SOC as a Service

"IT security is not just based on technology."

Carl Dietzel, CEO

What is SOC?

A SOC (Security Operations Center) serves as an information hub for enterprises. It collects real-time data from the organization's networks, servers, endpoints, and other digital assets. Using intelligent automation to detect, prioritize, and respond to potential cybersecurity threats.

What is a SOC as a Service?

A SOCaaS (SOC as a Service) provides all the security functions that an in-house SOC performs, including: network monitoring, log management, threat detection and evaluation, incident investigation and response, reporting, and risk and compliance. The provider also takes responsibility for all the people, processes and technology required to deliver these services and provide 24/7 support.

What advantages does the SOCaaS from DIESEC offer?

Faster detection and remediation
One of the key benefits of SOCaaS is flexibility. By combining advanced technology and automation with human oversight, the SOC team can properly identify, categorize, prioritize, and remediate security events.
As the number of alerts continues to grow, it is critical for organizations to reduce the time spent investigating false positives and focus on the one real and urgent threat to the business.

In addition to the human factor, common causes of security breaches include unpatched or outdated software or operating systems.
Another increasingly worrisome fact is that cybercriminals AI (Artifical Intelligence), is getting smarter. The latter is used to automate criminal attacks, opening the door to hackers and cybercriminals.
SOCaaS ensures that someone is taking care of these important activities and limiting the potential risk.

Faster Scaling
Like other XaaS (Everything-as-a-Service) solutions, SOCaaS is known for its flexibility and adaptability. Teams and services can be easily adjusted depending on the needs of the business or in response to specific events. In comparison, with a traditional SOC model, resources, especially human resources, are limited and typically cannot be quickly scaled up as needed.

Lower costs than an on-site SOC.
For most organizations, SOCaaS is more cost-effective than running an in-house SOC. This is because many costs, including staffing, equipment, licenses, hardware and software, are shared among multiple customers. This lowers the total cost of ownership for each subscriber.

When does it make sense to use SOCaaS?

SOCaaS by DIESEC offers many important benefits for businesses in terms of better protection, faster response, and lower costs.
A SOCaaS may be the best option for your organization if you:

Have limited IT staff, especially in terms of highly specialized cybersecurity skills or the ability to provide 24/7 coverage.
Do not have a dedicated and secure physical space in which to operate a SOC.
Have not made a significant investment to provide the basic capabilities of an on-site SOC.

We are also happy to undertake staff training as well as provide improvement options/complete solutions from existing SOCs.

SOCaaS and Data Privacy

The topic of data protection is a very important issue in the area of highly sensitive data.
Here, we at DIESEC remain true to our statement: The data is in your hand!

We realize this with our Full Managed Service.

FAQ

What does a security operations center do?

The security operations center (SOC) is tasked with protecting the organization from cyber-attacks. Unlike IT consultants or IT security providers, the IT security operations center performs its duties perpetually. Some of these duties include but are not limited to proactive prevention of cyber-attacks, detection of new cyber threats, and most importantly, dealing with uncovered threats as soon as possible. Security operations centers strive to protect all IT assets that the company or organization possesses, such as network, system infrastructure, data within the systems, brand integrity and reputation.

What are the types of security operations centers?

The methods, tasks, and composition of security operations are different for most companies. Numerous types exist, which can be classified using several criteria:

Ownership - In-house SOC is fully operated and created internally while SOC as a service is provided by external SOC providers.
Governance - Dedicated SOC is a service offering that gives you access to an exclusive team of security analysts while co-managed SOC is a collaboration between your internal resources and external team
Duties - You can prioritize SOC network security by choosing a Network Operations Centers (NOC) which is a specialized type of SOC.

What is the primary goal of the security operations center?

The primary goal of an effective SOC is to monitor, investigate, and manage any threat to your company’s cybersecurity. Its goal is achieved by utilizing a combination of elements, such as:

Investment in the latest cybersecurity technologies to detect a broader range of threats more accurately
Training employees on how to use these advanced technologies.

The secondary goals of any SOC are different for each company, but they normally serve the same ends – making the cybersecurity of the company impervious to all future cyber-attacks. To achieve its secondary goals, security operations centers sometimes have to rely on external help. Employing red teams, subscribing to cutting-edge pentesting tools, and collaborations with other experts are fairly common.

What is the difference between NOC and SOC?

SOC network security can encompass an overwhelming number of tasks, in which case they can be delegated to two teams – NOC and SOC. The network operations center(NOC), is tasked with the detection and proactive protection against threats. It monitors and partially manages the network services of the organization, its firewalls, routers, etc. On the other hand, the security operations center (SOC), continuously searches for threats, submits frequent reports, and analyzes new threats. It also collaborates with the NOC in efforts to strengthen the defenses, create contingency plans, and work on cybersecurity countermeasures.

The main differences between NOC and SOC can be characterized by their different natures. NOC needs to ensure the IT infrastructure is intact and functional; SOC needs to ensure that the entire system is shielded from cybersecurity threats.

What are the three components of SOC?

The three main components of SOC include monitoring, analysis, and response to cyber threats. Through continuous monitoring, you can uncover majority of the threats in time. Analysis of each threat is required before executing remedial action. The response component includes threat neutralization, discovering the most vulnerable aspects of the infrastructure, the search and implementation of tools suitable for advanced threats, and more.

Additional elements of every SOC system include the implementation of incident and log management tools. By keeping track of which threats have endangered the system and in which measure, the security operations center will be better prepared for future attacks.

Which certification is best for SOC analyst?

How many companies have a security operations center?

It is estimated that the majority of large enterprises and corporations have at least one SOC. It is not uncommon for very large brands to have multiple security operations centers that collaborate with each other to ensure that all assets of the organization are secure.

However, many companies do not have an SOC for various reasons. One is the challenge of meeting compliance to laws. Some companies also find it too expensive to run an in-house team and rely on third party SOC providers to manage their SOC for them.

It is estimated that the vast majority of organizations and companies that have broader reach(especially international) require a security operations center.

What is the SOC framework?

A SOC framework is the overall system architecture that defines the people, tools, processes and other components delivering SOC functionality. It defines how these components interoperate to more effectively protect the entire organization from the latest cyber threats.

Your SOC framework needs to be thoroughly defined and backed by a forward-thinking strategy. The fundamental aspects of any SOC framework need to be implementable and the strategies suitable for your specific security requirements. Monitoring and analysis-based automation is one of the most important pre-requisites of a smart SOC framework, followed by staff augmentation when necessary.

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