It won’t be an exaggeration to say
that internet has been the most significant and most useful invention created
since the design of the wheel. The internet has not only revolutionized the
world but also made life much more comfortable for humans. Any information that
man seeks has been brought to him in the palm of his hand via the internet.
Communications have become swift and productive with the web. Businesses and
homes are benefitting alike, and news can reach all over the world within a
matter of seconds.
However, with the advent of the
internet, crimes have taken on a veil in the shape of cybercrimes. In times
like this breach of data and assets can be carried out thousands of miles away.
The chances of getting justice are narrowed down with the criminal sitting
hidden behind screens, within the confines of their homes.
It is the need of time to have a
security system that monitors and analyzes an organization's security posture
24/7. This facility is known as a Security Operations Centre or the “SOC.” The
managed SOC is a facility that houses the information security team
along with the gadgets required to carry out this security monitoring
procedure. The facility functions day and night, to make sure that the security
of the organization is not compromised at any time.
The goal of the Security Operations
Center’s team is early detection, prompt analysis and swift response to any cybersecurity
incidents. It is done with the help of technology solutions that are
coupled with a robust set of processes backed by the team’s expertise.
At all times, the SOC staff is
coordinating closely with the incident response teams, who make sure
that all security issues are seen as soon as they are detected. The internet
poses a security threat environment every second as the company’s data can be accessed
over it.
Consequently, an adept managed
SOC
makes the immunity of the organization’s data stronger to defend any cyber-attack.
Security operations centre analysts, engineers, cybersecurity experts and IT
experts, who handle all security operations.
Security operations centre carries
out its operations by monitoring and analyzing activity on networks, endpoints,
servers, applications, websites and other such entities. Any unusual event that
could indicate a security incident or compromise is immediately detected and
eradicated at its earliest.
The responsibility of a SOC
is the ensuring that all prospective security incidents are identified,
analyzed, defended, investigated and reported to the corrective team.
The very first step to establish an
organization’s security operations Centre is to define a strategy that revolves
around the business specific goals and their incorporation into various
departments. This strategy also includes the input and feedback from the
executives. There is a need for you to build a roadmap that consists of the
building, staffing and the smooth running of the SOC.
SOC includes the
following components:
- The core
SOC team building
- The plan
creation to find, foster and grow talent and skills within the new SOC body
- Assessing
the available technology and the technology that will need an acquisition to
make the SOC operational.
A managed SOC requires for all the
technology to be in place for accumulation of the data via data flow, packet
capture, telemetry, Syslog and other such methods of data capture. This data
can then be analyzed by the SOC staff for correlation and referencing. The security
operations centre monitors all networks and endpoints for seeking any cracks
and vulnerabilities to protect sensitive company data in compliance with
industry regulations.
Prevention of data loss or cyber
attacks requires continual monitoring and analysis of all data activity that
takes place within an organization. A well-monitored study of this activity
across the organizations' networks, endpoints, servers, and databases ensures
timely detection and response to security breaches.
The Verizon’s
annual Data Breach
Investigations Report speaks of the significance of the gap between the
attackers’ time to compromise and enterprises’ time to detection. Reducing this
time means that time is the key to saving the data. The quicker the threat is
detected and eradicated, the minor damage it will inflict.
A managed SOC is a 24/7 operation;
thus it identifies any cyber threats as soon as they are inflicted, making sure
that minimal time to eradication means minimal damage.
