Cyber Security 7™Seven layers of protection.
Every weak spot, closed.
It covers every place criminals actually get in — your devices, your email, your Microsoft 365, your domain, your passwords and your people — as one straightforward, fully managed service.
From £60.00 per user per month*
No jargon, no pressure — a 20-minute conversation about where you're exposed today.
*Excludes VAT.
Hover or tap a pin — 1–5 protect the technology, 6–7 protect your people and passwords.
Cyber criminals only need one weak spot. Cyber Security 7™ closes all seven.
Book a callWhat Does Cyber Security 7™ Protect?
Antivirus alone doesn't stop a phishing email. Good email filtering doesn't stop a weak password. Cyber Security 7™ exists because real attacks rarely hit just one target — so we protect all of them, together.
Protect the technology
The systems your business runs on: the devices people use, the email that flows through them, Microsoft 365 itself, the data inside it, and the domain your identity depends on.
Protect the people and credentials
Technology can only do so much. Most breaches still come down to a password or a person — so this layer protects both, deliberately, rather than leaving them to chance.
Core Cyber Security 5: Protecting Your Business Technology
Five services that work together to protect the systems your business runs on every day — the foundation every business needs, regardless of size or sector.
Prevention & Detection
Powered by Heimdal ✓ Included as standardStops ransomware and malware taking down your computers, laptops and servers.
Every device is protected around the clock — malware and ransomware blocked, operating systems and software kept patched automatically, and known weaknesses closed before criminals can use them against you.
24/7 Managed Protection is an upgrade on standard device protection — and it's included, not an extra cost. A dedicated security team monitors, investigates and responds to threats around the clock, not just during office hours.
Email Security
Powered by Hornetsecurity ✓ Included as standardStops phishing emails and malicious attachments ever reaching an inbox.
Email is still the most common way criminals get into a business. Every message in and out is checked before it reaches an inbox, filtering spam, malware and phishing attempts, with automatic encryption and disclaimers built in.
Email Security+ is an upgrade on standard email filtering — and it's included, not an extra cost. It adds deeper protection against sophisticated, targeted attacks, including sandboxing, malicious-link protection and business email compromise defences.
Businesses with compliance requirements can step up to Hornetsecurity's Compliance & Awareness tier as a separate paid upgrade, which layers in email archiving, compliance controls and its own awareness training on top.
Microsoft 365 Monitoring
✓ Included as standardCatches a hacked account or a hijacked mailbox rule before it does real damage.
Having Microsoft 365 and MFA switched on isn't the same as having it watched. We continuously monitor sign-ins, security settings, mailbox rules and permissions, and step in the moment something looks wrong — before it becomes a bigger problem.
Microsoft 365 Backup
Powered by Hornetsecurity ✓ Included as standardMeans a deleted mailbox, a corrupted file or a ransomware attack doesn't mean lost data.
This service takes regular, independent copies of your mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams data — stored separately from Microsoft 365 itself, so it's recoverable when you actually need it.
"It's in the cloud, so it's already backed up" isn't true. Microsoft 365 is built to keep the service running, not to protect you from accidental deletion, insider mistakes or a ransomware attack — that's a gap Microsoft's own guidance says businesses need to close themselves. See Microsoft's guidance on this ↗
Discus provides Microsoft 365 Backup as a dedicated service in its own right, so your data protection isn't tied to whichever email security plan you choose.
Domain Security
Powered by Sendmarc ✓ Included as standardStops criminals sending fake emails that look like they've come from you.
This is the one that protects your reputation, not just your inbox. We control exactly who's allowed to send email as your business, and tell receiving mail servers what to do when someone else tries — stopping criminals from sending convincing, fraudulent emails that look like they're from you.
Advanced Cyber Security 7: Protecting Your People and Passwords
Technology stops a huge number of attacks — but not all of them. These two services protect the part every business still gets wrong: passwords, and people.
Password Management
Powered by Keeper ✓ Included as standardMeans one leaked password can't be reused to break into everything else.
Weak and reused passwords remain one of the easiest ways for criminals to get in. Every team member gets a secure, encrypted vault for passwords and other sensitive credentials, with strong passwords generated and filled in automatically — while you keep central control over policy, sharing and access.
Security Awareness Training
Powered by KnowBe4 ✓ Included as standardTurns your biggest risk — human error — into your strongest line of defence.
Your employees are your last line of defence. Ongoing training and realistic simulated phishing campaigns teach staff to recognise the techniques criminals actually use — building a genuinely more security-aware team, not a once-a-year presentation everyone forgets by lunchtime.
The Technology Behind Cyber Security 7™
Cyber Security 7™ is Discus, managing five specialist security platforms as one service — so you get one point of contact, not five different logins and five different bills.
A licence for tools like these is only the starting point. The real value — and what Discus actually provides — is configuring each one correctly, keeping it tuned, and managing and monitoring it every day so it keeps working as your business changes.
How Cyber Security 7™ Works
Three steps — and Discus stays hands-on for all of them, not just the first.
Review
We look at what you've already got and where the real gaps are — no scare tactics, just a clear picture.
Deploy & Configure
Discus sets up and tunes each of the seven layers around your business, with minimal disruption to your team.
Monitor & Manage
From day one, it's actively managed and monitored by Discus — not a dashboard you're left to watch yourself.
Cyber Security 7™ FAQs
What is Cyber Security 7™?
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Cyber Security 7™ is Discus's fully managed cyber security service. It combines seven layers of protection — device protection, email security, Microsoft 365 monitoring, Microsoft 365 backup, domain security, password management and security awareness training — into one service that Discus sets up and manages for you, rather than seven separate products you have to run yourself.
What's the difference between Core Cyber Security 5 and Advanced Cyber Security 7?
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Core Cyber Security 5 protects the technology your business runs on — your devices, email, Microsoft 365 and domain. Advanced Cyber Security 7 protects the two things technology can't fully cover on its own: passwords and people, through password management and security awareness training. Together they form the full seven layers of Cyber Security 7™.
Isn't this the same as just having antivirus and Microsoft 365?
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No. Antivirus alone doesn't stop phishing emails, and Microsoft 365 with MFA switched on still isn't the same as having it actively monitored. Cyber Security 7™ combines device protection, email filtering, Microsoft 365 monitoring, independent backup, domain protection, password management and staff training — layers that most businesses either don't have, or have never had properly managed.
What's the difference between Prevention & Detection and 24/7 Managed Protection?
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They're not separate purchases — 24/7 Managed Protection is included as standard within Prevention & Detection, at no extra cost. Prevention & Detection protects and patches your devices continuously, and 24/7 Managed Protection is the dedicated security team actively watching, investigating and responding to threats around the clock as part of that same service — rather than an alert waiting for someone to see it the next morning.
I already use Microsoft 365 — do I still need Microsoft 365 Backup?
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Yes. Microsoft 365 is designed for availability, not for backup, and it isn't a complete safety net for every type of accidental deletion, insider mistake or malicious activity — Microsoft's own guidance recommends a dedicated backup solution for exactly this reason. Microsoft 365 Backup is provided by Discus as its own dedicated service, giving you an independent, recoverable copy of your data.
How does Domain Security stop criminals impersonating my business?
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Domain Security checks and controls which mail servers are allowed to send email using your business's domain, and tells other mail providers what to do if a message fails that check. That stops criminals sending convincing, fraudulent emails that appear to come from your company — protecting your reputation, not just your own inbox.
How much does Cyber Security 7™ cost?
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Cyber Security 7™ starts from £60.00 per user per month (excl. VAT), priced around your business's size and setup rather than a single fixed fee. Book a 20-minute call and we'll tell you exactly what it would cost for your business.
Do we need all seven services, or can we start with fewer?
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Cyber Security 7™ is designed to work as a complete set, but every business starts from a different place. Book a call and we'll talk through your priorities honestly, rather than trying to sell you everything at once.
Ready to close the gaps criminals are counting on?
Book a 20-minute call with Discus. We'll show you exactly where you're exposed, and what Cyber Security 7™ would look like for your business.
Cyber Security 7™ is a trademark of Discus Systems plc. Heimdal, Hornetsecurity, Sendmarc, Keeper and KnowBe4 are the respective trademarks of their owners. Service details correct as of August 2026 and may vary by configuration — please confirm exact package contents before purchase.