Let’s Understand SOC and SOC as service. What should you look for a while opting SOC as service providers
𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗢𝗖, is a facility where a team of IT security experts monitors, detects, analyzes, and investigates cyber threats on a continuous basis to look for signs of cyber security incidents on networks, servers, computers, endpoint devices, operating systems, applications and databases.
𝗦𝗢𝗖 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:-
- Threat hunting
- Management and maintenance of security devices.
- Risk-based vulnerability management (special prioritization of patch niches).
- Handling security incidents, including malicious analysis and forensic investigations.
- Management of threat information (intake, production, data security and dissemination).
- Development of data and measurement values for compliance reporting / management.
- Monitor data, detect incidents, investigate and give out warnings and react accordingly.
𝗦𝗢𝗖 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳:-
- SOC Manager: Manages the SOC Team
- Threat hunters: Identified Threats and respond to them
- Security Engineers: Manages overall Security architecture
- Security Analysts: Identifies and monitors vulnerabilities and reviews past threats
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐎𝐂 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐚𝐚𝐒) or Managed SOC provides your company with cost-effective protection from cyber threats and compliance.
𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐎𝐂 𝐀𝐬 𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞
- Little or no Capex
- Fast to get started
- No need to hire additional staff
- Gain the expertise and coverage of a skilled security team
- Affordable consistent monthly cost with no long-term contract
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐚𝐚𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Asset Discovery
- SIEM and Log Management
- Network and Cloud sensors
- Endpoint Agents
- Real-time monitoring
- Audit trail
- Ability to identify data breach
- Dedicated qualified resources
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐚𝐚𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫
- Do they integrate with your existing ticketing system
- Do they call if there is a threat
- Will they help with remediation
- Are they like an extension of your IT team
- Do they hunt for threats or just respond to alerts
