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THREAT DETECTION
Your Always-On Security Watchtower

> Turn raw activity into clear, prioritised alerts your team can act on. An always-on detection service for laptops, servers, and cloud workloads that highlights risky changes the moment they occur—giving you fewer blind spots, faster investigations, and tighter controls.

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THE CAPABILITY

Always-On Monitoring, Always-On Protection

Great security operations isn't about having the most alerts—it's about having the right alerts at the right time. Our Threat Detection service transforms noisy telemetry into actionable intelligence. We instrument your environment, establish baseline patterns, and surface anomalies that actually matter. When something changes—and we mean anything from a new cloud resource to unusual login behavior—you'll know. Built for low operational overhead, our service rolls out safely, works with your existing tools, and ships with opinionated dashboards so you see your security posture from day one. The result is a durable improvement in both security posture and audit readiness, without adding headcount or complexity.

CAPABILITY 1

Centralised Visibility

All your telemetry in one place—laptops, servers, cloud workloads, and network devices. No more switching between tools to understand what's happening.

CAPABILITY 2

Prioritised Alerts

We filter noise from signal. You get alerts that deserve attention, with context that helps you understand what's happening and what to do about it.

CAPABILITY 3

Rapid Investigation

When an alert fires, you have the full story at your fingertips. Timeline, context, related activity—all the information you need to respond quickly.

AUDIENCES

Who We Work With

We partner with organisations that need professional security monitoring without building a 24/7 SOC.

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CEOs, CTOs, CISOs

Executives who need assurance that their organisation is protected around the clock, but aren't ready to invest in a full-time SOC team. Our service provides board-level visibility into security posture and incident response readiness.

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Growing Technology Companies

Scale-ups and mid-market technology companies whose security needs have outgrown ad-hoc monitoring. We help establish professional detection and response capabilities that scale with your business.

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Organisations Pursuing Compliance

Companies working toward ISO 27001, SOC 2, or similar certifications that require centralised logging, monitoring, and incident response capabilities. We provide both the technology and the evidence you need.

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Businesses with Distributed Teams

Organisations with remote workforces, multiple offices, or cloud-first infrastructure where traditional perimeter-based security no longer applies. We monitor everywhere your people and data live.

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SERVICE LEVELS

How We Work With You

Flexible service levels that match your maturity, resources, and risk profile.

[01]
We detect, we respond, you sleep better

Managed Detection & Response (MDR)

Our full-service option. We monitor your environment 24/7, investigate alerts, escalate genuine incidents, and coordinate response activities. You get a SOC without building one—we handle the tools, the talent, and the operations.

Features

  • 24/7 monitoring by security analysts
  • Alert investigation and triage
  • Incident response coordination
  • Weekly and monthly reporting
  • Executive dashboards and KPIs
  • Audit-ready documentation and logs
SECUREACTIVEv3.0
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We find the threats, you lead the response

Detection as a Service

For organisations with internal security teams who need better detection without the operational overhead. We design and tune detection rules, investigate alerts to provide context, and escalate confirmed incidents to your team for response.

Features

  • Detection rule design and tuning
  • Alert triage and investigation
  • Context-rich incident handoff
  • Monthly optimisation reviews
  • Detection coverage reporting
  • Integration with your existing tools
SECUREACTIVEv3.0
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We help you build your own detection capability

SOC Foundation Buildout

For organisations ready to bring detection and response in-house. We help you select tools, design processes, train your team, and establish operations. Then we provide ongoing mentorship as you mature your capability.

Features

  • Tool selection and architecture design
  • SOC processes and playbooks
  • Team training and skill development
  • Outsourced escalation during transition
  • Operational readiness assessment
  • Ongoing maturity roadmapping
SECUREACTIVEv3.0
DETECTION

What We Detect

Comprehensive coverage across the modern attack surface.

We detect threats across your entire environment—not just traditional endpoints, but cloud workloads, SaaS applications, identity systems, and network traffic. Our detection library is continuously updated with new threat intelligence.

Endpoint & Server Detection

  • Malware and ransomware execution
  • Suspicious process behavior
  • Unauthorized software installation
  • Data exfiltration activity
  • Lateral movement indicators
  • Privilege escalation attempts

Cloud & Infrastructure Detection

  • Unusual resource provisioning
  • Suspicious API activity
  • Configuration drift from baselines
  • Orphaned and untagged resources
  • Public exposure of private assets
  • Unusual authentication patterns

Identity & Access Detection

  • Impossible travel logins
  • Credential stuffing attacks
  • Privileged account anomalies
  • User behavior baseline deviations
  • Password spray attacks
  • MFA bypass attempts

Network & Web Detection

  • Command and control communications
  • Web application attack patterns
  • DNS tunneling and exfiltration
  • Port scanning and reconnaissance
  • DDoS targeting indicators
  • Man-in-the-middle attacks
RESPONSE

How We Help You Respond

Detection without response is just noise. We help you act when it matters.

When a genuine incident occurs, speed matters. Our response framework gives you playbooks, runbooks, and decision trees so your team knows exactly what to do—no confusion, no wasted time.

Incident Triage & Classification

Not every alert is an incident. We help you quickly distinguish between false positives, benign anomalies, and genuine threats—so you focus your energy where it matters most.

Playbook & Runbook Library

Step-by-step response procedures for common incident types. From phishing to ransomware to insider threats—you have a clear roadmap from detection to resolution.

Containment & Eradication Support

When active response is required, we guide containment activities—isolating compromised systems, blocking attacker access, and initiating remediation. We help you stop the bleeding fast.

Post-Incident Recovery

After the dust settles, we help you learn from the incident. What happened? How did they get in? What do we change to prevent recurrence? Turn incidents into improvements.

COMPLIANCE

Compliance & Audit Value

Detection capabilities that demonstrate your security posture to auditors and regulators.

Our Threat Detection service directly supports ISO/IEC 27001 Annex A controls and other common compliance frameworks. We don't just help you stay secure—we help you prove it.

ISO/IEC 27001

8 controls mapped

  • >A.12.3: Logging and monitoring—centralised log collection and retention
  • >A.12.4: Log monitoring—automated analysis and alerting on security events
  • >A.16.1: Monitoring and logging of information systems
  • >A.16.2: Logging events and retaining evidence

SOC 2

6 controls mapped

  • >CC6.1: Logical and physical access controls monitoring
  • >CC6.6: Logical and physical access controls for change detection
  • >CC7.2: System monitoring and incident detection
  • >CC7.3: Incident response procedures

Essential Eight (Australia)

8 controls mapped

  • >Application control with execution prevention
  • >Patch applications with vulnerability detection
  • >Configure macro settings with Office document monitoring
  • >User application hardening with behavioral monitoring

NIST CSF

6 controls mapped

  • >DE.CM-1: Network is monitored for unauthorized activity
  • >DE.CM-2: Network traffic is analyzed for anomalies
  • >DE.AE-3: Event data is collected and analyzed
  • >DE.CM-3: Unauthorized personnel are prevented from accessing data
JOURNEY

Your Journey to 24/7 Detection

A practical path from blind spots to comprehensive security visibility.

Phase 12-4 weeks

Instrumentation & Baseline

We deploy sensors and establish connectors to your existing tools—cloud platforms, identity providers, endpoints, and network devices. Then we establish baseline patterns for your environment so we can distinguish normal from suspicious.

Deliverables:

  • Data source inventory and connectivity
  • Baseline behavior profiles established
  • Initial detection rules deployed
  • Dashboard and reporting setup
  • Stakeholder access and training
Phase 24-8 weeks

Tuning & Optimization

Every environment is unique. We spend the first weeks tuning detection rules to your specific context—suppressing noise, adjusting thresholds, and adding custom rules for your unique risk profile. Alert quality improves dramatically during this period.

Deliverables:

  • Alert noise reduction and quality improvement
  • Custom detection rules for your environment
  • Escalation procedures tested and refined
  • False positive feedback loops established
  • Stakeholder confidence metrics
Phase 3Ongoing

Operations & Iteration

Your detection capability is now in steady-state operations. We monitor continuously, review alert quality quarterly, and update detection rules as your environment evolves and new threats emerge. Your security visibility improves over time, not worse.

Deliverables:

  • Continuous monitoring and alerting
  • Monthly or quarterly business reviews
  • Detection rule updates for new threats
  • Annual review and refresh of coverage
  • Optimization recommendations
GET STARTED

Ready for Fewer Blind Spots?

> Book a consultation to discuss your detection and monitoring needs. We'll help you understand what's possible, what's practical, and what path makes sense for your organisation. No sales pressure, no jargon—just practical guidance on your security operations journey.

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