Security operations
Understand whether the monitoring function can see, detect and respond to the threats that matter.
Explore this capability- SIEM visibility
- Telemetry coverage
- Detection engineering
- Alert quality
- SOC processes
- Triage and escalation
Professional cyber security, made accessible
Cyber security should not depend on how much you can afford.
Security Aid provides serious, practical cyber security expertise, including completely free security and SOC support for organisations that need it.
A concrete commitment
Some of our work costs £0.
Some of our work costs £0.
The standard doesn't change.
Independent expertise. Practical recommendations. No deliberately reduced assessment.
Security and SOC advisory
We find what matters. Then show you what to do about it.
Security Aid focuses on evidence-led review, operational effectiveness and proportionate improvement. The objective is a clearer security position and a practical route forward.
Security architecture
Review how controls work together and define a proportionate target state for protection and monitoring.
Explore this capability- Cloud security
- Identity controls
- Control effectiveness
- Target-state design
- Microsoft security
- Security roadmaps
Incident readiness
Make roles, evidence, containment decisions and escalation paths clear before they are needed.
Explore this capability- Incident response
- Escalation paths
- Playbooks
- Logging readiness
- Containment options
- Response architecture
Web application security
Manually test web applications for realistic attack paths and provide evidence-led remediation guidance.
Explore this capability- Manual testing
- Authenticated testing
- Business logic
- Access controls
- Risk-rated findings
- Agreed retesting
Our approach
Independent.Practical.Proportionate.
Security advice should reflect the actual risk, environment and resources of the organisation, not the size of a consultancy's sales target.
Security Aid
A useful engagement
Clear evidence in. Practical decisions out.
A review should leave an organisation understanding what is missing, why it matters and what to improve first.
What we examine
- SOC and security monitoring gap analysis
- SIEM visibility, log-source and telemetry coverage
- Detection use cases, alert quality and engineering priorities
- Triage, escalation and incident workflow review
- Security control and target-state architecture reviews
- Microsoft, cloud and identity security control reviews
- Incident readiness and response advisory
What you receive
- A clear view of the current security position
- Evidence-backed monitoring and control gaps
- Risk-ranked recommendations and quick wins
- Target-state control and monitoring recommendations
- A proportionate improvement roadmap
- A practical findings and priorities walkthrough
Example advisory finding
High
Privileged identity activity is not monitored across Entra ID.
- Operational impact
- Suspicious role assignments, privileged sign-ins and administrative changes may not be identified or investigated promptly.
- Practical priority
- Ingest the relevant identity and audit logs, define priority detection use cases and assign clear triage and escalation ownership.
Free means free
There isn't a catch.
If Security Aid accepts an organisation for free support, useful recommendations are not withheld and there is no requirement to subscribe afterwards.
Request Free Security Support
The limitation is
Capacity.
Applications are reviewed individually against organisational need, security risk, available resources, urgency and the potential impact of providing support.
Priority may be given to
- Charities and non-profit organisations
- Community organisations
- Small and medium businesses
- Organisations facing a significant cyber security concern
- Requests where support could create meaningful social impact
Need guaranteed capacity?
Membership provides certainty and helps fund the free programme.
For organisations that need reserved advisory time, ongoing support, defined response arrangements or platform functionality.
Explore membership
Professional expertise. Delivered differently.
Serious security work, without the consultancy theatre.
Security Aid exists to make high-quality cyber security expertise accessible to organisations that may otherwise struggle to obtain it. Work is led by experienced security professionals and focused on practical outcomes rather than unnecessary services.
- Based in Northamptonshire, supporting organisations across the UK.
- Speaking experience includes the UK NCSC HQ and Oxford University STEM audiences. No endorsement is implied.
- Web application testing only begins after explicit written authorisation and an agreed scope.
- Impact figures are published only when they can be measured accurately.
Start a conversation
Tell us what security problem you need to solve.
Whether the need is SOC review, monitoring gap analysis, security control architecture, incident readiness or web application testing, Security Aid will be clear about how it can help.