Ransomware, phishing, and credential theft don't target "big companies" — they target open doors. ECSG closes them with a layered defense built around the threats that actually hit SMBs every day.
Attackers don't need a zero-day. They need one unpatched laptop, one convincing email, or one reused password. This is what we watch for — and stop — every day.
Fake invoices, spoofed executives, and "urgent wire transfer" emails remain the #1 way attackers get in — over 90% of breaches start here.
A single infected attachment or drive-by download can encrypt an entire file server before lunch — and demand payment to get it back.
Reused and stolen passwords are traded in bulk on the dark web. Once one login is exposed, attackers try it everywhere — email, banking, cloud apps.
Automated scanners probe every exposed IP on the internet, 24/7, looking for an open port or an unpatched service to walk through.
Once inside, attackers quietly move customer data, financials, or IP out to their own servers before you even know they were there.
The industry average to detect a breach is over 200 days. By then, the damage — and the cost — is already done.
No single product on this page stops everything above on its own. Layered correctly, each one covers what the others miss — so a gap in one layer isn't a gap in your defense.
Next-gen firewall with intrusion prevention, content filtering, and geo-blocking at the edge of your network.
Authentication records and Exchange Online Protection stop spoofing, phishing, and malicious attachments before they reach an inbox.
Endpoint detection and response plus multi-factor authentication on every device and login.
24/7 threat detection with a security operations team watching for what got through.
| Threat | Primary Control | What It Actually Does |
|---|---|---|
| Phishing / BEC | Email Gateway (SPF/DKIM/DMARC + EOP) | Verifies sender identity and filters malicious content before it reaches an inbox. |
| Ransomware | Endpoint Detection & Response | Detects malicious behavior in real time and can roll back an encryption attempt. |
| Credential Theft / ATO | Multi-Factor Authentication | Blocks access even when a username and password are already compromised. |
| Network Intrusion | Next-Gen Firewall + IPS | Blocks known attack patterns and unauthorized access attempts at the edge. |
| Data Exfiltration | DNS & Web Filtering | Blocks outbound connections to malicious or unauthorized destinations. |
| Delayed Detection | 24/7 SOC Monitoring | Flags anomalies within minutes instead of months. |
A convincing spoofed email doesn't need malware to do damage — it just needs someone to click, reply, or wire money. Before any of that happens, three DNS records and a filtering layer decide whether that email should have reached the inbox at all.
Publishes the exact list of mail servers authorized to send email for your domain. Receiving servers check the sender's IP against that list before accepting the message.
Signs every outgoing message with a private cryptographic key. The receiving server verifies the signature with your public key, confirming the message wasn't altered in transit.
Tells receiving servers what to do when a message fails SPF or DKIM — quarantine it, reject it outright, or deliver it — and sends you reports on every attempt made in your name.
Layers on top of SPF/DKIM/DMARC and EOP with deeper analysis — sandboxing attachments, rewriting URLs for real-time scanning, and catching impersonation and BEC attempts that authentication checks alone let through.
For clients on Microsoft 365, ECSG configures and tunes Exchange Online Protection as the front door for every inbound message — filtering spam, malware, and impersonation attempts before SPF/DKIM/DMARC checks are even applied.
Automated bots probe the internet around the clock looking for one open port or unpatched service. A properly licensed, properly tuned firewall — not just the base appliance — is what turns those probes into dead ends.
Blocks known attack patterns in real time at the network edge.
Scans traffic for malware before it reaches a single device.
Blocks malicious and inappropriate destinations at the source.
Encrypted tunnels connecting offices and remote staff securely.
ECSG doesn't build security tools from scratch — we select, integrate, and manage industry-leading platforms so every threat above has a named, proven control behind it.
Remote monitoring and management backbone for every managed endpoint.
AI-driven endpoint protection, detection, and automated rollback.
Browser-level protection against phishing and malicious sites.
Advanced threat protection layered on top of Exchange Online Protection.
Business continuity and disaster recovery for critical systems and data.
Managed detection and response monitoring across the environment.
Phishing simulations and security awareness training for staff.
ECSG continually evaluates new platforms and adds them where they earn their place.
ECSG is not affiliated with or endorsed by these vendors; names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are referenced here to describe our technology partnerships.
ECSG runs a free assessment against this exact framework — email, network, endpoint, and monitoring — and shows you precisely where the gaps are before someone else finds them.
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