Data Security as a Service
Managed data security for UK businesses that need specialist protection without building a full in-house security team.
What Is Data Security as a Service?
DSaaS is a managed service that protects the data itself — not just your networks or devices.
Data-Focused Protection
DSaaS covers finding where sensitive data lives, classifying it, controlling who can reach it, encrypting it, watching for misuse, and responding when something goes wrong. KEWDATA runs those controls for you on an ongoing basis.
Not Cloud Storage. Not an MSSP.
Cloud storage keeps your files somewhere. It doesn't decide who should see them or notice when data leaves.
An MSSP watches your networks and devices. DSaaS focuses on the data itself — what you hold, how sensitive it is, and who touches it. DSaaS and an MSSP can work side by side.
What's Included in DSaaS
Data Discovery
Scanning your systems, cloud storage, and SaaS tools to find where personal and sensitive data sits — including data you didn't know you held.
Data Classification
Labelling data by sensitivity, so the protection matches the risk. From public to strictly confidential — with policies that follow the data.
Encryption & Tokenisation
Protecting data at rest and in transit, and replacing sensitive values with tokens where that reduces risk without losing business utility.
Access Control
Reviewing permissions and limiting access to the people who need it — applying the principle of least privilege across your systems.
Monitoring & Data Loss Prevention
Watching for unusual access, data leaks, and accidental sharing — with alerts and automated responses where appropriate.
Incident Response
Helping you contain and investigate data incidents, and meet the 72-hour ICO reporting deadline where a breach must be reported.
DSaaS or Build In-House?
Building in-house makes sense once your workload justifies a dedicated team. Until then, DSaaS covers the gap.
| Build In-House | KEWDATA DSaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Salaries, tool licences, training, and cover for leave | One agreed fee covering the people and tools |
| Time to Get Running | Recruiting, buying tools, and building processes before protection starts | Starts on our existing processes once scoping is done |
| Expertise | Depends on who you can hire — niche skills like data classification are hard to cover in a small team | Access to data protection and security specialists |
| Control | Full direct control | Shared: you make the decisions, and we run the agreed controls |
| Best Fit | Larger organisations with a steady security workload | SMEs and mid-market companies |
Who KEWDATA DSaaS Is For
DSaaS suits SMEs and mid-market companies that hold sensitive data and want enterprise-grade controls without a large in-house security team.
Banks & Financial Firms
Protect customer and transaction data, and meet FCA and PRA regulator expectations on data security.
Health Data Controllers
Protect patient data under UK GDPR Article 9 special category rules, with controls proportionate to the sensitivity.
Online Retailers
Protect payment and customer data, including card data in scope for PCI DSS, with ongoing monitoring.
Software Companies
Protect customer data in cloud applications and answer client security questionnaires with evidence.
Professional Firms
Protect confidential client data with access controls and monitoring that meet Bar Council and SRA expectations.
Public Authorities
Protect citizen data with clear access controls and accountability records aligned to the ICO Accountability Framework.
Tom S.
Medical Practice
"Improved control over sensitive medical data"
"Practical guidance on access controls and data protection. Helped define structured access policies and introduced tokenisation for patient identifiers used in analytics."
Sarah S.
Retail, Enterprise
"Reliable partner for telecom data protection"
"Quickly understood telecom data complexity; helped classify sensitive datasets and apply protection measures for subscriber, usage, and billing data."
Pauliina H.
Entertainment, Enterprise
"Effective support for securing customer data"
"Identified where sensitive data lived and applied tokenization and anonymization strategies in a complex telecom environment."
Jordan R.
Computer Networking
"Practical approach to safeguarding e commerce"
"Helped protect PII, payment data, and order histories with tokenization and anonymization; advised on GDPR compliance for international operations."
Charmaine S.
Int. Trade & Development
"Systematic Approach Enhances Data Security"
"Methodical approach through discovery, planning, and implementation; implemented Microsoft Purview for a scalable compliance framework."
Kateryna H.
IT and Services
"Practical approach to protecting sensitive Data"
"Structured data discovery and classification combining technical analysis with finance data privacy expertise; strong masking and tokenization policies."
Snow D.
Market Research
"Practical expertise for telecom information"
"Introduced tokenization and controlled access strategies for subscriber data while still supporting analytics and reporting."
Laura H.
Hospital & Health Care
"Valuable expertise in healthcare protection"
"Strong expertise in healthcare data security; introduced anonymization techniques for safely using patient data in research and reporting."
Find out what DSaaS would cost for your business.
Tell us your size, your systems, and the data you hold, and we will put together a quote.
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