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Cybersecurity is not a product you buy once.
It is a posture you maintain.

Layered defence across identity, endpoint, email, and network - monitored continuously and reported monthly. Not a firewall installed once and forgotten.

CISSP CertifiedISO 27001 PracticeNIS2 Implementation Specialists
What it covers

Everything included in this service

Delivered by senior engineers. Scoped and priced upfront. No scope surprises.

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Microsoft Defender XDR

Unified threat detection across endpoints, identity, email, and cloud apps. Defender for Business, Defender for Identity, Defender for O365, and Sentinel as SIEM.

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AI Security & Copilot Governance

Security controls for Microsoft Copilot and third-party AI tools. Prompt injection protection, data oversharing prevention, and AI usage policy framework.

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Phishing Simulations & Training

Attack Simulator campaigns to measure user awareness. Targeted training for users who fail simulations. Quarterly campaign reporting.

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Next-Gen Firewall & CASB

Palo Alto NGFW and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps for application visibility, shadow IT discovery, and traffic inspection.

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ISO 27001 Readiness

Gap assessment against ISO 27001:2022, risk register development, policy documentation, and certification readiness assessment.

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Incident Response

24/7 detection, containment, eradication, and recovery. Documented incident response plan, tabletop exercises, and post-incident reporting.

Platform overview
Cybersecurity & AI Security
Security is not a product.
It is a posture you maintain.
Layered defence across identity, endpoint, email, network and AI — monitored continuously, reported monthly.
€47k+
Average SME ransomware cost in Ireland
74
Days avg. to detect breach without monitoring
23
Avg. gaps found in a first 4DS review
What attackers target
⚠ Attack vectors
Stolen credentialsPhishing & BECUnpatched endpointsExposed servicesShadow IT & SaaSAI prompt injectionSupply chainRansomware
Your layered defence stack
Entra ID
Identity & Access
Microsoft Entra ID
MFA enforced — all usersConditional AccessStale account remediationPrivileged Identity MgmtLegacy auth blocked
Intune
Endpoint & Device
Defender for Endpoint + Intune
EDR on every deviceCIS-hardened configAutomated patchingBitLocker encryptionLocal admin removal
Defender O365
Email & Collaboration
Defender for O365 + DMARC
DMARC p=reject enforcedAnti-phishing policiesSafe links & attachmentsImpersonation protectionPhishing simulations
Firewall
Network & Cloud Apps
NGFW + Defender Cloud Apps
Next-gen firewallShadow IT discoveryCASB app controlsSSL/TLS inspectionIDS/IPS active
Copilot
AI Security & Governance
Copilot + AI Policy Framework
Copilot data access controlsPrompt injection protectionData oversharing preventionAI usage policyThird-party AI governance
Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel — SIEM & Continuous Monitoring
All signals from every layer feed into Sentinel. Alerts reviewed by engineers. Monthly posture report delivered to every client.
24/7 DetectionDirect engineer responseMonthly reportingIR playbooks
NIS2 Compliance
Full Article 21 technical control framework. Fines up to €10M or 2% of global turnover for non-compliance.
ISO 27001 Readiness
Gap assessment, risk register, policy documentation, and certification readiness. ISO 27001 practice held.
Incident Response
Documented IR plan, tabletop exercises, 24/7 detection and containment. RTO/RPO validated annually.
Tailored to your role

What this means for you

Select your role to see how this service maps to your specific situation.

Most SME environments have no active threat detection at all

A firewall is not threat detection. Exchange Online spam filtering is not threat detection. Antivirus is not threat detection. Active threat detection means Defender for Endpoint monitoring every process on every device, Sentinel correlating signals across identity, email, and endpoints, and an engineer reviewing alerts. We deploy and manage the full stack.

No endpoint detection - Defender for Endpoint is licensed but not deployed
No SIEM or centralised logging - security events have no destination
Security incidents are discovered by users, not by tooling
No documented or tested incident response plan
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By the numbers

74 days
Average time to detect a breach without active monitoring (IBM CODB report)
23
Average security gaps identified in a first 4DS environment review
74 days
Average time to detect a breach without active monitoring (IBM CODB report)

You need to be able to prove the security posture is improving, not just maintained

Security management is a monthly discipline - not a one-time deployment. It means patch compliance reports, identity risk reviews, Defender alert summaries, and a posture score that trends in the right direction. Without monthly reporting, you cannot show the business that the investment is working. We produce that reporting as a standard deliverable of the managed service.

No monthly security posture report to present to leadership or the board
Defender for Endpoint licensed but not deployed - no visibility into endpoint threats
Security alerts from identity and email have no central destination or owner
No documented process for identifying and remediating new vulnerabilities as they are disclosed
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By the numbers

Monthly
Security posture report delivered to every 4DS managed client
9/10
Environments with Defender for Endpoint not deployed at first engagement
Direct
Senior engineer responds directly — no tiered helpdesk or escalation queue

Your cyber insurance policy may require controls you do not currently have

Cyber insurers are increasingly requiring evidence of specific technical controls as a condition of cover - MFA enforcement, endpoint detection and response, patch management, and a documented incident response plan. If you cannot evidence these at the point of a claim, your insurer may dispute the payout. We implement and document all of them to the standard that underwriters require.

You are not confident your cyber insurance covers the controls the policy requires
A ransomware incident at a similar business has made you reconsider your own exposure
Your IT provider has never produced a security posture report for you or your board
You have no documented answer to how long recovery from a ransomware attack would take
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By the numbers

74 days
Average time to detect a breach without active monitoring (IBM CODB report)
NIS2
We implement the technical controls required under NIS2 Article 21
100%
Of 4DS managed clients have a documented and tested incident response plan

NIS2 compliance is now a legal obligation - not an optional framework

The NIS2 Directive, transposed into Irish law, requires organisations in scope to implement risk management measures, incident reporting, supply chain security, and business continuity. Non-compliance carries administrative fines up to €10 million or 2% of global annual turnover. We implement the full NIS2 technical control framework and prepare the documentation required for supervisory authority review.

NIS2 scope assessment not completed - you may be in scope without knowing it
No documented risk management framework or register as required by NIS2 Article 21
No incident response plan or tested recovery procedure to satisfy NIS2 reporting requirements
Supply chain security assessments not conducted for key IT and software suppliers
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By the numbers

NIS2
We implement the technical controls required under NIS2 Article 21
ISO 27001
Controls configured to ISO 27001 alignment — evidence available for submissions
NIS2
We implement the technical controls required under NIS2 Article 21
What a first review typically finds

The gaps we find in almost every environment

These are not edge cases. They are the standard state of an SME environment without an independent review.

9/10

Defender for Endpoint not deployed

Included in M365 Business Premium. A fully capable enterprise EDR tool, never activated by the previous provider.

7/10

No centralised log monitoring

Security events across endpoints, identity, email, and network have nowhere to go. Attacks go undetected for weeks.

8/10

No tested incident response plan

A document may exist. It has never been exercised. Key contacts are out of date. RTOs have never been validated.

How we deliver it

The 4DS delivery process

Four stages. No handovers to junior staff mid-project. No scope surprises.

STEP 01

Threat Surface Assessment

Full attack surface review across identity, endpoint, email, cloud apps, and network. Risk-ranked findings with remediation priority.

STEP 02

Security Stack Deployment

Defender XDR, Intune, DMARC, CA, and Sentinel configured as an integrated layered defence, not individual point products.

STEP 03

Detection & Response

Sentinel alerting tuned to your environment. Automated response playbooks for common patterns. On-call escalation documented.

STEP 04

Continuous Improvement

Monthly posture report. Quarterly threat briefing. Annual pen test coordination. ISO 27001 maintenance where applicable.

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  • ✓We review your full security posture across identity, endpoint, email and network
  • ✓Every finding documented with evidence and ranked by risk
  • ✓Scoped and priced upfront — clear costs before any commitment

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