Your customers, insurers and auditors now expect ISO 27001, SOC 2 and real cyber defences, but hiring a security team costs more than most small businesses can justify. Phlo Secure gives you that team as a service: leadership, compliance, training and incident response, powered by AI and the people who built Phlo's own security programme.
Built by Phlo Systems · ISO 27001:2022 programme in progress · UK-based, working with SMBs across the UK and EU
Attackers don't skip you because you're small, and neither do the demands. A single client questionnaire, insurance renewal or ransomware email can stop the business. Yet a full-time security hire starts around £70k, and a Head of Security far more.
Phlo Secure closes that gap. You get a security function that would cost a headcount or more, for a fraction of the price, and you only pay for what you need.
Phlo Secure is run by Phlo Systems, a UK software company. Over the last few months we took our own business through ISO 27001, built the management system from scratch, trained every employee, and handled real security incidents. We bring you the exact playbooks, policies and controls we built for ourselves.
Pick the pieces you need now, add more as you grow. Every engagement starts with a free security review so you only pay for what moves the needle.
A named security leader who owns your strategy, risk register, board reporting and vendor questionnaires, for a fraction of a full-time salary.
Learn more →Get audit-ready faster, guided by a team going through it right now. Gap assessment, ISMS build, evidence and audit support end to end.
Learn more →Your people are the front line. Live training, phishing simulations and simple policies that turn staff from your biggest risk into your best defence.
Learn more →A response plan before you need it, and a team to call when you do. We've detected, contained and cleaned up real incidents on our own systems.
Learn more →Single sign-on, multi-factor everywhere, and least-privilege access with clean joiner, mover and leaver processes. The controls that stop most breaches.
Learn more →Harden Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Azure and your SaaS stack. Secrets management, backup and disaster recovery, and secure development.
Learn more →A clear path that starts free and never asks you to buy more than you need.
A short, no-obligation assessment of where you stand: your biggest risks, the compliance you're being asked for, and the quick wins. You get a plain-English report you can act on with or without us.
We prioritise by risk and by what unblocks your deals. Most clients see the highest-impact fixes, like MFA everywhere and a tested backup, closed out in the first few weeks.
We put the controls, policies and tooling in place, working with vetted product partners so you get enterprise capability at SME pricing, without a procurement project.
Continuous monitoring, training, evidence-keeping and a team on call. Your security posture keeps improving and stays audit-ready as you grow.
Security used to mean either an expensive team or nothing at all. We use AI to do the continuous, repetitive work, watching configurations, flagging drift, drafting policies and assembling audit evidence, so our experts spend their time on judgement, not busywork.
We combine that with a network of vetted security product partners. You get the same tooling a large enterprise runs, delivered and managed for you, at a price that makes sense for a small business. That's how one security team serves many clients well, and how you get enterprise-grade protection without an enterprise budget.
We believe in doing before advising. Here's the same journey we now run for our clients, honest dates and all.
Rather than bolt security on later, we chose to build a real Information Security Management System and put ourselves through external audit, with a specialist implementation partner alongside our own team.
A full policy set, from business continuity and access control to device and physical security, reviewed and signed off internally. Every employee and contractor completed mandatory information-security training, with a quiz to prove it stuck.
An independent auditor reviewed our management system. We're now working through the findings and implementing controls, exactly the phase where most organisations need a steady hand. We know it because we're in it.
When a genuine security event hit one of our machines, we detected it, contained it, rotated every credential and shipped a stronger control the same day. Response isn't a slide for us, it's muscle memory.
Stage 2 certification is targeted for later in 2026, with SOC 2 readiness underway for clients who need it. As we clear each milestone, our clients benefit from the exact same, proven path.
“I led Phlo's own ISO 27001 journey, from the first gap matrix to passing our Stage 1 audit. I saw how overwhelming it feels for a small team, and how much of it is actually achievable with the right guidance. Now I help other small businesses get there without the fear, the guesswork or the enterprise price tag.”
10 to 200 people, no in-house security team, and a growing list of things you're now responsible for.
Enterprise customers are asking for ISO 27001, SOC 2 or a security questionnaire before they'll sign.
Finance, legal, health and professional services that handle sensitive data and can't afford a slip.
Transparent, right-sized engagements. No enterprise minimums, no long lock-ins. Pricing on request.
See exactly where you stand.
Free to start
Get audit-ready and unblock deals.
Fixed-scope project
Your ongoing security team.
Monthly retainer
We're taking on a limited number of founding clients at locked launch pricing, with a complimentary live security-awareness session for your whole team. In return we ask only for an honest case study, and an introduction or two if you're happy with the work.
Existing opsPhlo, finPhlo and tradePhlo customers get preferred rates. Part of Phlo Systems Limited.
If you hold customer data, take payments, or want to win larger clients, then yes. Most attacks are automated and don't care how small you are. The good news is that a handful of well-run controls, like multi-factor authentication, tested backups and trained staff, remove most of the risk. We help you do the few things that matter, not everything at once.
We get you audit-ready and support you through certification, which is carried out by an independent accredited body. We're going through ISO 27001 ourselves right now, so we know the standard, the evidence auditors want, and the mistakes to avoid. That first-hand experience is exactly why our clients move faster.
No. We work alongside your existing IT support or MSP. They keep the lights on; we own security strategy, compliance and incident readiness, and we'll coordinate with them so nothing falls between the cracks.
We use AI for the continuous, repetitive work, monitoring configuration, spotting drift, drafting policy and assembling audit evidence, so our experts focus on judgement and your specific risks. AI does the volume; people make the decisions. It's how we keep the service thorough and affordable.
The security review can usually begin within a week, and it's free. From there, projects are fixed-scope and the managed service is a simple monthly retainer with no long lock-in. You scale up or down as your needs change.
Book a free security review. We'll show you your biggest risks, what your customers and insurers are asking for, and the fastest way to close the gap, whether or not you work with us.