Security Operations Center

The service is modular, and can include one or more protection surfaces. The basic one is usually endpoints, to which can be added email, networks, cloud services, active directory and people.

The term Security Operations Centre (SOC) usually refers to the physical location and set of tools with which the daily operations of supervision, monitoring, detection and response to security incidents are carried out by the Blue Teams. These centres typically operate on a 24x7 basis.

In a world where cyber threats are constantly evolving, protecting your business critical information and systems is more important than ever. A Security Operations Centre offers a comprehensive solution to keep your business secure and resilient against attacks and cyber threats.

A SOC acts as your company's protective shield, ensuring business continuity, strengthening your customers' trust and allowing you to focus on what really matters: growing your organisation..

A Blue Team is an interdisciplinary technical group of cybersecurity professionals working collaboratively to defend a network, system or IT infrastructure against threats and attacks.

Outsourcing a Security Operations Center (SOC) offers multiple benefits, especially for companies looking to improve their cyber security without incurring the high investment costs and complexities of operating an internal SOC.

The fundamental one is that you don't need to invest in building something in-house, which is not an asset of the company's own business, turning the costs of protecting the business into costs that are 100% related to the company's operations.

An XDR (Extended Detection and Response) system is a cyber security solution that integrates and correlates data from multiple sources, such as endpoints, networks, servers and applications, to detect, investigate and respond to threats quickly and more efficiently.

Unlike traditional tools, XDR provides a unified, automated view of an enterprise's security ecosystem, facilitating proactive detection of advanced attacks and rapid incident response. This improves overall protection, reduces complexity and streamlines the work of security teams.

A Blue Team is the group of cyber security professionals responsible for defending an organisation against cyber attacks. Their main objective is to protect systems, detect vulnerabilities and mitigate threats.

Their tasks include:

• Continuous monitoring of networks and systems.
• Vulnerability analysis and infrastructure hardening.
• Real-time incident detection and response.
• Implementation of security controls and best practices.

The Blue Team works proactively to ensure that the organisation's digital assets are always protected.

A CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team) is a specialised team responsible for managing and responding to computer security incidents within an organisation.

Its main objective is to minimise the impact of cyber-attacks by detecting, analysing, containing and resolving incidents. In addition, a CSIRT is responsible for:

• Monitoring threats.
• Investigating vulnerabilities.
• Developing response and recovery plans.

They act as the first point of contact in critical situations, protecting digital assets and ensuring business continuity. These teams are usually integrated within a Blue Team.

An incident response policy is responsible for defining general aspects of how the incident will be managed. It essentially defines roles and responsibilities as well as general principles of action and acceptable KPIs such as RTOs and RPOs.

An incident response procedure is much more specific and gives details of the whole process, from how to prepare a business environment to be defensible, to what steps will be taken each time an incident occurs, who will be doing what, when to report the incident and in which format etc.