Managed Cyber Security for Every Business
Enterprise grade cyber security, no matter the size of your business
J2 is an award-winning Cyber Security Focused Services Provider. Founded in 2006 we serve 700+ customers on 5 continents.
Users
Reports tell us 80% of cyber losses come about because of 8% of users.
Users – you and I – we are the weakest link in the fight against cyber criminals and with the right support we can be the strongest.
J2 starts with Users because we are the connection to every other area of digital risk in the cyber resilience framework. We use email, interact with the data, work on the machines and use the internet every single day.
Security controls must support where the user works from:
- User Activity Monitoring
- Awareness Training
- User Access Controls
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Password Analysis
- Productivity Measurement
Practical cyber resilience ensures that we secure the user and your business. Get in touch to talk about how we can secure your users today.
Do not become a victim of cyber crime because you lack visibility of user activity.
Over 90% of successful cyber attacks start in email.
Email is the most widely used business application in the modern workplace. It is also the most targeted.
Email is used to process orders, confirm bookings, send invoices and provides almost immediate capability to service your customers.
Cyber criminals target email because they understand the value they can unlock by breaking into your email environment. Using social engineering to trick your users or targeting misconfigurations they climb in to see what damage they can cause.
Let our experts secure your email, with services that provide coverage that fits your business whether you need to bolster security, ensure business continuity and backup of email, need enhanced compliance capabilities or want to ensure that your email is delivered securely. Securing the collaboration enabled by Microsoft 365. #letstalk.
- Email Security – Traditional threat detection combined with AI-driven insights to protect against phishing, malware, and modern email threats.
- Email Compliance – Ensure regulatory compliance through automated archiving, e-discovery, and retention policies. Protect senseitive data loss and ensure privacy with policy based Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and encryption.
- Email Continuity & Recovery – Instantly recover emails in their original format and location. Ensure business continuity, disaster recovery and enhanced compliance.
- Total 365 Tenant Protection– Protect the entire Microsoft 365 tenant with real-time threat monitoring to discover and remove threats.
- DMARC, SPF & DKIM – Secure your domains against impersonation and spoofing. Improve deliverability and ensure your emails reach inboxes, not spam folders.
Data
Data is the lifeblood of your business and today it is all digital. It is your competitive edge.
Cyber criminals know this and this is why they want to access, steal, destroy and encrypt your data to make you pay a ransom to get it back. Add to this the cost of regulatory fines, restoration and the reputational damage that comes from a data breach there is no option but to ensure resilience to keep your data secure.
#letstalk and have our expert team give you the protection you need
- Behavioural Data Loss Prevention understand intent before the data is stolen
- Insider Risk Management – to identify insider threats from malicious insiders or misguided or accidental usage.
- Managed Data Encryption – protecting your data at rest, or in use. Ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Proper Data Backup – we will make sure you have managed backup, with human confirmation, to allow you to recover from all unforeseen incidents.
- Data Destruction – when you no longer need to keep data, want to recycle hardware and make sure that your data is not accessed by unauthorised people.
Data resilience is in place to secure data through the journey through your business.
Machines
Everything you use in your business “lives” on a machine. Whether this is a stand-alone access control device, point-of-sale, server, desktop or laptop. These machines either sit within your business or somewhere out in the cloud.
These machines are all a possible entry point for an attacker. Cyber resilience for machines requires visibility of activity and the access to that machine for security and compliance, no matter where your people work from.
Do not let an unprotected machine be compromised. This will lead to massive losses through data theft, ransomware or operational downtime.
You cannot protect what you cannot see.
The expert team at J2 are here to protect your machines, the data on it and the users who access them, #letstalk.
- Managed Detection & Response – traditional end point protection is no longer enough. Gain extra visibility with the added security of our team of experts keeping an eye on your machines 24 hours a day.
- Patch Management – keeping your machines up to date automatically to prevent the exploitation of vulnerabilities.
- Full Disk Encryption and Device Level MFA – stop unauthorised users from getting on your machines and enhance compliance reporting.
- Machine Usage Analytics
- Enforce Location and Network Based Security Controls
Internet
The internet connects your business to the world and cyber criminals to your business. All parts of our business use the internet today. This is how we get our message out to customers and where we procure services.
We use the internet to connect outside services to internal resources to enable remote work.
Our users access email and send data across it and our machines are constantly connected to it.
Without basic controls, you will experience a compromise. We will work with you to ensure effective controls and secure access to the internet. We enable secure work from anywhere, within policy, without stopping creativity.
Securing the internet in your environment means first knowing where your risks are. The J2 Cyber Risk Assessment will show you how cyber criminals will find and exploit gaps in your environment to target and attack your business over the internet.
- Stop users from accessing dangerous websites
- Zero Trust Network and Internet Access
- Secure all digital assets across the internet
Securing your publicly visible resources and internet means a secure business.
Managed Cyber Security
Service
The fully managed cyber security service provides true security protection through enhanced visibility. We enable compliance with regulators requirements and go beyond a tick box exercise.
Managed cyber security for every business.
365 Security
Monitoring
Microsoft 365 is the most attacked platform on the planet, because it is the most widely used.
When a criminal tricks your users or gains access to your environment our team will detect, isolate and eradicate the threat before the damage is done.
Managed Detection & Response (MDR)
Honeypot as a
Service
Utilising deception technology to set a trap for attackers keeps them away from your actual infrastructure.
J2 deploys Honeypots to mimic real systems, track attacker tactics and prevent damage to your business.
Your digital early warning system
Intelligence Centre
Layered Phishing for Business Email Compromise
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
The rising cost of cybercrime
When Fear Beats Transparency — The Hidden Cost of Cyber Law
When organisations hide cyber incidents, it’s rarely because they want to deceive — it’s because they’re terrified of the consequences.
Right now, many cyber regulations punish transparency instead of encouraging it.
Businesses that act fast, report early, and do the right thing can still end up fined, shamed, or sued. So, defenders go quiet. Incidents get buried. And that silence makes everyone less safe.
Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes:
• Conflicting laws demand instant disclosure but restrict what you can say while investigating.
• Penalties ignore intent — punishing honest mistakes the same as negligence.
• No “safe harbour” exists for companies that act in good faith but still fall victim to a sophisticated attack.
The result?
A culture of fear.
Instead of openness, we get hesitation. Instead of shared learning, we get cover-ups. Instead of progress, we get paralysis.
At J2 Software, we believe regulation should enable the right action — not block it.
Transparency should never be a liability. It should be a duty backed by protection for those acting responsibly.
• Safe-harbour provisions encourage openness without fear.
• Continuous monitoring and visibility should be rewarded, not just required.
• Collaboration between defenders, regulators, and consumers must replace punishment and blame.
The cybersecurity world doesn’t need more box-ticking — it needs trust, clarity, and courage.
It’s time to change the conversation:
Let’s make visibility a virtue again.
If you’re serious about building cyber resilience through visibility, let’s talk.
Read this article from J2 Software’s CEO John Mc Loughlin
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Cyber Regulations Should Enable the Right Action
Good Cyber Regulations and Laws Should Reward Good Faith
We all want accountability, but punishing transparency and innovation is not the way to get it.
When honest organisations hide incidents out of fear of legal retribution, everyone loses. Customers, regulators, and the public deserve clarity, not cover-ups forced by bad incentives.
Many cyber laws impose strict penalties for breaches, even when an organisation acted responsibly, detected the issue quickly, and reported it in good faith.
Some laws require instant disclosure, while others limit what details can be shared during an active investigation.
This creates a “no-win” scenario where defenders risk breaking one rule to comply with another, discouraging openness and coordination.
Safe-harbour provisions and visibility requirements would change everything and protect organisations that act transparently and responsibly.
• Encourage openness without fear.
• Reward continuous monitoring and timely recovery.
• Build trust between defenders, regulators, and consumers.
Resilience isn’t about perfection; it’s about honesty, adaptability, and action.
At J2 Software, we help businesses build demonstrable resilience, with the data, visibility, and confidence to engage transparently and recover fast.
Don’t hide from the rules. Change how you play the game. Partner with J2 to prove your resilience and protect your reputation.
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he Cost of Outdated Rules
Yesterday’s Laws, Today’s Threats
Cyber threats evolve hourly, yet most cybersecurity laws and Regulations were written for a world that no longer exists.
When legislation can’t keep up with AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, or AI polymorphic malware (such as LockBit), good businesses pay the price.
Rules built around outdated technology don’t map to cloud, machine identities, or third-party dependencies. And penalties that ignore intent punish those who invest in security but get outpaced by unforeseeable threats.
We need adaptive governance — frameworks that reward visibility, good faith, and continuous improvement.
At J2 Software, we don’t wait for perfect policies; we help you detect, adapt, recover, and stay resilient in a changing landscape.
We Are Now.
If your defences are built for yesterday’s rules, it’s time to modernise your resilience strategy.
Speak to J2 about future-proof visibility.
For the full article from J2 Software’s CEO John Mc Loughlin.
Finalist for Business Person of the Year at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) SME Business Awards 2026.
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J2 bringing it on with an LCCI Business Person of the Year Nomination
From John Mc Loughlan CEO of J2.
I have just got news that I’ve been named a finalist for Business Person of the Year at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) SME Business Awards 2026.
This is not a personal milestone, but a reflection of the incredible work done by the entire J2 MSSP team. Every day of the year we are driven by a shared mission to help businesses stay secure, resilient and ready for the evolving cyber threat landscape.
I am privileged to be recognised among so many outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs. After the challenges of the continental move, being among the finalists is surreal, shocking and stupidly exciting.
Without our excellent partners and customers making this list would be impossible. I am as motivated as ever to building trust, driving innovation and delivering real value for our clients while giving back to the communities we operate in.
Congratulations to all the finalists and thank you to the #LCCI for celebrating the vital role SMEs play in shaping our economy.
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Every email tells a story. We make sure it’s not written by hackers.
Your inbox is where cyberattacks start, we make sure that’s where it ends.
Our team build your email resilience and compliance to protect your business from phishing, data loss and account takeover.
Real security. Real visibility. Real results.
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Compliance is Not Resilience
The challenge is asking: When Does Compliance Make You Less Secure
Cybersecurity Regulations were meant to protect customers — but in too many cases, they’re doing the opposite.
Rigid frameworks, conflicting disclosure rules, and one-size-fits-all mandates are turning defenders into offenders.
At J2 we’ve seen it first-hand: organisations forced to tick boxes rather than detect threats. Teams paralysed by fear of legal exposure instead of acting fast to contain attacks.
When the law punishes transparency, it breeds silence. When it values checklists over visibility, it breeds fragility.
The result? Slower recovery, greater risk, and more damage to customers.
If regulation is to make us safer, it must empower detection, adaptability, and good-faith response — not bury teams in red tape.
At J2 Software, we believe visibility = resilience. You can’t comply your way out of a breach, but you can prepare, detect, and recover faster.
If your compliance strategy is making you less secure, talk to J2 about building resilience that works in the real world.
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Cyber Security Awareness Month Is Ending — But the Threats Aren’t
As October draws to a close, Cyber Security Awareness Month may be wrapping up — but the work of staying cyber resilient never ends.
This month has reminded us of one thing: awareness without action changes nothing.
Phishing, vishing, smishing, ransomware, and insider risks haven’t slowed down — they’ve evolved.
At J2 Software, we’ve spent the month talking about what matters most: visibility and resilience.
You can’t defend what you can’t see — and you can’t recover from what you don’t understand.
Cyber resilience means expecting attacks, detecting fast, and bouncing back stronger.
Here are the Top 5 Lessons every business should take forward beyond October:
1️. Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) – It’s the simplest, most effective step to block 99% of automated attacks.
2️. Keep Software Updated – Every ignored update is an open door. Patch it before attackers find it.
3️. Train and Empower Users – Your people aren’t the problem; they’re your defence. Awareness stops attacks before technology does.
4️.Monitor and Maintain Visibility – From endpoints to cloud to remote devices, total visibility is non-negotiable. If you can’t see it, you can’t secure it.
5️. Plan for Incidents, Not Perfection – Breaches happen. What matters is your ability to respond, recover, and learn fast.
The perimeter is gone. The threats are everywhere. But resilience can be built — through visibility, awareness, and a partner who never stops watching your back.
Stop waiting for the next alert. Start seeing the risk before it becomes the headline.
Want to build a staff base that doesn’t click, doesn’t panic, and doesn’t fall for fakes? Let’s talk.
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Smishing: Why SMS Is Now the Most Dangerous Inbox You Own
We’ve been conditioned to distrust email — but not text messages.
And cybercriminals know it.
Smishing — phishing via SMS or messaging apps — is now one of the fastest-rising cyber threats. In fact, smishing incidents rose globally by 18% last year, and 75% of organisations experienced a smishing attack. With the average loss per victim at $800 (£600) and scammers stealing over $20.6 billion ( £15m) through SMS scams, it’s clear cybercriminals are targeting the fastest-growing attack surface: the mobile inbox
You’ve seen the messages:
📦 “Your delivery is delayed — click to reschedule"
💳 “Unusual login detected — verify now”
📁 “complete this simple survey to win…”
But this isn’t just consumer spam anymore.
Corporate smishing attacks are increasing at an alarming rate. Employees are receiving fake MFA prompts, supplier updates, and internal messages via WhatsApp, Teams, and SMS — all designed to bypass email defences.
Here’s how to stay protected:
• Teach staff that SMS = attack vector, not safe zone.
If it contains a link — verify elsewhere.
• Block installation of unapproved messaging apps on company devices.
• Protect key accounts with app-based MFA or hardware keys — not SMS codes where possible.
The biggest mistake businesses make?
They assume awareness exists. It doesn’t.
Until you train and test — your business is vulnerable.
At J2 Software, we turn everyday users into human firewalls through awareness, simulation, and visibility of real user behaviour.
Want to build a staff base that doesn’t click, doesn’t panic, and doesn’t fall for fakes? Let’s talk.
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