting and practical security recommendations.
What managed cybersecurity means for your organisation
REDUCED CYBER RISK
Introduce practical controls across identities, devices, email, cloud services and networks.
FASTER INVESTIGATION
Bring relevant security information together so suspicious activity can be reviewed more effectively.
IMPROVED VISIBILITY
Gain clearer insight into alerts, incidents, device security and areas requiring attention.
CLEAR ESCALATION
Establish defined contacts, responsibilities and communication routes for security incidents.
GREATER RESILIENCE
Prepare for potential incidents and improve the organisation’s ability to respond and recover.
CONFIDENT GROWTH
Adopt new users, devices and cloud services on a more secure and manageable foundation.
Cybersecurity that fits your organisation
From fully outsourced 24/7 operations to strategic co-management, VSG adapts to your existing operational maturity and technical ecosystems.
Fully Managed SOC
For businesses that require dedicated, high-tier protection without having to scale internal hiring.
- Managed cybersecurity for organisations without an internal security team
- 24/7/365 SOC monitoring
- SIEM implementation and monitoring
Co-Managed & MDR
Collaborative frameworks supporting internal IT divisions and existing third-party providers with expert systems.
- Co-managed security for internal IT teams
- MDR/XDR alongside an existing IT provider
- Business-hours managed security operations
Targeted & Consultancy
A la carte strategic initiatives, compliance audits, and critical risk reduction infrastructure upgrades.
- Microsoft 365 security improvements
- Firewall and network-security projects
- Security consultancy
- Individual risk-reduction projects
Why organisations choose VSG
Security-First Approach
Security is considered throughout technology management rather than added after systems are deployed.
Layered Protection
Controls are designed across users, identities, devices, cloud services, email and networks.
Clear Communication
Security risks, alerts and recommendations are explained in practical business language.
Flexible Security Operations
Services can support organisations without an internal security team or complement existing IT and security resources.
Recognised Technologies
VSG works with established security and cloud technologies appropriate to the client’s requirements.
Local & Wider Capability
Bradford-based support with the ability to assist organisations across West Yorkshire and the wider UK.
Strengthen your organisation’s cyber resilience.
Speak with VSG about managed detection and response, endpoint security, Microsoft 365 protection, identity security, SIEM, firewall management and security monitoring designed around your organisation.
Secure by design. Driven by trust.
VSG delivers dependable IT and security services designed for real-world businesses. We reduce risk, improve performance, and give you peace of mind with support you can trust.
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