Our virtual security operations center that has the flexibility of a monitoring site with network standardization that remains secure in performing cybersecurity monitoring operations. Our vSOC can be located anywhere in the world and serve clients from any country.
The main operation of the vSOC involves monitoring security software. Our virtual security operations center does not need to access any client data storage so our operations center does not store data for the client, just not to ensure that there is no improper use of the data. So, there are no location issues arising from legislation, such as GDPR, which does not block vSOCs sourcing clients in any country.
Our vSOC does not host data, and we are not a SaaS provider. Instead, we manage the customer’s subscription software separately. In some cases, our consultants will tell clients which security monitoring software to buy and then recommend management services in addition to it. In other cases, the chosen security software provider will offer management services in addition to the SaaS package.
The team in charge of monitoring the security of your company’s systems does not need to consist of the same people all the time. Even if you run your SOC, different people will be stationed at different times, working in shifts. vSOC can rotate responsibility for site security to different data centers around the world in strategic time zones. Thus, service providers can provide 24/7 vigilance without having to make technicians work at unsociable hours.
In terms of security, even though placing cybersecurity technicians remotely may seem like a weak security point, the opposite is true. Vulnerability assessments for protected systems can be performed from external locations because the configuration better reflects the scenario of a hacker gaining entry via the internet.
When VSOC teams access existing security software on protected networks, the connections they use are secured. So what you need to know is that VSOC staff can monitor security software operating within the network safely. As mentioned, security monitoring systems are not necessarily located on protected networks. In this case, the monitoring system will have an agent program on the protected network that communicates with the cloud-based monitoring system. Again, this communication will be done over a secure, encrypted connection.
The VSOC team then gets access to the security monitoring service, not the protected network. Remediation actions are typically implemented through orchestration with resident access control systems operating on the protected system. This means firewalls, access rights, management systems, and network devices.
Remediation actions need to be triggered by system security monitoring tools, such as intrusion prevention systems or data loss prevention systems. So, again, the vSOC team does not need to have direct access to the protected system but does need to set up and fine-tune the security monitoring system.
The most important part of a security monitoring system is how it is set up. Suppose how detection rules and remediation triggers are created correctly. In this case, the monitoring system will handle all the security monitoring work, so the security service provider can use one team of technicians to monitor multiple systems. With this tactic, vSOC can offer system security management at a much lower cost than most companies run their internal security operations center.