Could your business clearly demonstrate how its security is managed today?
Customers, suppliers, and insurers are asking more direct questions about how risk is managed. They want to understand how you monitor threats, respond to incidents, and recover when something goes wrong.
Many organisations believe their security is covered because they have tools in place. But tools alone do not provide visibility, structured response, or clear accountability.
Chess Managed Security as a Service (MSaaS) delivers security as a managed outcome, with full ownership of monitoring, response, and recovery. It is delivered at a simple, predictable cost from £14.95 per user, per month, with no hidden complexity.
This is an expert-led, practical review of your current approach, highlighting where you are covered, where gaps exist, and what your next steps could look like.
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Security Expectations are Changing for Your Business
Security is no longer something that sits in the background. It is tested at key moments where risk and commercial decisions matter.
Tenders and contract awards
Security is evaluated before deals are signed
Supplier onboarding
Customers expect assurance across their supply chain
Insurance renewal
Proof of monitoring and response capability is required
Following an incident
Businesses are expected to show what happened and how it was handled
Security is no longer just best practice. It is a requirement that must be demonstrated clearly and confidently.
Why this creates challenges for many businesses
Many organisations are not fully set up to defend their security clearly in practice.
For many businesses, the issue is not a lack of tools. It is a lack of clarity, structure, and ownership.
Security questions are raised, but answers are not always clear
Requirements vary across customers, insurers, and frameworks
Internal visibility is limited across systems and suppliers
Processes for handling incidents are not always defined
Where Most Businesses Fall Short
Most organisations have taken steps to improve security. The issue is not awareness or intent. The issue is what happens in practice.
The Gap
- No 24/7 monitoring
- No structured incident response
- No clear ownership
- No recovery planning
The Result
- Slow reaction times
- Limited visibility
- High financial exposure
- Weak position in tenders and supply chains
If something happened outside working hours, how would your business detect it, respond to it, and recover from it?
Chess Managed Security as a Service (MSaaS)
One service. One partner. Full accountability.
MSaaS closes the gap between having security tools and having full ownership of security outcomes.
It is not a bolt-on or a set of licences. It is a fully managed security operation, built on the same operating model used to manage your IT.
Chess takes responsibility for protecting your environment, monitoring for threats, responding when it matters, and supporting recovery when needed.
Simple, predictable Pricing
Security should not come with hidden complexity or unpredictable costs. Chess MSaaS is delivered at a simple, affordable cost from £14.95 per user, per month.
- Fixed cost per user, per month
- Scalable with your business
- No hidden SIEM or scaling costs
- Delivered as part of your managed service model
Pricing reflects ownership of outcomes, not usage of tools.
Aligned to evolving regulation and expectations
MSaaS is designed to support how businesses are now expected to manage cyber risk.
- Continuous monitoring for earlier detection
- Structured response for incident handling
- Clear ownership for governance and accountability
- Recovery capabilities to support resilience requirements
It provides the visibility and control needed to meet increasing expectations from customers, insurers, and regulators.
A Complete, Managed Security Operation
Protection Layer
Stop common threats early
- Endpoint protection and ransomware defence
- Email security and phishing prevention
- User awareness training
- Identity and Microsoft 365 protection
24/7 Monitoring and Response
See what is happening and act
- Continuous monitoring across endpoints, users, and Microsoft 365
- Behaviour-driven detection
- Alerts triaged and handled by security specialists
Recovery and Resilience
Recover quickly and reduce impact
- Microsoft 365 and endpoint backup
- Rapid restore capabilities
- Protection against ransomware events
What this means for your business
- Reduced risk of disruption
- Faster detection and response
- Clear accountability when incidents happen
- Confidence when stakeholders ask questions
- No need to build or manage an internal security team
Security becomes simpler, more predictable, and easier to manage.
What MSaaS Delivers
Clear security outcomes, delivered continuously
- Continuous protection of users and endpoints
- 24×7 detection and response to real threats
- Clear ownership of security outcomes
- Integrated recovery to minimise business impact
This is security delivered as a managed outcome, rather than a set of tools that still require time, coordination, and ongoing management to be effective.
Understand where your security stands
Get a clear view of your current security posture and where the risks are. Our team will guide you through it with practical, straightforward advice.
Making IT Work For You
Chess is one of the UK’s leading independent and trusted technology service providers, employing more than 240 skilled people across the UK, supporting over 18,000 organisations.
We believe IT should work for you, reduce costs, deliver efficiency, keep you secure, enhance your work-life balance, improving performance. At Chess, we’re passionate about our unique culture and our continuous investment in our people to be industry experts.
We’re extremely proud that our people voted us No.1 in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for’ list 2018, and we continue to celebrate more than 17 years in the top 100.
