Our Business.
Microsoft Security.
Your Business.
Peace of Mind.
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‘Eyes-on’ security
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Incidents per month (on average)
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Average ‘high’ incidents per month
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Minutes to respond (on average)
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Data signals per hour
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Softwerx is one of the UK's leading
Microsoft Security specialists
Based in Cambridge, Softwerx is a leading Microsoft cloud security practice. Our Microsoft secure365 fully managed security service combines our expert SecOps Engineers with the latest in Microsoft technology to keep your organisation safe and secure – allowing you to focus on your core mission.

secure365 by Softwerx is
different by design
secure365 is comprehensive ‘eyes on’ 24×7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR), designed and built on the future-proof Microsoft Security technology stack.
Too many Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions are aimed at enterprise–sized organisations, requiring enterprise sized budgets. Typically, these solutions are based upon propriety platform and are normally hosted supplier-side, meaning control is always and ultimately with the vendor.
Features of secure365
Why you need 24x7 eyes-on security
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Criminals operate 24x7. You should too.
75% of ransomware attacks happen outside of office hours. #SecurityNeverSleeps
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Stop attacks in their tracks
Without around the clock monitoring, attackers can encrypt hundreds of devices within 30 minutes of gaining access. #minutesmatter
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The cost of security cover
Building your own 24x7 security solution takes years and costs millions. Using our Microsoft accredited solution is a better way. #ConsolidateCosts
Discover the world of managed Microsoft Security
At Softwerx, we help organisations across the UK and Europe secure their businesses, through end-to-end Microsoft security and compliance solutions. On average, you can save 60% with Microsoft Security by consolidating security capabilities like cloud security, email protection, endpoint protection, endpoint detection and response, and identity management.
An effective monitoring strategy is required so that actual or attempted security breaches are discovered and there are appropriate measures in place to respond“

secure365 is a comprehensive ‘eyes-on’ 24x7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Service.
secure365 leverages the real-time detection and response features of Microsoft 365 Defender and the security information event management (SIEM) capability of Microsoft Sentinel.
Identified suspicious events are then triaged and managed by our expert (UK-based) Security Operations Team.
Our History
Established in Cambridge in 1999, Softwerx has been a Microsoft Gold Partner for over twenty years. Throughout that time, Softwerx has had a specific focus on Microsoft infrastructure, security and compliance.
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Our Credentials
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We work with a wide range of different sectors and businesses
throughout the UK and Europe
Including a number of very well-known and prestigious names. We are able to provide one-to-one personal introductions and client references, where appropriate security measures have been undertaken.
We’ve been helping forward-thinking companies better secure their businesses for nearly twenty years – the chances are we could help yours too.
Meet the team
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David Smart
Chief Executive Officer
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Adriaan Bekker
Chief Information Security Officer
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Matt Smith
Chief Technical Officer
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Darren Cutting
Microsoft Technical Services Manager
Getting started with us couldn’t be easier.
Simply click on the link below to book a demo or call us directly on +44 (0) 1223 834 333 to understand more.
In a rush? Depending on your current Microsoft licence subscription and configuration, we can typically get you up and running – and protected – in a matter of weeks.
Why choose secure365
Winning with a Microsoft First approach
“Softwerx supported our ‘Microsoft First’ journey by helping us to align our commercial strategy with Microsoft’s technology stack. Thanks to this, we’ve streamlined security, reduced vendor overlap and realised concrete security gains including a 40%+ increase in our Microsoft Secure Score posture”

Peter Messervy-Gross
Chief Information Officer, Altum Group

secure365 is based on Microsoft technology, which you likely already subscribe to.
Secure365 is built with your needs in mind. You allways retain ownership and control (of everything).
Every aspect of the service is transparent, on a real-time basis. Interoperability is another standard design feature, meaning we won’t charge another penny for bespoke analytics rulesor custom log collectors.
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Secure
Underpinned by an industry accepted Zero Trust principles, Secure365 is based around a fundamental principle of not unnecessarily moving data between environments. Secure365 interrogates data only within one secure environment, your environment.
No data is ever taken from your environment and our SecOps Team can only access your environment through a zero-trust validated process, including MFA as a minimum.
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Transparent
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Non Proprietary
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Interoperable
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Affordable
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Future-proof
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Need help understanding your licenses?
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Frequently asked questions
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To date, the only option for security-conscious firms has been to try and build their own SOC.
To do this properly costs millions and takes years, which is why an in-house SOC has largely been the privilege of much larger organisations such as national banks and high profile FTSE500 firms. There is another way. We have built a dedicated 24×7 ‘eyes-on’ Microsoft Security Operations Centre for the Midmarket – so that you don’t have to.
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Cybersecurity is a 24x7 problem.
Statistics from our own SOC clearly indicate that most serious cyberattacks occur outside of normal office hours. Criminals operate on a 24x7 basis, so you should to. In the initial detection and response of a breach, minutes really do matter. -
Building a SOC takes years and costs millions.
Our SOC Service – Securex365TM – starts from under £10 per user, per month – meaning a 300-user company can achieve a total peace of mind on a 24x7 basis for just £36,000 a year – about the same cost of just one junior Security Analyst.
Your specialist Security Operations Team
Whilst automated triage and response technologies offer significant efficiencies in handling the thousands of security events that occur in your IT environment every hour, human threat-hunting skills and qualified investigation techniques are still essential in that final analysis stage of a suspected incident.
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UK-Based
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24x7 Eyes-On
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“Consider our specialist security operations team to be your specialist security operations team – and rest assured we are watching your systems on a 24x7 basis.”Book a demo
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Analytics rules for understanding threats and triaging alerts automatically with AI.
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Threat hunting for pinpointing risks and anomalous behaviours.
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Threat intelligence enriched ‘hive mind’ by Microsoft’s global threat lists.
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Bespoke log collection feeds are built and maintained to ensure enriched and relevant data.
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SOAR orchestration (Security Operations Automation and Response) streamlines and automates tasks with custom workflows.
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Automated ticketing critical for case management and seamless event coordination.
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Live dashboards allow you to view the precise status of your environment 24x7.
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Watchlist maintenance to identify your most critical assets, systems and VIP users.
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What are the benefits of Penetration Testing
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CloudAlly
Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365
Microsoft recommends that your data is regularly backed up on a third-party platform. CloudAlly pioneered the first commercially available Microsoft Office 365 cloud backup in 2014.
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Fortinet
Next-Generation Perimeter Security
FortiGate next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) utilise purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from AI-powered FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high-performance inspection of clear-texted and encrypted traffic.
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PatchmyPC
Automated Patch Management
Extend Microsoft Configuration Manager to deploy and patch an extensive list of third-party applications with PatchMyPC. Their solutions automate the task of packaging, testing, troubleshooting, and deploying applications in your environment.
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IRONSCALES
Cloud Email Security
IRONSCALES is a self-learning email security platform that sits within the mailbox to detect, prevent, and remediate phishing emails at the mailbox level. It provides a comprehensive phishing mitigation solution and added email protection features.
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Censornet
Cloud Data Security
Censornet provides cloud data security and ensures that data is compliant to regulations. A winner of the UK Business Awards 2023 for Best Cybersecurity Company, Censornet helps you address all your IT safety concerns with cloud apps and helps safeguard them against cyber attacks.
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Zscaler
Secure Internet Access
Zscaler Internet Access is a Secure internet and Web Gateway delivered from the cloud. Offered as a service from the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler Internet Access provides a full security stack with all the in-depth protection you’ll ever need.
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IT Governance
Governance, Risk and Compliance
IT Governance is a leading global provider of IT governance, risk management, penetration testing, and compliance solutions, with a special focus on cyber resilience, data protection, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, and cyber security.
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Keeper Security
Enterprise Password Management
Keeper is a password manager application and digital vault. Keeper stores website passwords, financial information and other sensitive documents using 256-bit AES encryption, zero-knowledge architecture and two-factor authentication.
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Portnox
Cloud-based Network Access Control
Portnox is a market leader for network access control and management solutions. Portnox delivers all the Zero Trust access control and security essentials you need, from endpoint awareness to network authentication to micro-segmentation in a frictionless, unified, cloud-native platform.
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KnowBe4
Security Awareness Training
Most cyber-attacks still rely on your employees inadvertently opening or downloading malware to your network. A formal approach to security awareness training (SAT) as part of your “human firewall” should, therefore, be an integral part of your Cyber Security posture.
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Mimecast
Secure email for Microsoft 365
Mimecast’s advanced email security with targeted threat protection uses multiple, sophisticated, detection engines and a diverse set of threat intelligence sources to protect email from spam, malware, phishing, and targeted attacks delivered as a 100% cloud-based service.