CyberQ Group

CyberQ Group is a Birmingham, UK-based managed security services provider founded in 2016 by Chris Woods and Steve Bailey, launched through the Cyber London (Cylon) accelerator. The company runs a CREST-accredited 24/7 SOC-as-a-service offering alongside penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, configuration reviews, and attack surface reviews, plus advisory work including virtual CISO services, cyber maturity assessments, and board-level crisis simulation exercises.

The firm holds ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials certifications, is a CREST-accredited testing provider, and is listed as a supplier on the UK government’s G-Cloud framework — independently verifiable credentials rather than self-reported claims. It has grown to serve more than 150 client organizations, primarily in logistics, manufacturing, and retail, delivered through a “follow-the-sun” model with offices in the UK, US, and Philippines.

CyberQ has raised roughly £1 million in a mix of equity and UK innovation grant funding (including Innovate UK), positioning it as a modestly funded but operationally credentialed regional MSSP. It is a reasonable fit for mid-market organizations that need outsourced SOC coverage and accredited testing without building an in-house security operations function, though it competes in a crowded MSSP field against larger, better-capitalized rivals.