Areas We Cover · United Kingdom
Cyber Security Across the UK
Systems Secure provides professional cyber security services to businesses throughout the UK. Based near Crawley in West Sussex, we work particularly closely with organisations across Sussex, Surrey and the wider South East.
Most of what we do is delivered remotely, which means where you are has very little to do with how well you can be protected. Being in the South East simply means that when it helps to be in the room — a board meeting, an assessment, a bad week — we can be.
At a glance
Check the email now
Paste the delivery record from the email and this checker reads it the way a security analyst would, then tells you in plain English whether the sender really is who they claim to be — and which of the usual tricks are present.
That is how most invoice fraud actually happens, and it is why a pass here is never permission to pay. Before you pay an invoice, change any bank details, or send anything confidential, ring the person on a number you already had — not one from the email.
Not the message itself — the hidden delivery record behind it. It usually starts Delivered-To:, Received: or Authentication-Results:. Copy the whole thing; half of it is worse than none.
Where do I find these?
Outlook (Windows desktop). Double-click the email so it opens in its own window, then File → Properties. The headers are in the Internet headers box at the bottom. Click inside it, press Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C. Step by step, with screenshots.
New Outlook and Outlook on the web. Open the email, click the three dots at the top right of the message, then View → View message details. Step by step, with screenshots.
Outlook on a Mac. There is a guide for that.
Gmail. Open the email, click the three dots beside the reply arrow, then Show original. A new tab opens — use the Copy to clipboard button on it.
Apple Mail. View → Message → All Headers, or Raw Source. Select it all and copy.
On a phone. Most phone mail apps will not show you the headers at all. Wait until you are at a computer — and do not tap anything in the email in the meantime.
Not sure what it is telling you?
If this is an invoice, a payment request or a change of bank details, do not act on it until somebody has looked properly. Send me what the checker said and I will tell you what I see.
What this can and cannot tell you. It reads the verdicts your own mail provider stamped on the message when it arrived, and the addresses hidden behind the one you were shown. It is not re-running those checks and it cannot — if the headers were forwarded, shortened or edited, it is reading whatever it was given. A pass proves where a message came from, never that it is true. A fail is a strong signal, not a certainty: a badly configured forwarder or mailing list can fail these checks with nothing sinister behind it.
No responsibility accepted. This checker is provided free of charge, as is, for general information only. It is not advice on your particular situation, it is not a security audit, and it is not a substitute for judgement. No guarantee is given that what it reports is accurate, complete or current. Systems Secure Ltd accepts no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense arising from its use — including anything it reports, anything it misses, and any decision taken on the strength of it. What you do about an email remains your decision and your responsibility. Use of this tool is subject to our terms and conditions.
If you think you have already paid a fraudulent invoice or handed over a password, ring your bank first, then report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040. Speed matters more than anything else at that point.
Cyber Security Wherever Your Business Is Based
Most of our cyber security services can be delivered remotely, allowing Systems Secure to protect businesses anywhere in the UK. We work alongside businesses and their existing IT providers, effectively acting as their cyber security department.
Managed cyber security
An ongoing monthly programme rather than a one-off fix — QuantumCare. Four packages, from a one-person business upwards, with every price published.
Compare the packages →Security monitoring and protection
Security Monitoring (SIEM), Endpoint Protection and Device Health Monitoring — the tools that watch your computers and accounts and raise the alarm when something is wrong.
See what Business Pro includes →Vulnerability management
Endpoint, network and external vulnerability scanning, with patch management to close what the scans find rather than simply listing it.
See what Business Pro includes →Microsoft 365 security
Identity Security Posture Management and Email Domain Protection — finding and fixing the weak points in how your accounts, logins and email are set up.
See what Micro Business includes →Cyber Essentials support
Help getting accredited and insurance-ready, including the evidence your insurer or your larger customers ask for. Included from Micro Business upwards.
See which package covers it →Security awareness training
Training your people to spot the attacks that arrive by email and message — annual on the smaller packages, continuous on Business Pro.
Compare the packages →Cyber security assessments
A specific piece of work rather than a monthly programme — an assessment, a certification to get through, or a second opinion on what you already have.
See how consulting works →If what you actually need is someone senior accountable for security rather than another piece of software, that is a separate service — QuantumCare CISO. Either way, none of it depends on your postcode.
Where We Work Locally
Systems Secure works with businesses across the whole of the UK. Being based near Crawley simply means these are the places we can most easily get to in person — for a first meeting, an assessment, or the day something goes wrong.
West Sussex
East Sussex
Surrey
Kent
And everywhere else in the UK
Plenty of our clients are nowhere near Sussex. If your business is in Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow or anywhere in between, nothing about the service changes — the monitoring, the response and the monthly report work exactly the same way.
Local Expertise, UK-Wide Capability
Two things that are both true at once, and are worth separating.
Close to home
Being based in the South East means we can work closely with businesses across Sussex, Surrey and the surrounding areas, including on-site visits at your premises where they are genuinely useful.
In practice that tends to matter at three moments: the first conversation, when it helps to meet properly rather than talk over a link; a review that needs the whole leadership team in one room; and the week something has gone wrong and you would rather not be dealing with it alone.
Anywhere in the UK
Where you are makes no difference to the service. A client in Inverness gets what a client in Crawley gets. The monitoring, the response, the hardening and the reporting are all delivered remotely, and always were.
The only thing distance changes is a visit. When one is needed, travel and accommodation are charged at cost, never marked up, and agreed before anything is booked — and where your package includes committed days, travel time comes out of those days. There is no mileage radius and no postcode surcharge, because two businesses paying the same fee should get the same thing.
Systems Secure supports organisations throughout the UK using a combination of remote security management, monitoring, consultancy and on-site support where appropriate.
STILL NOT SURE?
Questions you're probably asking
The main ones that come up on almost every call, answered here so you don’t have to book one to find out.
Cost and Contracts
Which areas does Systems Secure cover?
Systems Secure provides cyber security services to businesses throughout the United Kingdom. We are based near Crawley in West Sussex and work particularly closely with organisations across West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey and the wider South East, but most of what we do is delivered remotely, so a business anywhere in the UK receives the same service.
Do you only work with businesses in the South East?
No. Sussex and Surrey are simply where we can most easily be in the room, so those relationships tend to include more face-to-face time. The protection itself — the monitoring, the response, the hardening and the reporting — is delivered remotely and works identically for a client in Newcastle or Cardiff.
Do I need to be near Crawley to use QuantumCare?
No. None of the QuantumCare packages have a location requirement. They are priced per computer or per user, not by postcode, and the prices are published in full on the packages page whoever is asking and wherever they are.
Do you visit our offices?
Yes, where it is genuinely useful — usually the first proper conversation, a review that needs the leadership team together, or the week something has gone wrong. It is not how the day-to-day work gets done, and no part of the service depends on it.
Can we visit you?
No. Systems Secure operates from a private working address and does not receive visitors. If you would like to meet in person, we come to you, or we find somewhere sensible in between.
Is there an extra charge for being further away?
There is no postcode surcharge and no mileage radius — two businesses paying the same fee should get the same thing. Where a visit involves real travel, travel and accommodation are charged at cost, never marked up, and agreed before anything is booked. Where your package includes committed days, travel time comes out of those days, because a day getting there is a day not spent on your security.
Do you work alongside our existing IT provider?
Yes, and that is the normal arrangement. We act as your cyber security department rather than replacing whoever keeps your systems running. Your IT provider keeps things working; we keep things from being taken. In practice we talk to them directly so you are not stuck relaying technical messages between two suppliers.
Do you provide IT support as well?
No. Systems Secure is a cyber security company, not an IT support or helpdesk company. We don't fix printers, set up laptops or reset forgotten passwords. This company was an IT company until 2016 and gave that up deliberately — security and IT support get bundled together constantly, and it is how businesses end up believing they are covered when they aren't.
Do you have an office in my town?
West Sussex — Crawley, Horsham, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Worthing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Billingshurst and Horley.
East Sussex — Brighton and Hove, Lewes, Uckfield, Crowborough, Hailsham and Eastbourne.
Surrey — Reigate, Redhill, Dorking and Guildford.
Kent — Tunbridge Wells, Edenbridge, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Southborough, Pembury and Paddock Wood.
That list is about how far we can reasonably drive, not about who we can protect. Businesses outside it are covered exactly the same way.
What if it doesn't work out?
No. Systems Secure has one base, near Crawley in West Sussex, and works across the UK from it. Any cyber security company claiming a dozen local offices is usually describing a dozen postcodes on a website, and it is worth asking them which address you would actually turn up to.
Something has just happened — how quickly can you get to us?
Not yet, for most towns. We would rather write a handful of local pages that actually say something useful about doing business in that area than twenty copies of the same page with the town name swapped out. If you want to know what we see locally, ask on a call — the answer will be more use than a landing page.
The next step
One conversation, and you’ll know where you actually stand
You don’t have to decide anything on the call. We tell you what’s exposed, and you keep the findings either way — even if we’re not the right fit.
No obligation · No sales script · You keep the findings either way
James Batt · CISSP, C|CISO Founder, Systems Secure Ltd
Who checks that your security actually works?
Your IT team keeps the business running. We check it is protected — finding the risks, telling your IT team what to fix, and showing you the proof every month in plain English.
Per computer, sole trader. Excludes VAT.
- Round-the-clock monitoring of every computer
- Updates, ransomware protection, web filtering
- Training so your people spot the scams
Three packages, sized by how many people you have — £35, £204 and £710 a month. Every price is on this page.
Systems Secure Ltd is an independent cyber security company based in Copthorne, West Sussex, run by James Batt and working with businesses across the UK. Its managed service, QuantumCare, works alongside your existing IT support rather than replacing it — finding the risks, telling your IT team what to fix, and checking that important protections are still working.
This is cyber security, not IT support. Prices are published on this site, starting at £35 a month. Cyber security should give you clear answers — not long reports, confusing alerts or guesswork.
Keep your IT support. Add dedicated cyber security.
There's a reason a company's accounts are prepared by one firm and audited by another. It isn't that accountants can't be trusted — it's that nobody, however good, is well placed to check their own work.
Keeps your systems, users and everyday technology running. In-house or outsourced, they stay involved throughout — and receive clear, specific actions from us whenever their help is needed.
Finds the cyber risks, strengthens protection, and checks that important security controls are still working. You get an independent view of what's protected, what has changed, and what should happen next.
- We're not here to replace anyone or catch anyone out
- Clear responsibilities for everyone involved
- Independent checks on important protection
- Clear proof for you every month
Good IT teams tend to welcome this. An independent report is often the evidence they've been trying to get budget on for months.
Most security companies won't show you a price until you've sat through a sales call. Here's ours.
Sole Trader
One person, one computer
From £35
per computer, per month
- Round-the-clock monitoring of your computer
- Updates kept on top of automatically
- Protection against viruses and ransomware
- Dangerous websites blocked before they load
- Yearly training so you spot the scams
- Ask us a question any time
Micro Business
Priced per Microsoft 365 or Google account
From £204
per month
- Round-the-clock monitoring of every computer
- Your files backed up to the cloud
- An alert the moment a login is stolen
- Regular checks for weak spots
- Ongoing training, not just once a year
- A plain-English summary every month
Business Pro
Priced per Microsoft 365 or Google account
From £710
per month
- Everything in Micro Business
- Your network and firewall checked
- Tested from the outside, the way an attacker would
- Security policies written for you
- Cyber Essentials readiness support
- A review with James every quarter
No setup fees. No minimum contract. No penalty for changing your mind. All prices exclude VAT. Compare all packages side by side
Need security ownership at board level?
QuantumCare CISO is the mirror image of the packages above — all people, no software. A qualified security officer for a business of 10 to 250 people, from £1,200 a month. Five published prices, and no quote to ask for.
See CISO pricesNot ready for a monthly plan?
One-off work with James at a fixed price agreed before anything starts. £450 to review one system — your Microsoft 365, your firewall, your backups. £795 for the whole business. Got a question first? There's no charge for finding out whether you need us.
See consulting pricesFour steps from the price on this page to being protected
No form to fill in first, and no sales call needed to find out the number.
Pick your package
Three QuantumCare packages, sized by how many people you have, from £35 a month. Every price is published on this site.
Thirty minutes with James
A conversation, not a pitch. We confirm which package fits — and if the honest answer is that you don't need us, we'll say so.
Setup
We install it, configure it and check it is working — usually inside a week from agreement, and mostly without you noticing.
Every month after
Monitoring, updates applied in the background, and problems dealt with rather than just flagged up. Micro Business and Business Pro add a plain-English summary each month.
What you can hold us to
No lock-in
Month to month on 30 days' notice, no setup fee and no penalty for changing your mind. A 12-month option is there if you'd rather freeze your price — a choice, not a requirement.
A three-month refund
If your business is compromised while you're following the agreed security plan, you get three months' fees back. No security company can promise you'll never be attacked, and we don't.
Only 20 clients
The managed security list is capped at 20, so the person checking your security is actually paying attention — and you deal with the same person every time.
Never your competitor
We will not take on a direct competitor of an existing client, and every price on this site is the price you pay.
The proof is in the numbers, the awards and the qualifications
In IT, networks and cyber security since 1995
Systems Secure trading, full time on cyber security since 2016
Defences strengthened, risk reduced, peace of mind delivered
Trained to spot threats, stop breaches and protect businesses
The gold standard in cyber security, recognised worldwide.
Certified to run a security programme — governance, risk and reporting to a board.
Qualified to think like a hacker and find your weaknesses first.
Certified in structured cyber risk management using the NIST framework.
Globally recognised qualification in cyber security best practice.
Hi, I'm James Batt
- CISSP, C|CISO, CEH, NCSP Practitioner, Security+
- 21 years designing multi-million-dollar IT systems in oil and gas
- 16 years running Systems Secure, based in Copthorne, West Sussex
Most cyber security experts talk in acronyms. I talk like a business owner — because I am one.
I went into the oil and gas industry in 1995, doing IT, networks and security for global corporations, and led multi-million-dollar projects across America and Europe. Twenty-one years of it — and security was part of the job from the first day. I'm not an IT man who retrained into it later.
In 2010 I started Systems Secure as a sideline and ran it alongside the day job for six years. By 2016 it had outgrown the evenings and weekends, so I sat the Certified Ethical Hacker exam, left a good salary and better benefits behind, and turned the company from IT to cyber security — because security was, and still is, the weakness most smaller businesses have.
Sixteen years on, I've helped 200+ UK organisations strengthen their defences, pass compliance audits, and sleep easier knowing their data — and their reputation — are protected. You deal with me, not a rotating support desk.
Cybersecurity Essentials for Business Owners
Written for the person who owns the business, not the person who runs the servers. No acronyms, no scare stories, and nothing you need a technical background to act on.
- How attacks on businesses your size actually start — which is rarely the way people expect
- The handful of protections worth putting in place before anything else
- How to tell whether what you already have is genuinely working
We'll email you the PDF. The button opens a short form — one name, one email address.
Send me the guide In a hurry? The ten-point checklist is on the site already, with nothing to fill in.Questions you're probably asking
The main ones that come up on almost every call, answered here so you don't have to book one to find out.
How much does cyber security cost for a small business in the UK?
Systems Secure managed cyber security starts at £35 per computer per month for a sole trader, £204 per month for a business of one to nine people, and £710 per month for a business of ten or more. All prices exclude VAT and there are no setup fees.
What you pay depends on how many people you have. The Sole Trader package is priced per computer. Micro Business and Business Pro are priced per Microsoft 365 or Google account, so the cost scales with your team rather than a fixed licence block. Every price is published on the website — you don't need to sit through a sales call to find out the number.
What is QuantumCare?
QuantumCare is Systems Secure's cyber security service: three managed packages priced by how many people you have — Sole Trader from £35 a month, Micro Business from £204 and Business Pro from £710 — plus QuantumCare CISO, a separate service from £1,200 a month for businesses of 10 to 250 that need a qualified security officer rather than more software.
It is cyber security, not IT support — it works alongside whoever runs your systems rather than replacing them, finding the risks, telling your IT team what to fix, and checking that important protections are still working.
Do I have to sign a long contract?
No. Every Systems Secure package runs on a rolling monthly basis with 30 days' notice and no cancellation penalty. There is no minimum term.
A 12-month option is available if you'd rather freeze your price, which saves £2 per account per month. It's a choice, not a requirement.
Is there a setup fee?
No. There are no setup fees and nothing to pay upfront on any Systems Secure package. You pay monthly, starting from the month the service begins.
Do your prices include VAT?
No. All Systems Secure prices are quoted excluding VAT. VAT is added to your invoice at the prevailing UK rate.
Can I get a one-off piece of work instead of a monthly plan?
Yes. Fixed-price consulting is available with no ongoing commitment: £150 for a single question answered in writing within two working days, £250 for a second opinion, £450 for a review of one system, and £795 for a full review of your business. All prices exclude VAT.
These prices are built for businesses of up to 25 staff. Above that, the price rises with headcount.
Working with your IT team
Do I have to get rid of my existing IT provider?
No. Systems Secure is designed to work alongside your existing IT support, not replace it. Whether your IT is outsourced or in-house, they carry on running your systems, users and everyday technology, and receive clear, specific actions from us whenever their help is needed.
The two roles are different jobs. Your IT team keeps the business running; Systems Secure checks that it's actually protected. You get an independent view of what's protected, what has changed and what should happen next — without disrupting a relationship that's already working.
We have our own IT manager. Do we still need an outside security firm?
Usually yes — and it tends to help them rather than undermine them. An in-house IT manager is responsible for keeping everything running, which means security competes with a hundred other urgent things every week. It also means they would be reporting on the quality of their own work, which isn't a fair position to put anyone in.
Systems Secure gives your IT manager a specialist to escalate to and a second pair of eyes on the things that matter, and gives you a view that doesn't depend on one person's workload or judgement.
What is the difference between IT support and cyber security?
IT support keeps your technology working: fixing problems, setting up new starters, keeping systems online. Cyber security is a separate job — finding weaknesses before an attacker does, strengthening protection, and checking that important controls are still working months after they were switched on.
Good IT teams, in-house or outsourced, do handle parts of security — including updates, backups and access control. What they rarely provide is independent oversight: someone whose only job is to look for the gaps, and who has no reason to report that everything is fine.
My IT company says they already handle security. Do I need you as well?
Possibly not — and Systems Secure will tell you honestly if that's the case. But two things are worth knowing: nobody is well placed to audit their own work, and IT providers are themselves a target for attackers looking for a route into their customers' networks.
In a joint advisory, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre — alongside CISA, the NSA, the FBI and their Australian, Canadian and New Zealand counterparts — warned that managed service providers are granted privileged access to a customer's network, which can create opportunities for attackers.
That isn't hypothetical. In July 2021 attackers exploited a flaw in Kaseya VSA, remote management software used by IT providers, and reached an estimated 800 to 1,500 businesses through around 60 providers. None of those businesses did anything wrong. They were reached through a supplier they trusted.
So the question worth asking isn't "do you handle security?" It's "when did you last check that it's working, and can I see the evidence?"
Risk and threats
Is my business too small to be a cyber target?
No. In the last 12 months, 46% of UK small businesses and 42% of micro businesses identified a cyber security breach or attack, according to the Government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/26.
Most attacks aren't personally chosen — they're automated. Software scans the internet looking for weaknesses and takes whatever it finds. A business with three staff and a website nobody visits still gets probed daily. Phishing remains by far the most common method, experienced by 38% of businesses.
Isn't antivirus enough?
No. Antivirus catches known threats, but most modern attacks don't rely on a recognisable file. Phishing, stolen passwords and misconfigured settings all bypass antivirus entirely.
Proper protection needs several layers: monitoring that spots unusual behaviour, multi-factor authentication, patching, backups you've actually tested, and staff who can recognise a convincing fake email.
Isn't cyber insurance enough on its own?
No. Most cyber insurance policies require you to prove you took reasonable precautions — multi-factor authentication, staff training, patch management. If you can't demonstrate those, a claim can be reduced or refused entirely.
Insurers increasingly expect standards such as Cyber Essentials before they'll offer cover or renew it. Insurance is worth having, but it pays out after the damage. It doesn't prevent it.
What happens if we get attacked anyway?
No security company can promise you'll never be attacked, and Systems Secure doesn't make that promise. What it does offer is a three-month refund guarantee: if your business is compromised while you're following the agreed security plan, you get three months' fees back.
The realistic goal is fewer incidents, caught earlier and contained faster.
The service
What do I actually get each month?
Every package includes round-the-clock monitoring, automatic updates, protection against viruses and ransomware, blocking of dangerous websites, and staff training. Larger packages add cloud backup, alerts when a login is stolen, regular checks for weak spots, firewall and network reviews, written security policies and a quarterly review.
Micro Business and Business Pro also include a short monthly summary showing what's protected, what changed and what needs attention — written in plain English rather than as a long technical report.
What size businesses do you work with?
From sole traders up to businesses of around 250 staff. There are three packages: Sole Trader for one person, Micro Business for one to nine people, and Business Pro for ten to 250. Business Pro has a minimum of ten accounts.
Do you only work with businesses in West Sussex?
No. Systems Secure is based in Copthorne, West Sussex, and works with businesses across the UK. Almost all of the work is done remotely, so your location doesn't affect the service or the price.
On-site visits are available and charged separately: £240 for a visit of up to two hours, £400 for a half day and £760 for a full day.
Can you help us get Cyber Essentials?
Yes. Cyber Essentials readiness support is included in the Business Pro package. That means reviewing your current setup against the requirements, telling you what needs to change, and getting you to the point where you can pass.
Worth knowing: Cyber Essentials reflects the day of assessment, not a permanent state. Ongoing patching, access reviews and vulnerability checks are what keep the certificate meaningful between renewals.
Who you're dealing with
Who will I actually be dealing with?
James Batt. Systems Secure deliberately caps its managed security client list at 20, so you deal with the same person every time rather than a rotating support desk.
Systems Secure will also never take on a direct competitor of an existing client.
What qualifications does James Batt hold?
James Batt holds CISSP, C|CISO (Certified Chief Information Security Officer), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), NCSP Practitioner and CompTIA Security+.
Behind those: 21 years designing multi-million-dollar IT systems for the oil and gas industry, and 16 years running Systems Secure. The company was named Cybersecurity Company of the Year at the West Sussex Business Awards 2025, and Security Solution Specialists of the Year at the E2 Media Awards 2025.
Why do you only take on 20 clients?
Because security oversight is only worth paying for if someone is genuinely paying attention. Capping the list at 20 clients means each one gets real scrutiny rather than an automated dashboard nobody reads.
It also means Systems Secure can be honest about capacity rather than selling a service it can't properly deliver.
Thirty minutes, free, and nothing to decide on the call
A conversation, not a pitch. We'll confirm which package fits — and if the honest answer is that you don't need us, we'll say so.
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