Threat Detection & Response
Continuous monitoring through Microsoft Sentinel. Threats surfaced in minutes, noise filtered out, genuine incidents acted on.
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Organisations with an 85%+ Microsoft Secure Score experience 67% fewer security incidents. We get you there within 90 days.
Microsoft Solutions PartnerISO 27001 Aligned20+ Years
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What we do
Our Security Services
A fully managed SOC built on Microsoft's security ecosystem. Take the whole service, or start with the part you need most.
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Managed security for London
The Threat Landscape for London Finance & Media
The FCA's operational resilience deadline has passed. Since March 2025, regulated firms must demonstrate they can stay within impact tolerances at all times — not just during annual audits.
Regulators can ask for proof at any point. A managed SOC that monitors, detects, and documents around the clock is no longer optional for regulated firms. Every resource verified, every log ingested, nothing trusted by default.
£5.4M
Average breach cost for UK financial services
157 days
Average time to detect a breach in finance
45 days
Average time to contain once detected
Know where you stand in 48 hours
A free, no-obligation security consultation. We scope your environment, baseline your Secure Score and send a clear proposal.
What our managed SOC involves
Six capabilities, operated by engineers who understand regulated industries. Use them together as one service, or start with the one that closes your biggest gap.
24/7 Threat Detection & Response
Your Microsoft estate watched continuously, with genuine threats escalated and acted on.
- Continuous monitoring through Microsoft Sentinel — threats surfaced in minutes, not days
- Automated playbooks triage and escalate so your team only sees what matters
- Noise filtered out; genuine threats acted on immediately
Microsoft Secure Score Management
A measurable security posture, raised and reported every month.
- We bring your Secure Score to 85%+ within 90 days of onboarding
- Organisations above 85% experience 67% fewer security incidents
- Monthly reporting tracks your score against sector benchmarks
FCA & GDPR Compliance Monitoring
Evidence your regulators and auditors expect, gathered as you go.
- Continuous posture monitoring aligned with FCA, GDPR, and ISO 27001
- Automated audit trails and policy violation alerts — always audit-ready
- Quarterly compliance reporting your board and regulators can rely on
Incident Investigation & Containment
When something gets through, we find the cause and close it down fast.
- Root-cause analysis and rapid containment before lateral movement
- After-action reports with clear remediation steps you can hand to your board
- Full chain-of-custody documentation for regulators
Proactive Threat Hunting
We go looking for attackers instead of waiting for an alert.
- Manual and automated hunting across your environment — not just waiting for alerts
- Hypothesis-driven investigations aligned to MITRE ATT&CK
- Emerging threat intelligence applied before attacks reach you
Smart Cost Optimisation
Full visibility without runaway cloud spend.
- Tuned data connectors and analytics rules — you pay for signal, not noise
- Tiered retention policies that reduce Sentinel costs by up to 40%
- Full visibility on what matters most, without runaway cloud spend
The 1-10-60 Standard
The industry benchmark for SOC performance. Most organisations take days. We work to minutes.
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The average organisation takes 120+ hours to detect an attack. The 1-10-60 benchmark — set by CrowdStrike — targets 1 minute to detect, 10 to investigate, 60 to contain. That's the standard we hold ourselves to.
Service levels
Choose the Cover You Need
Simple per-device pricing, with Microsoft usage passed through at cost. Every change in your tenant is approved and carried out by a person.
Tier 1
Endpoint Posture
Recommended for
Firms that want a stronger Microsoft 365 baseline and a rising Secure Score.
- Weekly Secure Score improvement plan
- Defender vulnerability review
- Tested Intune change packs, pilot devices first
- Device compliance and update health tracking
Our core service
Tier 2
SOC & Endpoint Posture
Recommended for
Regulated firms that need threats triaged as well as a hardened estate.
- Everything in Endpoint Posture
- Daily Microsoft Sentinel incident and sign-in triage
- Defender for Endpoint device monitoring
- Read-only access, restricted to a protected group
Tier 3
Full Cloud & SOC Estate
Recommended for
Firms running workloads in Azure that want posture and cost covered too.
- Everything in SOC & Endpoint Posture
- Weekly Azure estate and savings review
- Idle resource and Advisor recommendations
- Role assignment review
SOC Live — 24/7
Incident Response Roadmap
From First Call to Full Protection
Five steps. No downtime. Your environment secured and continuously monitored.
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Book
Start the conversation
Book
Start the conversation- Free security consultation — no obligation
- We scope your environment, threat surface, and compliance requirements
- You receive a clear engagement proposal within 48 hours
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Assess
Map every attack vector
Assess
Map every attack vector- AI-powered vulnerability scanning across your entire Microsoft estate
- Microsoft Secure Score baseline — most clients start at ~50%
- Gap analysis against FCA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS
- Risk-ranked remediation roadmap delivered to your board
85%+Target Secure Score
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Build
Architect your defences
Build
Architect your defences- Zero-Trust network segmentation — every resource verified, nothing trusted by default
- Sentinel workspace configured with tuned data connectors and analytics rules
- Custom detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK for your sector
- Log ingestion pipelines optimised to cut noise and reduce costs by up to 40%
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Deploy
Go live in hours, not weeks
Deploy
Go live in hours, not weeks- Custom SOAR playbooks automate triage, escalation, and containment
- 40% efficiency gains from automated response workflows
- Sentinel connected across endpoints, identity, email, and cloud workloads
- Live monitoring begins — your environment protected from day one
40%Efficiency Gains
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Transform
Continuous improvement
Transform
Continuous improvement- Monthly security dashboards with Secure Score tracking
- Quarterly board-ready compliance reports for regulators
- Proactive threat hunting and detection rule refinement
- Ongoing cost optimisation — tiered retention, tuned connectors
100%Client Retention
Industries
Built for Finance and Media
London Financial Services
We've spent 20+ years securing asset managers, hedge funds, and brokers across London. We understand FCA expectations, trading-hours uptime requirements, and what a breach actually costs in this sector.
Our clients stay because we deliver — not because we lock them in.
More about our finance work →Media & Publishing
Media organisations are high-value targets — and downtime during a publishing cycle isn't an option. We keep your systems running and your IP safe.
Content platform & CMS security
Broadcast & publishing continuity
IP & digital archive protection
Ransomware detection & response
Proactive infrastructure monitoring
GDPR compliance for audience data
Compliance built in from day one
We map our monitoring, detection, and reporting to the frameworks your regulators and auditors expect to see.
FCA Operational Resilience
Continuous proof of compliance with PS21/3 impact tolerances. Regulators can ask at any time — you'll be ready.
PCI DSS
Monitoring and logging controls for payment card environments. Audit trails maintained automatically.
GDPR
Data protection monitoring, breach detection within reporting windows, and evidence for DPIAs.
ISO 27001
Security controls aligned to Annex A. Continuous monitoring feeds directly into your ISMS.
Why Alpine
Why Firms Choose Us
20+
Years in London
Founded in 2002 and operating continuously since. We know the firms, the regulators and the threats.
100%
Client retention
No client has ever left us. Our longest partnerships go back more than 15 years.
Microsoft Solutions Partner
Deep integration with Sentinel, Defender, Entra ID and the full Azure security stack.
Trusted by industry leaders
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