ShieldVantage Core - CyberQ Group

Your Business Email, Network and Vulnerabilities, managed 24/7.

Active protection

ShieldVantage Core is a managed security outcome designed for organisations that need strong, audit-aligned protection without building an internal security team.

We combine three critical layers of defence, Email Security and Security Awareness, DNS Firewall and Content Filtering, and Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, with CyberQ Group’s 24/7 oversight.

The result is fewer successful phishing attempts, fewer risky connections leaving your network, and a vulnerability programme that prioritises what actually matters for security and compliance.

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How does ShieldVantage Core benefit your team?

Inbound threats

Email and Impersonation.

Most breaches still begin with a message that looks legitimate. ShieldVantage Core reduces the volume of malicious emails reaching users, detects impersonation and Business Email Compromise attempts, and gives staff a simple way to report suspicious messages. CyberQ Group then triages those reports, so your team is not pulled into endless inbox investigations.

Outbound Connections

Malicious domains, ransomware call-backs, risky browsing.

Even when a user clicks a link, the connection does not have to succeed. Our managed DNS firewall blocks known malicious and phishing destinations, helps prevent ransomware from calling home, and applies sensible content controls across office and remote users. You also gain visibility into unusual connection behaviour, providing earlier warning of compromise.

Internal Exposure

Unmanaged assets and exploitable vulnerabilities.

Most organisations do not lack vulnerability data, they lack prioritisation. ShieldVantage Core continuously identifies assets, scans for weaknesses, and applies contextual risk scoring so you can focus on the vulnerabilities that are most likely to be exploited. We provide clear, audit-friendly reporting aligned to Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 evidence needs.

Why ShieldVantage Core

Most organisations do not fail at cybersecurity because they lack tools, they fail because they lack time, prioritisation, and consistent execution.

With ShieldVantage Core, you can reduce real-world risk from phishing, ransomware, exploit-driven incidents. Making security manageable for lean IT and Ops teams, and creating audit-ready evidence aligned to Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 expectations.

Turning your security into a repeatable operating rhythm, not a once-a-year scramble.

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ShieldVantage Core is designed for:

Most organisations do not fail at cybersecurity because they lack tools, they fail because they lack time, prioritisation, and consistent execution. ShieldVantage Core is built to reduce real-world risk, make security manageable for lean IT and Ops teams, and create audit-ready evidence aligned to Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 expectations.

Reduce risk and prove due care

Turn security into a repeatable operating rhythm. We help you cut through the noise, focus on what matters most, and demonstrate the controls insurers and auditors expect.

Get 24/7 coverage without building a 24/7 team

Threats do not wait for office hours. We provide continuous oversight and a clear escalation path, so incidents are identified and handled quickly, even when your internal team is offline.

Make vulnerability management actionable, not overwhelming

Stop chasing endless lists. We translate scanning into priorities your team can actually deliver, focusing remediation on the vulnerabilities most likely to be exploited and most relevant to compliance.

Reduce IT workload without losing control

Keep governance in-house while outsourcing the day-to-day execution. We run the triage, tuning, and reporting, and your team stays in control of decisions, change management, and business priorities.

Strengthen user behaviour with measurable improvement

Security awareness only works when it is consistent. We run regular simulations and training, track progress over time, and help you reduce repeat clickers and risky behaviour across the organisation.

Built for smaller teams that still need enterprise-grade assurance

IT Managers

You’re responsible for keeping users productive and systems secure, but you don’t have time to triage every alert or run security programmes end-to-end. ShieldVantage Core reduces noise, adds managed oversight, and gives you clear priorities you can action.

Business Operations Leaders

You need security that supports the business, not security theatre. ShieldVantage Core helps reduce real risk with minimal disruption, while providing clear reporting that supports customer assurance, audits, and insurance conversations.

CISOs and Heads of Security

You need core controls to run consistently, with governance maintained in-house. ShieldVantage Core lets you outsource day-to-day execution and monitoring, while retaining decision-making, accountability, and oversight.

Key features built for real-world protection

ShieldVantage Core combines three essential layers of defence, email, network and vulnerabilities, into one managed service. Each feature is configured, monitored and continuously optimised by CyberQ Group, so you get measurable risk reduction, lower operational load, and reporting that supports Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 expectations.

AI-powered email anomaly detection

Learns communication patterns to flag impersonation, BEC attempts, and suspicious behaviour.

User “Report Phishing” workflow plus managed triage

Users can report in one click; CyberQ analysts triage and classify reports so your IT team does not have to.

Managed phishing simulations and security awareness training

We design, schedule, run, and report on campaigns, turning training into a consistent programme.

Managed DNS firewall with policy-based content filtering

Blocks malicious, phishing, and high-risk domains (including categories like gambling and malware), across office and remote users.

Network-level threat intelligence and visibility

Early warning signals when devices attempt suspicious connections, before it becomes an incident.

Risk-based vulnerability management

Continuous discovery, contextual risk scoring, and prioritised reporting aligned to Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 evidence needs.

Case Study

A Midlands-based logistics operator with 180 staff and a lean IT team needed 24/7 protection without hiring additional headcount. Phishing reports were handled ad hoc, vulnerability scanning produced thousands of findings, and leadership needed clearer evidence for insurance renewal and audit readiness.

Within 90 days of deploying ShieldVantage Core, CyberQ Group took over phishing triage, introduced consistent awareness campaigns, applied managed DNS filtering for office and remote users, and delivered risk-based vulnerability priorities. The IT team reduced time spent on repetitive investigations, remediation became focused and achievable, and leadership received clear, executive-ready reporting to demonstrate due care.

60%

reduction in phishing emails reaching end users through layered filtering and managed tuning.

40%

faster incident response for email-based threats through managed triage and clear escalation paths.

30%

reduction in critical vulnerability exposure time by focusing remediation on the highest-risk findings first.

The challenges it solves

Security risk rarely comes from a single gap. It comes from small, repeatable failures, missed phishing signals, unmanaged browsing and outbound connections, vulnerability backlogs that never get cleared, and a lack of consistent evidence when insurance renewals or audits come around. ShieldVantage Core is designed to solve these operational problems, not by adding more alerts, but by applying managed controls and clear priorities across the areas attackers most often exploit.

“We’re overwhelmed by alerts and cannot tell what matters.”

We provide managed prioritisation, from phishing reports to vulnerability findings, so your team focuses on the actions that reduce risk today.

“One click can become ransomware.”

DNS filtering blocks known malicious destinations and ransomware call-backs, adding a critical layer of defence even when a link is clicked.

“We need to prove due care for audits and insurance.”

We produce audit-friendly reporting and evidence logs that support Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001-aligned controls.

“We cannot justify hiring a full security team.”

You get 24/7 expert oversight and a repeatable security operating model, without the cost and complexity of building it internally.

Onboarding that gets you protected quickly, then keeps improving

We start with a short discovery to confirm scope, users, locations and compliance drivers, then deploy and tune the three pillars (email, DNS and vulnerability management) for your environment. From there, we establish a clear operating rhythm with reporting, training cadence and continuous optimisation, so protection stays consistent and audit evidence is always ready.

Discovery and scope confirmation

We confirm users, locations, remote working patterns, current tooling, and compliance drivers.

Baseline assessment

Establish current exposure across email, DNS activity patterns, and vulnerability posture.

Deployment and integration

Configure email security controls, reporting workflows, and DNS policies for office and remote coverage.

Policy tuning and managed configuration

Reduce false positives, align filtering to business needs, and set escalation paths.

Vulnerability scanning plus prioritisation model

Identify assets, scan continuously, and produce a risk-ranked remediation plan.

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