CREST-Accredited Security Operations Centre
Ekco is one of the largest managed security service providers in Europe. With dedicated security operations centres (SOCs) in the UK and Ireland, protecting thousands of customers from millions of potential attacks per year, we often get asked a lot about our CREST-Accredited SOC.
What is a SOC?
A Security Operations Centre (SOC) is a centralised unit within Ekco that combines our expert people, the latest processes, and cutting edge technology to continuously monitor and improve an the security posture of our customers while preventing, detecting, analysing, and responding to potential cyber security incidents.
The SOC is the beating heart of all the security services we provide. Our expert teams’ mission is to identify, analyse, and react to threats using a reliable set of processes and technology solutions. Our team includes security analysts, engineers, and many other security professionals, working together to spot, remediate and report on cyber security incidents.
Why do organisations of all sizes need access to a SOC?
For many organisations, accessing our CREST-Accredited Security Operations Centre has many benefits:
- 24/7 Monitoring: Cyber threats can occur at any time. A SOC provides round-the-clock surveillance to ensure constant protection. With SOCs in Dublin, Milton Keynes and Malaysia, Ekco offers multiple options for security coverage across the world, 24/7/365.
- Expertise: SOC teams consist of security experts who have the knowledge and experience to deal with various cyber threats. Using our SOC gives you access to this expertise if you do not require a full time security expert. And even if you do need someone full time, you may not have the capacity to recruit and retain these highly-skilled and in-demand individuals.
- Advanced Technology: SOCs employ advanced technologies and strategies, such as EDR, MDR, SOAR and others that allow for the detection of threats in real-time. These technologies can be expensive to acquire, difficult to implement and cumbersome to manage if you don’t understand your requirements or have the skills to use them.
- Compliance: SOCs help ensure that organisations meet compliance requirements (such as DORA, NIS2, ISO27001 and others) by providing necessary security measures and documentation.
- Cost-Effective: For most organisations, maintaining an in-house cyber security team is expensive and unrealistic, although the need to advanced security coverage is certainly necessary. Accessing the Ekco SOC can provide a more cost-effective solution.
With our accredited and trusted SOC based in the UK and Ireland, we can provide robust security services that help you stay one step ahead of cyber threats. We not only protect valuable data and systems, but also give customers confidence, knowing that their information is secure. By today’s standards, this level of security is not just desirable, but essential.
What can a CREST-Accredited SOC do for me?
Here are some of the key services we can offer from our SOC:
Security Testing: We run tests on customer environments, applications and even their people to ensure they are as well protected as they think they are.
Vulnerability Management: Any vulnerability in your infrastructure is an entry point for malicious actors. Having the ability to discover, assess, prioritise, and patch critical vulnerabilities in real time changes the outlook on your IT landscape. Endpoint Management: Your primary cause for concern should be your people and their devices. Get maximum protection for the primary vector of attack. If you don’t have the skills in-house, make sure your basics are covered.
Managed Detection and Response: Collecting, storing, and analysing log data from various sources within an organisation. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems are often used for this purpose.
Compliance Management: Ensuring that the organisation meets all necessary regulatory compliance requirements related to cyber security.
Patch Management: In the event of a security incident, conducting a detailed investigation to understand what happened, how it happened, and how similar incidents can be prevented in the future.
These services help us to support organisations to proactively address the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, thereby enhancing their overall security posture. By leveraging the expertise and resources of one of the leading MSSPs, you can focus on your core business, knowing that their security needs are in safe hands.
Contact us today for more information about our patch management services.
