The specialist exposure-management layer that sits alongside your stack

Managed Security for MSPs

You already run your clients' IT, and often their security. What most MSPs do not run in-house is a full exposure-management platform: continuous vulnerability management, attack surface discovery, prioritised remediation and audit-grade evidence, all on one exposure-management platform. We add that specialist layer alongside what you already do. We do not want your helpdesk or your client. We make your security offering deeper, co-managed with your team or white-labelled where a client needs it. You keep the client relationship throughout.

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  • We complement your stack, we do not replace it
  • You keep the client
  • Specialist exposure-management layer
  • Audit-grade evidence for CE Plus, ISO 27001 and CAF
  • Co-managed or white-label
The basics

Why MSPs add a co-managed exposure layer

You look after your clients' IT and keep them running. Increasingly, those clients are also being asked to prove their security: to close vulnerabilities on a clock, to know what is exposed to the internet, to show an auditor the evidence. That is exposure management, and it is a specialist discipline that sits on top of day-to-day managed IT.

Building it in-house is a big lift. It means licensing and running an enterprise exposure-management platform, learning to interpret it, prioritising thousands of findings so they are actionable rather than noise, and producing evidence an auditor will accept. Few MSPs generate enough volume to justify all of that, and the ones who try often end up with a scanner nobody has time to tune.

So we do it with you. We are the specialist exposure-management layer that plugs in alongside your existing stack. You keep your helpdesk, your monitoring and your client relationship; we add the platform, the tuning, the prioritisation and the audit-grade reporting. Co-managed by preference, white-labelled where a client needs everything to come from you.

Co-managed security for MSPs means a specialist partner runs a defined security function alongside the MSP's own team, rather than replacing it. Layer 7 provides an exposure-management layer, continuous vulnerability management, continuous patch management and attack surface management, plus Microsoft 365 security monitoring, that sits on top of the MSP's existing managed-IT stack. The MSP keeps the client relationship and helpdesk; Layer 7 supplies the platform, tuning, prioritisation and audit-grade evidence.

The pledge

We complement, we do not compete

Most specialists who could sell you managed security are the same firms that would happily sell it to your client instead. We are not. We do not run a helpdesk. We do not want your managed-IT contract. We add one specialist layer, exposure management, that most MSPs do not run in-house, and we do it under your brand or alongside your team. We do not take your clients; we make your security offering deeper. Your relationship, your renewal and your branding stay yours, and it is written into our partner agreement.

What you can add

Capabilities you can switch on

Switch them on individually or together. Each links across to the underlying service for the technical detail.

01

Continuous Vulnerability Management

Continuous scanning and prioritised remediation. We tune out the noise and surface what actually matters using risk-based prioritisation, so your clients fix the right things first, with evidence at every step.

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02

Continuous Patch Management

Closing the loop from finding to fix. Managed patch deployment, built on Adaptiva, that keeps clients inside the update windows their certifications and insurers require, without adding to your helpdesk load.

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03

Attack Surface Management

The one most MSPs do not offer at all. Continuous discovery of what your clients expose to the internet, known and unknown, so nothing sits forgotten and unguarded. A clear differentiator you can put in front of clients.

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04

Microsoft 365 Security & Monitoring

Hardening and monitoring across the native Microsoft stack, Entra ID, Defender, Secure Score, Purview and Sentinel, so your clients' most-used platform is watched properly. Available controls depend on each client's Microsoft licensing.

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How we work with you

Co-managed or white-label

We prefer co-managed augmentation, working alongside your team. Where a client needs everything to come from you, we white-label instead. Pick the model per client, or mix both.

Our preferred model

Co-managed

We run the exposure-management layer with you, both names visible where it helps. Your client gets a named specialist on the platform; your team stays close to the work and keeps the relationship. We slot into your cadences and reporting, not the other way round.

Where a client needs it

White-label

We run the platform in the background and hand you reporting and evidence you present as your own. Your branding, your relationship, our specialists on the tooling.

Either way, you own the commercial relationship and the renewal, you decide the branding, and we integrate with your existing processes and reporting cadence so nothing slows down. We never approach your client directly without your say-so.

Discuss the model
Build vs partner

The honest comparison

Build in-house Partner with Layer 7
Exposure platform Build in-house Licence, configure and run an exposure-management platform Partner with Layer 7 Run for you, interpreted by specialists
Prioritisation Build in-house Learn to triage thousands of findings Partner with Layer 7 Risk-based, tuned to what matters
Attack surface discovery Build in-house Rarely offered at all Partner with Layer 7 Continuous, in white space you can sell
Audit-grade evidence Build in-house Build the reporting yourself Partner with Layer 7 Produced as standard, CB and CREST heritage
Utilisation risk Build in-house You carry the platform between value Partner with Layer 7 We carry it
Your client relationship Build in-house Yours Partner with Layer 7 Stays yours; we complement, not compete

Takeaway: the demand for provable, ongoing security is real and growing, but few MSPs generate enough volume to justify licensing and running an exposure platform in-house. Partnering turns it into a service line you can switch on now, sitting alongside your stack, without the platform cost or the specialist headcount.

The deliverable

What your client gets

The specialist exposure-management outcomes, delivered co-managed with you or as yours alone.

  • Continuous visibility

    Of vulnerabilities and internet-facing exposure across their estate, not a point-in-time scan.

  • Prioritised, actionable remediation

    So the important risks get closed first, not a dump of thousands of findings.

  • Managed patching

    That keeps them inside the windows their certifications and insurers expect.

  • Audit-grade evidence

    For Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 (A.8.8) and CAF (B4.d), the thing a generalist MSP cannot self-certify.

  • Reporting they can share

    With auditors, insurers and their own board, branded jointly or as yours.

The process

How we work with you

Exposure management is continuous, not a project. We slot into your cadences and run the layer alongside your team, from onboarding to ongoing management.

  1. 01

    Partner onboarding

    We agree the model, co-managed or white-label, and which services you want to add, sign our standardised partner NDA and agreement, and set how reporting is branded and delivered. We map to your existing processes and cadences at this stage.

  2. 02

    Onboard the client estate

    We stand up the exposure-management platform against the client's environment, agree scope and rules of engagement, and set the reporting rhythm that fits your existing client cadence.

  3. 03

    Run and tune

    Our specialists run continuous vulnerability and attack surface management on the exposure-management platform, tune out the noise, and prioritise findings so what reaches you and your client is actionable, not overwhelming.

  4. 04

    Remediate and evidence

    We close the loop with managed patching where in scope, and produce clear, audit-grade reporting, branded jointly or as yours, that your client can put in front of auditors and insurers.

  5. 05

    Ongoing management

    Exposure management is continuous, not a project. We keep running the layer alongside your team, report on a cadence that suits you, and stay in our lane while you keep the client.

The difference

Why partner with Layer 7

We complement, we do not compete

We add one specialist layer, exposure management, and stay out of your helpdesk and your client relationship. We make your security offering deeper; we never try to take it over.

A specialist layer most MSPs do not run

Continuous vulnerability management, attack surface management, managed patching and M365 monitoring, on an enterprise exposure-management platform and the native Microsoft stack, run and interpreted by specialists rather than left as a scanner nobody tunes.

Attack surface management as a differentiator

Continuous discovery of what your clients expose to the internet is white space most MSPs do not offer. It is a capability you can put in front of clients as your own.

Audit-grade outputs

We are a Cyber Essentials Certification Body with CREST and Cyber Scheme qualified testers, so the evidence we produce stands up to the auditors your clients answer to, the thing a generalist MSP cannot self-certify.

Defence and central-government grade

We deliver security to defence, public-sector and regulated clients, including work for a major UK central government department and MOD-accredited cloud, through G-Cloud 14, DOS 7 and CCS frameworks. The same rigour goes into every partner engagement.

Cross-pillar

Test, certify and manage

Managing exposure is the "stay secure" half of the story your clients are being told to prove. It closes the loop that a penetration test opens, and it keeps in place the controls, continuous scanning and the patch window, that a Cyber Essentials Plus certification depends on between annual assessments.

Because we test, certify and manage as one partner, you can offer your client the whole arc, get tested, get certified, stay certified and managed, with your client staying yours. This is the heart of the Layer 7 Partner Programme.

Cost & engagement

Partner pricing

Clear, transparent pricing, tailored to you. No portal to reverse-engineer, no wholesale list to decode.

Pricing depends on which services you add and the size of the client estates under management, and once scope is agreed we quote a clear price with no hidden extras, so you can quote your client with confidence. We build partner pricing around how you work and the volume you bring, not a one-size-fits-all rate card.

FAQ

Partner questions

Are you going to compete with us for our client?

No. We complement your stack; we do not replace it or take it over. We add a specialist exposure-management layer alongside what you already run, keep out of your helpdesk and client relationship, and never approach your client without your agreement. It is written into our partner agreement.

How does this work if we already run managed security?

It sits alongside what you do. We add the specialist exposure-management layer, continuous vulnerability management, patching, attack surface management and Microsoft 365 monitoring, that most MSPs do not run in-house. You keep everything else; we make the security offering deeper.

Can the reporting carry our branding?

Yes. By preference we co-manage, with both names where it helps; or we white-label the reporting as yours alone where a client needs us out of sight. Your call, per client.

Which services can we add, and can we pick just one?

Four: continuous vulnerability management, continuous patch management, attack surface management, and Microsoft 365 security and monitoring. You can switch them on individually or together, and add more as demand grows.

What platform do you run this on?

We run vulnerability, patch and attack surface management on an enterprise-grade exposure-management platform, where we are the managed delivery layer: config, tuning, prioritisation and reporting. Microsoft 365 monitoring uses the native Microsoft stack. Available M365 controls depend on each client's Microsoft licensing.

Is the evidence good enough for audits and certification?

Yes. We are a Cyber Essentials Certification Body with CREST and Cyber Scheme qualified testers, so the reporting we produce is audit-grade and stands up for Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and CAF, the evidence a generalist MSP cannot self-certify.

How does partner pricing work?

Clear, transparent pricing, tailored to you. Once scope is agreed we quote a clear price with no hidden extras, so you can quote your client with confidence. No published wholesale list, because we build pricing around your business.

Can you also test and certify our clients?

Yes. We deliver penetration testing and Cyber Essentials certification through the same partnership, so you can test, certify and manage a client with one partner.

Add a specialist security layer, keep your client

Tell us what you already run and what your clients are being asked to prove. We will set up a partnership and add the exposure-management layer, vulnerability, patch and attack surface management, plus Microsoft 365 monitoring, co-managed with your team or white-labelled where needed. You keep the client.

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