Our Story

In 2012, the UK Government asked BAE Systems to protect a major sporting event from a Nation State threat actors. This contract resulted in the creation of our Leeds-based Security Operations Centre, which remains the heart of our operation today.

Following its inception in 2012, BAE Systems expanded the Security Operations Centre to cater to other Government and commercial clients. They attracted some of the world’s largest organisations with critical information and assets to protect.

We continually improve and advance our playbook capabilities to a point where Talion is considered one of the most advanced SOAR service solution providers in the industry.    It is one of the reasons Talion has been ranked by MSSP Alert Top 250 review in the top 60 global MSSPs since our inception.

BAE Systems invested heavily in cyber, as it was seen as the fourth domain after land, sea and air, and a core defence capability of the future. This saw a significant boost to our threat intelligence, incident response and forensic analysis capabilities.

In April 2020, BAE Systems sold their commercial cyber security arm to Keven Knight and Mike Brown, who form SY4 Security Ltd. During the pandemic, they transition the BAE Systems operation, customers & staff to SY4 Security, while maintaining the highest level of service.

February 2021: Talion is launched. Now with a single focus on protecting commercial clients, and with a lower cost base, we’re running a faster, more agile operation – an approach that’s changing the way businesses engage with their Managed Security Services Provider.