Platform preformance degrades without attention
Softcat provides ongoing management of firewall, email, and vulnerability platforms, with proactive policy reviews and configuration updates.
Managed platforms and controls
Detection finds threats. Prevention stops them arriving. Softcat manages the platforms that form the preventive layer: firewalls, email security, and vulnerability management. Configured, monitored, and maintained.
Challenges we address
Internal teams stretched across too many platforms
We deliver specialist management across Check Point, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and email security, giving you a single, managed relationship.
Compliance requirements for documented controls
Softcat delivers regular reporting on platform health, policy compliance, and control effectiveness to support governance and audit requirements.
Confusion between detection and prevention
Our prevention‑focused management complements detection and response, keeping the preventive layer effective and aligned to risk.
With Softcat Platforms & Controls
- Security platforms are consistently managed and improved across the environment.
- Internal IT and security teams carry a lighter operational burden.
- Compliance reporting and platform health documentation arrive on schedule.
- Specialist platform expertise spans multiple vendors through a single relationship.
- Prevention-focused operations complement threat detection and response.
Platforms covered
Verified by independent bodies and vendor programmes.
Managed Firewall
Check Point, Palo Alto, Fortinet. Policy management, updates, and health monitoring.
Email Security
Managed email protection, threat filtering, and policy tuning.
Vulnerability Management
Ongoing scanning, prioritisation, and remediation reporting.
Technology partnerships
Softcat works with security vendors across the market. Recommendations are based on what fits the environment.
