One of the most important aspects of a company’s cybersecurity is gaining visibility of the various parts of their network, as well as different attack techniques cybercriminals may use to gain access to their systems. A managed SOC can help achieve this visibility across your organisation.
What is a Managed SCO?
A security operations centre (SOC) will be a centralised area for monitoring and managing the security of an organization. It was previously a physical space, like a CCTV room on a property, but now, it is more likely to be located in the cloud.
The goal for the SOC group is to use an array of technical solutions and a solid set of processes to recognize, evaluate, and respond to cybersecurity concerns in real time. When an SOC is operating as it should, security vulnerabilities are addressed as soon as they are identified.
What is an SOC’s Job?
Security operations centers examine and analyze your network, servers and endpoints, websites, cloud services and applications for suspicious activity that could indicate a cyber-attack or data breach.
If an incident involving cybersecurity takes place on your network, our team will launch an immediate incident response:
Identify threats, and assess any potential damage caused.
Contain the threat by shutting down systems or disconnecting them from the network
Repair the damage that has been done to your systems
Closing the vulnerability that caused the breach.
Recover the systems that are affected and bring them back online one by one till your system is operating at 100% efficiency again
Analyze the alert and implement improvements to your network security to stop further attacks from happening.
The Reasons Your Business Should Have A Security Operations Centre
Monitoring and analyzing activity is vital to ensuring a secure network. SOC teams are essential to ensuring rapid detection and the ability to respond quickly to threats. Monitoring by a SOC gives companies the advantage of defending themselves against incidents and intrusions 24/7.
A Managed SOC Is More proactive
Managed SOCs do much more than just detecting problems. A managed SOC conducts threat hunting and analysis in order to stop attacks on data and cyber-attacks from occurring in the first time. By providing greater visibility and control over security systems, managed SOC teams enable your business to stay one step ahead of cyber-attacks. The managed SOC service provider, like us, liaises with our larger cyber defence team, as well as your internal staff to deal with security threats swiftly and effectively. By taking proactive steps to protect your network, a lot of downtime and damage could be avoided.
Access To A Whole Team Of Experts
If you opt for a managed SOC it gives you access to a whole team of IT experts who possess a broad range of expertise. This is more affordable than employing each of those experts in-house. Each of these individuals possesses distinct talents that, when paired with others SOC members, gives you the most up to date skills.
A Managed SOC Will Notify You Of The Alerts You Must See
If you are a member of your own SOC You will probably receive several alerts each day coming from the different monitoring systems that are in place. Most of these will not be a cause for concern and do not require action. However, you cannot determine which are legitimate, urgent threats, especially without sufficient IT experience. It is possible that businesses ignore every security alert (which defeats the point of having an SOC at all in the initial initial place) or are frightened by every single one (which is a waste of time and money). The managed SOC by a service provider such as us enables our team to manage each security alert as it comes up and only contact you if your input in was required. Most of the alerts won’t be critical, and even those which represent real threats, they can be handled by our team, with no need for you to be involved.
Time and Budget well spent
The cost of a monthly flat fee for a managed SOC is typically more affordable than trying to create your own security operations centre from scratch. There’s no set-up expense and you can improve your network’s protection immediately without needing to spend money and time hiring and the new members of your cybersecurity team.
Need help setting up an SOC for Your Business?
We hope that this article has provided helpful in explaining what a security operations centre (SOC) is, as well as the advantages of having your SOC professionally overseen. If you need assistance with setting up or running an operations center for your business, reach out to us today.
