Why Cyber Essentials Is Still the Best First Step for MSPs
The certification is straightforward — but the value you can layer on top for clients is significant. Here's how to make the most of it.
Read postRed Notice Security delivers practical cyber security for any business – no enterprise overhead, no jargon. Cyber Essentials, penetration testing, ISO 27001, and incident response without the enterprise price tag. We make security achievable.
Most organisations know security is important — but very few have the time, budget or specialist skills to do it properly alongside everything else they're running.
Red Notice Security is built by someone who has worked at the sharp end of IT and security — with hands-on MSP experience and a City & Guilds Level 4 qualification in Cyber Security, independently assessed across threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response and secure design. We know the gap between "we've got AV and backups" and what actually matters for Cyber Essentials, insurance compliance, and real-world resilience.
We go deep on security so you don't have to. Whether you engage us directly or through your IT provider, we deliver outcomes that are practical, documented and built to last.
Our entire focus is cyber security and compliance. That depth is what you're engaging – not a generalist with security bolted on.
We fit around how you work. Invisible behind your brand, or introduced as your specialist – whichever makes sense commercially.
NDAs, partner agreements and clear deliverables as standard. No ambiguity about scope, ownership or confidentiality.
We know Microsoft 365, common EDR platforms, RMM tools, and how IT-dependent businesses actually run day to day — not just how they look in vendor demos.
Whether you're a growing business, a public-facing charity or an IT firm supporting clients — the need for practical, achievable security is the same.
Any business that needs security done properly — Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, pen testing, or a straightforward assessment of where you actually stand. No internal security team required.
MSPs who want to add credible security services, strengthen what they already offer, or handle specific client requirements that need deeper specialist expertise.
IT consultancies and web agencies with ongoing client relationships who need security support on specific projects or want to add it as a recurring service.
Simplified, accessible security for organisations doing important work on limited budgets. Practical bundles built on donated or discounted platforms wherever possible.
Each service is built to be delivered clearly and efficiently — whether you're a business engaging us directly, an MSP adding security to your stack, or an IT firm supporting clients who need it.
Preparation and readiness support for UK government certification — led by someone who knows exactly what assessors look for. We scope your environment, close the gaps, and get you ready to pass first time.
Practical framework implementation support — gap analysis, policy documentation and structured remediation to get your organisation audit-ready. We do the hard work of implementation; certification audit is conducted by an accredited body. Learn more about the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and ISO/IEC 27001.
Review your current tools – EDR, patching, email filtering, backup & DR, identity – and build clear, repeatable tiered packages that make sense for the environments you support.
Continuous scanning, prioritisation, and remediation planning. Clear outputs that show what needs fixing and why, structured so it can become a recurring service line.
Web app, infrastructure and targeted tests via trusted UK partners. We help scope, price and interpret results so your clients actually understand and act on the findings.
One-off or periodic health-checks for your business or your clients. Output is a clear, prioritised action plan sized to real-world resource constraints, not enterprise budgets.
Playbooks, runbooks and escalation paths built before anything goes wrong. Hands-on support to coordinate response when something does.
Detection engineering, SIEM tuning and alert triage automation for organisations building a security operations capability. From correlation rule design to fully enriched, analyst-ready cases in under 60 seconds.
Simplified, accessible security for charities and non-profits. Practical, low-cost bundles built on donated or discounted platforms wherever possible.
We're flexible about how we show up. Some clients engage us directly; others want us working behind their brand. We fit around what works for you.
Four steps from conversation to something your clients can actually see and rely on.
A 20–30 minute conversation to understand your setup, your business, and where the gaps are. No prep needed.
A clear roadmap: quick wins first, then structured improvements, with defined priorities, costs and timelines.
We deliver the first piece of work, refine the approach, and build documentation that actually reflects your environment.
Whether you need a one-off assessment or ongoing security support — we structure it so security stays embedded and doesn't need reinventing each time.
There are plenty of security consultancies. Here's what makes us a practical choice for the organisations we work with.
Red Notice Security is led by someone with hands-on experience inside both MSP and technical roles — juggling competing priorities, real budgets and client expectations. We know what's actually deliverable.
Security and compliance is all we do. You're getting focused expertise, not security as an afterthought alongside a dozen other services.
Every service is repeatable, well-documented, and sized for the organisations we work with – not lifted from an enterprise framework and badly scaled down.
We know what's achievable in a 50-seat firm or a 20-seat charity. Good security doesn't require an enterprise budget or a dedicated internal team.
Clear scope, defined deliverables, proper agreements. We work the way you'd expect a professional services partner to work.
We'll tell you what's worth doing, what isn't, and what the real priorities are – even if that means a smaller engagement than expected.
Our lead consultant holds a City & Guilds Level 4 End-point Assessment in Cyber Security — independently assessed across threat detection, vulnerability identification, incident response and secure design.
Charities and non-profits face the same phishing, ransomware and data-breach risks as any business – but with far less budget and internal capacity to deal with them.
Through our partners we offer practical security that doesn't require enterprise budgets or dedicated IT teams.
We keep pricing low and transparent, and wherever possible build on donated or discounted platforms so charity clients get meaningful protection without impossible costs.
Get charity pricingRed Notice Security is a specialist security consultancy focused on practical, achievable cyber security and compliance. With a background spanning IT operations, MSP environments and software development, we specialise in improvements that work in the real world — not endless theory or enterprise-only solutions.
We understand the commercial reality businesses face: time is tight, budgets aren't unlimited, and security can't be a project that takes six months to scope. Every service we offer is designed with that reality in mind — for any organisation that needs security done properly.
We're equally comfortable working behind the scenes or in front of clients – whatever serves you and your clients best.
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Read postWhether you're a business needing direct security support, an MSP looking to extend your offering, or an IT firm with a client who needs specialist help — get in touch and we'll have an honest conversation about where to start.
We'll get back to you within one business day. No hard sell, no automated sequences.