Advantage Defense Pulse™
Let’s Start with Free Visibility,
Then Build Resilience Together
Advantage Defense Pulse™ - our free cyber assessment tool providing entry to the Advantage Defense suite - is designed to give IT teams immediate visibility into their digital environment, without cost or complexity. Pulse isn’t a trial. It’s a launchpad.
- Defence Pulse™ FREE cyber assessment tool
- Unified single pane SaaS Defense Portal dashboard
- Security Score insights across network and endpoints
- Firewall posture analysis via Threat Recon attacker logic
- M365 Secure Score integration
- Basic cloud hygiene reporting
- Entry point to Advantage Defense™ managed IT security with SOC
“Pulse provides instant clarity on Cyber Essentials gaps. No spreadsheets, no stress, just actionable insight.”
Scott Williams, Advantage Cyber & Systems Associate
How can we help you?
Visibility matters
In Cybersecurity, Clarity Is Power
Cyber threats evolve fast. But most organisations still rely on fragmented tools and manual audits.
Pulse changes that.
It’s your cyber assessment launchpad to enterprise-grade security, built for speed, simplicity, and compliance.
How Pulse can help
Save time. Prevent stress. Gain Actionable Insights.
From day one, Pulse delivers automated visibility across your network, endpoints, and cloud services – highlighting control gaps that align directly with CE requirements. Whether you’re preparing for certification or maintaining compliance post-audit, our Pulse cyber assessment tool replaces manual assessments with structured, standards-based reporting.
- Security Score insights across network and endpoint assets
- Firewall posture analysis via Threat Recon using attacker logic
- Microsoft 365 Secure Score integration with basic cloud hygiene reporting
- Alerts linked to Cyber Essentials control gaps
Built for compliance
Cyber Essentials Alignment, Without the Stress
Whether you’re preparing for first-time certification or maintaining CE posture post-audit, Pulse helps you stay audit-ready with structured reporting and automated monitoring—aligned to CE and NIST frameworks.
Defences that scale with you
From assessment to action
Pulse isn’t a demo, it’s a deployable control centre. As your needs grow, it becomes the foundation for deeper integrations with Advantage Defense:
- Managed Detection & Response (MDR)
- AI-powered SIEM
- SOC-backed incident response
Who it’s for
SMBs, enterprises, and everyone in between
Whether you’re exploring your first security stack or consolidating existing tools, Pulse offers a low-friction, high-impact way to begin – with clarity, credibility, and growth.
Get your Pulse racing
Confidence starts with clarity
Deploy Pulse in minutes. Stay compliant for months.
Pulse defined:
FREE Cyber Assessment Tool |
Modular Cybersecurity Suite | |
|---|---|---|
| Defense Portal Dashboard | 🌱 Cyber Assessment Tool | 🌳 Full Suite Integration |
| Network Infrastructure | 🌱 Network assets & Secure Score insights (read-only) | 🌳 Managed Network Monitoring |
| Firewall Visibility | 🌱 Threat Recon visibility | 🌳 Managed firewall telemetry & alerting |
| Endpoint Protection | 🌱 Threat visibility (no remediation) | 🌳 Full endpoint agent with vulnerability scanning |
| Microsoft 365 ecosystem | 🌱 Secure Score API integration (read-only) | 🌳 Full M365 Defender integration |
| Cloud Protection | 🌱 Basic cloud hygiene reporting | 🌳 Cloud security telemetry & remediation |
| SIEM/XDR | 🗙 | 🌳 Optional XDR integration |
| MDR/SOC | 🗙 | 🌳 24/7 managed SOC & MDR |
| User Awareness Training | 🗙 | 🌳 UK training videos and courses |
| Project Delivery | 🗙 | 🌳 Project delivery for cyber roadmap. |
| Cyber Essentials Compliance Monitoring | 🌱 Alerts linked to CE control gaps (self-managed) | 🌳 Continuous issue notification / alerting |
| Cyber Essentials Project Work | 🗙 | 🌳 Cyber Essentials consultancy & certification support |
| Penetration Testing | 🗙 | 🌳 Fully integrated (test subject to quote) |
| Cost | £ FREE* | £ BESPOKE |
* Free access subject to eligibility; terms apply and provision may be declined at our discretion.
Modular Cybersecurity Suite
Enterprise security for any size organisation
Advantage Defense™ – for organisations that demand resilient managed cyber security powered 24/7 by UK-based SOC. Our unified SaaS platform seamlessly integrates endpoint protection, network security, MDR, email, and cloud security to simplify your cyber security management. And with enhanced threat response with reporting, Advantage Defense™ delivers cybersecurity confidence round the clock.
Defense Pulse FAQs
What is Advantage Defense Pulse™ ?
Advantage Pulse™ is our free-tier tool for real-time high-level cybersecurity monitoring and reporting, useful for achieving and maintaing Cyber Essentials compliance.
It offers automated alerts, read-only network and M365 insights, and board-level reporting – helping you stay compliant without manual effort or added cost.
How does Pulse support Cyber Essentials compliance?
Pulse delivers structured reporting and automated alerts linked to Cyber Essentials control gaps – making it easier to prepare for certification or maintain compliance post-audit.
Is Pulse just a trial version of Advantage Defense?
No. Pulse is a fully operational entry tier built on the same SaaS dashboard as the full Advantage Defense suite. It offers actionable insights from day one and scales with your needs.
What features are included in the free Pulse tier?
Pulse includes Security Score insights, firewall posture analysis via Threat Recon, Microsoft 365 Secure Score integration, and compliance alerts aligned to Cyber Essentials – all at no cost.
Who should use Pulse?
Pulse is ideal for SMBs preparing for Cyber Essentials, IT teams seeking visibility without complexity, and enterprises looking to unify fragmented security tools.
What’s the difference between Pulse and the full Advantage Defense™ suite?
Pulse is the free foundation tier of the Advantage Defense suite.
For advanced capabilities like Managed Detection & Response (MDR), AI-powered SIEM, and SOC-backed incident response, explore the full Advantage Defense offering:
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