Staffing a 24/7 security operation
UK-based SOC providing around-the-clock coverage. No recruitment, training, or retention burden for the organisation.
Cyber Defence & Response
Most managed security services forward alerts to internal teams. Softcat MXDR analysts detect threats, investigate them, and take containment actions on the customer's behalf. The service is Microsoft-verified, UK-based, and runs around the clock.
Removing the security operations burden
Microsoft security tools underutilised
Microsoft-verified MXDR that activates and operates Sentinel, Defender XDR, and Entra ID. Validated by Microsoft engineering.
Alert fatigue across noisy environments
Analyst-led investigation that correlates signals across environments, reduces noise, provides context, and then takes action.
Detection without response
MXDR with active response. Threats are investigated, contained, and remediated rather than reported.
What Cyber Defence & Response enables
Outcomes
- 24/7 threat detection, investigation, and active response across the Microsoft security estate.
- Full activation and operation of Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, and Entra ID.
- Reduced mean time to detect and respond through analyst-led investigation and containment.
- Operational security protection without building or staffing an internal SOC.
- Microsoft-verified one-hour SLA benchmarks for detection and response.
- Clear, contextualised threat reporting for security leadership and the board.
- Cross-link to active incident response when events exceed SOC containment.
What's next on the Microsoft roadmap
The Microsoft security toolset continues to expand. Verified status keeps Softcat aligned with that roadmap. Copilot for Security and emerging Microsoft data and AI signals are direction of travel, not current offers. New capabilities come into operational scope as Softcat productises them.
Credentials
Verified by independent bodies and vendor programmes