Advanced Shield™Managed Cybersecurity Platform
The proprietary managed cybersecurity platform from Advanced Networks — prevention, detection, response, recovery, and compliance, unified into one fully managed service.
- Stop ransomware before it spreads — attacks contained in minutes, not discovered on Monday
- 8-minute average SOC response from engineers in California — never an outsourced NOC
- Insurance-ready and audit-ready by default: SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC, PCI, and NIST controls
- One flat monthly rate — the full platform, never security à la carte
- EDR, MDR, MFA, and immutable tested backups on every client
Free Advanced Shield™ Security Assessment
No obligation. We map your defenses against every layer of Advanced Shield™ and deliver a clear action plan within 24 hours.
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Built by Advanced Networks
What Is Advanced Shield™?
Advanced Shield™ is not a single security product. It is our complete managed cybersecurity platform — built by Advanced Networks and refined over 20 years of protecting California businesses.
Attackers live in the gaps between disconnected security products. Advanced Shield™ closes them — enterprise-grade technologies and expert management, integrated into one service and watched around the clock by one California-based team.
- Five integrated layers of defense — Prevent, Detect, Respond, Recover, Govern — working as one system
- Best-of-breed enterprise technologies, selected and operated by our engineers
- One 24/7 Security Operations Center accountable for the whole picture
- Included in every managed services agreement — one flat monthly rate, never à la carte
8min
Average Response Time
From alert to action, around the clock
<1hr
Critical System Restore
The recovery objective we design backups to hit
20+
Years in Business
Protecting businesses since 2004
#4
MSP in California
Ranked by Channel Futures MSP 501
One Integrated Platform
One Platform. Five Layers of Defense.
The full security lifecycle — prevention through governance — delivered as one integrated platform, managed end-to-end.
Prevent
Stop threats before they start
Detect
Find what slips through
Respond
Contain threats in minutes
Recover
Restore operations fast
Govern
Stay compliant & insured
Why We Built Advanced Shield™
"Most businesses buy cybersecurity one product at a time, from vendors that never talk to each other. We built Advanced Shield™ to end that — every critical layer of protection, one platform, one accountable team."
— The Advanced Networks Engineering Team
The Security Lifecycle
Complete Protection at Every Stage
Every stage of the lifecycle — covered, integrated, and managed for you.
Layer 01
Prevent
Harden email, identities, devices, and habits — blocking the attacks that start most breaches.
Layer 02
Detect
Human analysts and enterprise tooling on every endpoint and alert — threats found in minutes, not months.
Layer 03
Respond
Our engineers isolate and contain threats immediately — 8-minute average response, never an outsourced call center.
Layer 04
Recover
Immutable, tested backups with recovery you can prove — operations resume within hours, guaranteed in writing.
Layer 05
Govern
Compliance controls, risk assessments, and executive reporting — audit-ready and insurance-ready every day.
The Platform in Action
One Console. Complete Visibility.
Every layer reports into one place — live SOC activity, compliance posture, and backup health, with executive-ready reporting on demand.
Representative platform view.
What's Included
Everything in One Platform
Every capability below is included for every managed client — one integrated platform, one flat monthly rate, no add-ons.
Why Advanced Shield™
A Platform, Not a Pile of Products
Most providers resell disconnected tools. Advanced Shield™ is one integrated platform, operated by one accountable team — and the difference shows up on your worst day.
Traditional IT Provider
- Basic antivirus and a firewall
- Reactive support — problems fixed after the damage
- Separate vendors, consoles, and invoices
- Limited visibility into threats and risk
- Minimal compliance guidance
- Unpredictable per-incident costs
Advanced Shield™
- Layered enterprise security — EDR + MDR on every device
- 24/7 SOC monitoring with an 8-minute average response
- One integrated cybersecurity platform, one team
- Continuous visibility with executive reporting
- Compliance-ready: HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI, CMMC, NIST
- One flat monthly rate — the full platform included
Powered by Industry-Leading Technologies
Enterprise-Grade, Under the Hood
Best-of-breed security technologies — selected, integrated, and operated as one platform by our engineers.
Technology components of the Advanced Shield™ platform — managed for you, never à la carte.
Every Industry. Same Shield.
From healthcare and law to manufacturing and finance, every managed client is protected by the full Advanced Shield™ platform.
Trusted by California Businesses
We let our results speak. Here's what clients say after switching to Advanced Networks.
"Flat-rate pricing and a team down the street that actually shows up. Best IT decision our Irvine office has made."
"Having a local OC team that knows our stack changed everything. As a fast-growing SaaS company we needed an IT partner who could scale with us, and they have — without us ever thinking about it."
"Our SOC 2 audit went smoothly because Advanced Networks had the controls and documentation ready. For a biotech firm, that readiness is worth a lot."
The Advanced Shield™ Ecosystem
Explore Every Layer in Depth
Each service below is delivered as part of the Advanced Shield™ platform — one integrated system, with deep capability at every layer.
Part of Advanced Shield™
Cybersecurity Services
The full security practice behind the platform — strategy, engineering, and defense in depth.
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Part of Advanced Shield™
MDR & SOC Monitoring
24/7 managed detection and response — human analysts watching every alert.
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Part of Advanced Shield™
Compliance Services
HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI, CMMC, and NIST — controls run and evidence generated by the platform.
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Part of Advanced Shield™
Microsoft 365 & Cloud Security
Identity, conditional access, and cloud workloads secured across Microsoft 365 and Azure.
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Part of Advanced Shield™
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Immutable, tested backups and recovery guarantees — the platform's safety net.
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Includes Advanced Shield™
Managed IT Services
Complete IT management with the full Advanced Shield™ platform built in.
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Advanced Shield™ Your Questions Answered
Everything you need to know about the platform protecting your business.
Advanced Networks also provides IT support in nearby areas: Managed IT Services in Los Angeles · IT Support in Century City · IT Support in El Segundo · Managed IT Services in Orange County
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Run by Real Engineers — Not an Outsourced NOC
Advanced Shield™ is operated from our offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco. The engineers who design your defenses are the same people watching them — with genuinely fast on-site response across Southern California.
Ready to See What's Exposed?
Join the California companies that trust Advanced Networks — and put Advanced Shield™ between your business and the bad day. The free Security Assessment maps your defenses against every layer of the platform.