Fully Managed Cybersecurity Service for Growing SMEs

Protect your growing business with a fully managed cybersecurity service built on Microsoft 365. Stay secure, compliant, and focused on growth.

  • Always protected against cyber threats
  • Get your Cyber Essentials certification in 60 days
  • Fixed monthly pricing per user

Why choose us

Why Backbone's Managed Cyber Security Services

We help you make the most of your existing Microsoft 365 investment with a fully managed security service that reduces risk, simplifies compliance, and gets more value from the security you already pay for.

Our Secure Modern Workplace service is designed for growing UK businesses that want enterprise-grade security without enterprise-grade complexity.

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Why growing SMEs choose Backbone

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Threats detected and resolved before they impact your business. Your team stays productive, with zero incidents and no management distraction.

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Evidence ready when insurers, auditors, or customers ask. Win contracts faster and renew insurance without friction.

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As you add people, enter new markets, or adopt new technology, your security adapts automatically - not just configured once and forgotten.

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User changes, device management, and access updates happen automatically. Your leadership team focuses on growth, not IT tasks.

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Deploy AI securely with data protection, governance, and monitoring built in - raising team productivity without compromising security.

Real results from UK businesses like yours

  • 100% regulatory compliance achieved (aligning with DORA requirements) for a UK-based investment firm
  • Microsoft Secure Score increased to 65% (up from 25% at the start of the collaboration) for a UK-based investment firm
  • 63.4% Microsoft Secure Score achieved by Q1 2025 (above industry norm) for a fast-growing AI startup
  • Reduced security incidents to zero in 2025, compared to at least one incident in 2023 for a fast-growing AI startup
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Client Results

What our clients say about Backbone

  • We faced significant pressure to meet DORA compliance requirements. Within three months, Backbone delivered a clear roadmap, conducted penetration testing, and provided all the documentation we needed to demonstrate our security controls to auditors and regulators.

    Chief Risk Officer

    Financial Services Firm

  • Backbone consolidated our security tools into one streamlined system. Our team works more efficiently, onboarding happens faster, and we've built an enterprise-grade security foundation—all while reducing complexity. We can now focus on growth, confident our data and systems are protected.

    Chief Operations Officer

    AI Startup

  • We now have documented incident response procedures that have been tested and proven effective. When regulators or clients ask for evidence of our cybersecurity controls, we can demonstrate full compliance immediately. Backbone made it straightforward.

    Chief Risk Officer

    Financial Services Firm

Choose the package that fits your business

£20 per user/month

If you already have Microsoft 365
Business Premium

£35 per user/month

Includes Microsoft 365 Business Premium licenses

Why Backbone Secure Modern Workplace

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Built specifically for growing SMEs: deployed in weeks, not months, with round-the-clock visibility into your cyber posture.

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Security embedded as the default, not bolted on - reducing complexity and enabling frictionless operations.

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Continuous monitoring and proactive threat detection that keeps your business protected without downtime or management distraction.

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Audit-ready compliance evidence at your fingertips - win contracts faster, renew insurance without friction.