ShieldVantage Core
Managed security forlean IT teams.
Your business email, network and vulnerabilities, managed 24/7 by CyberQ. Reduce cyber risk and support compliance, without building an internal security team.
150+
Organisations protected
24/7/365
World-wide support
CREST
Accredited
ISO 27001
Certified
5 regions
UK, Europe, South Africa, US & Asia
Active protection
Strong, audit-aligned protection, without an in-house security team.
ShieldVantage Core combines three critical layers of defence — email security and 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.
Why ShieldVantage Core: most organisations don’t fail at cyber security because they lack tools. They fail because they lack time, prioritisation and consistent execution. ShieldVantage Core turns security into a repeatable operating rhythm, not a once-a-year scramble.
Three layers of defence
How ShieldVantage Coreprotects your team.
Email, network and vulnerabilities, managed together by CyberQ, 24/7.
Inbound threats
Email and impersonation. Fewer malicious emails reach users, impersonation and BEC attempts are detected, and CyberQ triages the messages your staff report.
Outbound connections
Malicious domains, ransomware call-backs and risky browsing. Our managed DNS firewall blocks dangerous destinations for office and remote users, even when a link is clicked.
Internal exposure
Unmanaged assets and exploitable vulnerabilities. Continuous discovery and risk scoring focus remediation on what attackers are most likely to exploit.
Designed for
Security that fitsa lean team.
Most organisations don’t fail at cyber security for lack of tools. They fail for lack of time, prioritisation and consistent execution.
01
Reduce risk and prove due care
Focus on what matters most and demonstrate the controls insurers and auditors expect.
02
24/7 coverage, without a 24/7 team
Continuous oversight and a clear escalation path, even when your team is offline.
03
Actionable vulnerability management
Scanning translated into priorities your team can actually deliver.
04
Less IT workload, same control
We run triage, tuning and reporting. You keep governance and decisions.
05
Measurably better user behaviour
Regular simulations and training that reduce repeat clickers over time.
Who it’s for
Enterprise-grade assurancefor smaller teams.
However your organisation is structured, ShieldVantage Core gives each role what it needs.
IT managers
Less noise, managed oversight and clear priorities you can action, without triaging every alert yourself.
Business operations leaders
Real risk reduction with minimal disruption, plus clear reporting for customers, audits and insurers.
CISOs & heads of security
Outsource day-to-day execution and monitoring while keeping decision-making, accountability and oversight.
Key features
Built forreal-world protection.
Every feature is configured, monitored and continuously optimised by CyberQ, with reporting that supports Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001.
AI email anomaly detection
Learns communication patterns to flag impersonation, BEC attempts and suspicious behaviour.
Report Phishing + managed triage
Users report in one click. CyberQ analysts triage and classify, so your IT team doesn’t have to.
Phishing simulations & training
We design, schedule, run and report on campaigns as one consistent programme.
Managed DNS firewall
Blocks malicious, phishing and high-risk domains across office and remote users.
Network threat intelligence
Early warning when devices attempt suspicious connections, before it becomes an incident.
Risk-based vulnerability management
Continuous discovery, risk scoring and prioritised reporting aligned to Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001.
By the numbers
The threatin numbers.
67.5
phishing emails per 100 mailboxes a month get past secure email gateways
Source: “Hidden Gaps in SEG Protection” whitepaper, March 2025
£28.50
and 27.5 minutes to resolve each phishing email that gets through
Source: “Hidden Gaps in SEG Protection” whitepaper, March 2025
38%
of UK businesses were hit by phishing last year
The challenges it solves
Small gaps,closed for good.
Risk rarely comes from one big gap. It comes from small, repeated failures. ShieldVantage Core fixes them with managed controls and clear priorities, not more alerts.
01
“We’re overwhelmed by alerts.”
Managed prioritisation, from phishing reports to vulnerability findings, so your team acts on what reduces risk today.
02
“One click can become ransomware.”
DNS filtering blocks malicious destinations and ransomware call-backs, even when a link is clicked.
03
“We need to prove due care.”
Audit-friendly reporting and evidence logs that support Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001.
04
“We can’t justify a full security team.”
24/7 expert oversight and a repeatable operating model, without building it internally.
The onboarding process
Protected quickly,then always improving.
We confirm scope, deploy and tune the three layers for your environment, then keep protection consistent and audit evidence ready.
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Discovery & scope
Confirm users, locations, remote working, current tools and compliance drivers.
02
Baseline assessment
Establish current exposure across email, DNS activity and vulnerabilities.
03
Deploy & integrate
Configure email controls, reporting workflows and DNS policies for office and remote users.
04
Policy tuning
Reduce false positives, align filtering to the business and set escalation paths.
05
Vulnerability prioritisation
Scan continuously and produce a risk-ranked remediation plan.
Related services
Go further withCyberQ.
Services that build on ShieldVantage Core as your needs grow.
Managed XDR
Always-on threat detection and response from CyberQ’s Security Operations Centre.
Learn more
Vulnerability Management
Continuous scanning and expert analysis of weaknesses across your estate.
Learn more
Cyber Awareness Training
Turn your people into a strong first line of defence.
Learn more
Attack Surface Management
See and secure every corner of your digital attack surface.
Learn more
Case study
ShieldVantage Corein action.
Midlands-based logistics operator
Round-the-clock protection for a lean IT team, live within 90 days.
Service: ShieldVantage Core
The challenge
With 180 staff and a lean IT team, the business needed 24/7 protection without hiring. Phishing reports were handled ad hoc, scans produced thousands of findings, and leadership needed evidence for insurance renewal and audits.
The approach
Within 90 days of deploying ShieldVantage Core, CyberQ took over phishing triage, ran consistent awareness campaigns, added managed DNS filtering for office and remote users, and delivered risk-based vulnerability priorities.
The result
The IT team spent less time on repetitive investigations, remediation became focused and achievable, and leadership gained executive-ready reporting to demonstrate due care.
90 days
to the full ShieldVantage Core service
180
staff protected without new hires
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FAQs
Questions,answered.
What organisations most often ask us about ShieldVantage Core. Can’t find your question? Speak to one of our experts.
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A managed security service combining email security and awareness, DNS firewall and content filtering, and risk-based vulnerability management, all with CyberQ’s 24/7 oversight.
Organisations with lean IT or operations teams that need enterprise-grade protection and audit-ready evidence, without building an internal security team.
Yes. Reporting and evidence logs are aligned to Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 expectations, supporting audits and insurance renewals.
Yes. Governance stays in-house. We run triage, tuning and reporting, and your team stays in control of decisions, change management and priorities.
Yes. Email protection and managed DNS filtering apply across office and remote users.
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