Practical, flexible security support that grows with your business
Retained Consultancy and Support
Gain flexible access to the security expertise your business needs.
Our retained consultancy service gives your business flexible access to experienced security, data protection and compliance advice whenever your business needs it, without employing a full‑time specialist. This service is designed for businesses that want a trusted expert to turn to when questions arise, decisions need to be made, or recommendations need to be put into practice.
We work alongside you on an ad‑hoc basis to help you interpret risks, turn assessment findings into action and make sense of the security and compliance demands you are facing.
How we can help:
vSecurity Manager (vCISO)
Fractional security leadership that manages your security day to day
Our vSecurity Manager service gives your business a dedicated, part‑time security leader who takes responsibility for managing your security activities, driving improvements and keeping your business on track. It is a practical and cost‑effective way to gain strategic direction, governance and operational oversight without hiring a full‑time security manager.
We embed ourselves within your business, attending key meetings, managing your risk and supplier activities, shaping your security strategy and ensuring that planned work is delivered on time. You gain regular reporting, ongoing visibility of issues and progress, and confidence that nothing is being overlooked.
This service brings structure, accountability and leadership to your security programme, helping you maintain compliance, achieve certifications and respond effectively to emerging risks.
How we can help:
Which option is right for your business?
Compare our service features to find the option that best suits your business’s needs.
Expert Guidance
Provides expert input when your business needs clarity on specific risks, compliance questions or decisions.
Operational Confidence
Helps you tackle challenges as they arise, giving you confidence that issues can be resolved quickly and intelligently.
Driving Progress
Unblocks progress on key tasks, helping you move forward with clear, practical actions whenever you need support.
Standards Support
Helps you interpret and prepare for requirements in standards such as ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials.
Team Partnership
Acts as a trusted adviser to your leadership and teams, providing expertise that complements existing roles.
Scalability
Ideal when your security needs change over time, and you want flexible access to specialist support. Start with as little as 1-hour per month.
Expert Guidance
Delivers continuous strategic guidance to shape your security programme and ensure long‑term alignment with business goals.
Operational Confidence
Gives ongoing assurance that day‑to‑day security activities are planned, managed and completed on schedule.
Driving Progress
Provides ongoing momentum across your entire security roadmap, ensuring meaningful progress every month.
Standards Support
Maintains the work needed to stay aligned with standards, manage evidence and prepare for audits and renewals.
Team Partnership
Works as your named security lead, coordinating people, suppliers and processes to keep everything joined up.
Scalability
Ideal when your business is growing and needs structured leadership to strengthen security as demands increase. Starting at 1-day per month.
Standard Features
Both options of retained support services include:
Darkweb Monitoring
Continuous monitoring of the dark web for leaked email addresses and credentials linked to your business domains, helping you identify risks early and take action before they are exploited.
Website Vulnerability Scans
Your business website is your shop front. Ensuring it is protected against cyber threats is essential for protecting your business reputation. We provide a monthly focused security check that identifies weaknesses and actions needed to fix them.
10% Discount
When you work with us on a retained basis, you don’t just get priority access to our consultants; you also unlock a 10% discount on our standard day and hourly rates.
F.A.Q.
Frequently Asked Questions
A 12-month minimum term applies to both retained support services.
No – many of our customers work with us on both a retained support and a project basis, depending upon their requirements. Retained support adds a layer of flexibility to projects, allowing broader support. We also offer a discount on our service rates for projects run alongside our retained service, as well as flexible payment options.
Don’t worry – unused increments of time can be saved for future use. You can save up to 1-day of retained time per 12-month contractual period.
IT providers focus on keeping systems running, not managing overall security, compliance or risk. We complement them by handling strategy, governance, data protection, policies and assurance, ensuring your business is fully protected and nothing important is overlooked.
Yes – we offer special pricing for micro businesses to support their access to expert advice and guidance. It’s our mission to support small businesses, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to us, no matter your size.
Pricing
Retained Consultancy and Support (Micro Business)
with fewer than 10 employees, starting at:
Retained Consultancy and Support (Small Business)
with fewer than 50 employees, starting at:
vSecurity Manager (vCISO)
Please contact us for a custom proposal
Did you know:
The average annual salary of a full-time information security manager is:
£90k
Client Testimonial
We could not recommend Triston and Shout Cyber enough. He is thorough, efficient, patient and takes time to explain things in a way that makes it understandable if we don’t quite understand the first time!
He is always happy to support our business with ad hoc requests, and there is usually some urgency to them. Nothing is too much trouble. He is a pleasure to work with.
Debbie Bell
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