While th4ts3curity.company are experts in providing a variety of SIEM services, there are times where you have your own cutting-edge solution but just need some assistance in managing it.
That’s where FrankenSOC comes in; an external, dedicated and tailored SOC to monitor your pre-existing SIEM, MDR, or EDR product. But where might this apply, and who might need such a service? In this blog, we’ve outlined some FrankenSOC use cases so you can understand how th4ts3cur1ty.company can help you get the most out of your SIEM.
1. Limited internal resources for 24/7 monitoring
- Use case: A company has invested in a SIEM solution but lacks the internal staff to monitor and manage it around the clock. Hiring and retaining a dedicated team to cover 24/7 shifts can be challenging and costly.
- Solution: An external SOC can provide continuous monitoring, ensuring that any security incidents are detected and responded to immediately, even outside of regular business hours.
2. Long-term SIEM contract with no in-house expertise
- Use case: The business is locked into a long-term SIEM contract but does not have the internal expertise to effectively manage, fine-tune, and interpret the SIEM alerts.
- Solution: An external SOC can bring the necessary expertise to optimise the SIEM solution, filter out false positives, and ensure that the system is fully leveraged to protect the business.
3. Need for Advanced Threat Detection
- Use case: The business uses an MDR or EDR product but requires more advanced threat detection capabilities, such as proactive threat hunting and deep forensic analysis, which their internal team cannot fully support.
- Solution: An external SOC can enhance existing MDR or EDR solutions with advanced analytics, threat intelligence, and expert threat hunters who can identify and neutralise sophisticated attacks that might otherwise go unnoticed.
4. Regulatory compliance and reporting
- Use case: The company operates in a highly-regulated industry and needs to ensure compliance with stringent security standards and reporting requirements. However, maintaining compliance is resource intensive and complex.
- Solution: An external SOC can help manage compliance by ensuring that the SIEM or other security tools are configured according to industry regulations, generating the necessary reports, and maintaining audit trails to prove compliance.
5. Cost-effective security operations
- Use case: The organisation has a limited budget and cannot afford to build a fully-fledged internal SOC, but they still need comprehensive security coverage for their SIEM, MDR, or EDR solutions.
- Solution: Outsourcing to an external SOC can be a cost-effective alternative, providing the necessary expertise and monitoring capabilities without the need for significant capital investment in internal resources.
6. Scalability and flexibility
- Use case: A rapidly growing company has outgrown its initial security setup but is unsure how to scale its existing SIEM, MDR, or EDR solutions to meet new challenges.
- Solution: An external SOC offers scalable security operations that can grow with the business, ensuring that the security infrastructure is always aligned with the company’s evolving needs without requiring constant internal adjustments.
7. Incident Response and recovery support
- Use case: The business experiences frequent security incidents but lacks the internal capacity for swift incident response and post-incident recovery.
- Solution: An external SOC can provide immediate incident response services, containing threats quickly and minimising damage. They can also offer post-incident analysis and help improve security posture based on lessons learned
8. Enhancing existing security posture
- Use case: The company has deployed SIEM, MDR, or EDR solutions but feels that its overall security posture is still lacking. They suspect there are gaps or inefficiencies in how their tools are being used.
- Solution: An external SOC can perform a comprehensive assessment of the existing security setup, identify gaps, and enhance the overall security posture by optimising the use of current tools and adding supplementary monitoring and detection capabilities.
9. Business continuity and risk management
- Use case: The business requires robust business continuity planning and risk management strategies that include advanced security monitoring, but its internal team is already stretched thin managing day-to-day operations.
- Solution: An external SOC can take on the burden of security monitoring and incident management, allowing the internal team to focus on strategic initiatives while ensuring that the company’s risk management and business continuity plans are fully supported.
10. Support during security staff transition
- Use case: The organisation is undergoing a transition period where key security personnel have left or new hires are still being onboarded, leaving a gap in security operations.
- Solution: An external SOC can step in to provide continuous coverage and support during staff transitions, ensuring that there are no gaps in security monitoring and management during this critical time.
11. 24/7 monitoring and response
- Use case: A company operates across multiple time zones and requires round-the-clock monitoring of its cyber security infrastructure. However, maintaining a 24/7 in-house security team is cost-prohibitive.
- Solution: An external SOC can offer continuous monitoring, ensuring that any potential threats are detected and addressed immediately, regardless of the time of day, reducing the risk of breaches during off-hours.
12. Compliance and reporting requirements
- Use case: A business in a regulated industry must comply with strict cyber security standards and provide detailed reporting to regulatory bodies. The existing internal team lacks the time and expertise to ensure compliance.
- Solution: An external SOC can ensure that the SIEM or MDR system is properly configured to meet regulatory requirements, handle incident reporting, and provide the necessary documentation to auditors.
13. Scalability for growing businesses
- Use case: A fast-growing company is expanding its operations but finds that its internal IT team can’t scale quickly enough to manage the increased load on its SIEM system.
- Solution: An external SOC can scale alongside the business, providing the necessary monitoring and management services as the company grows, without the need for significant internal investment.
14. Support for legacy systems
- Use case: A business is locked into a long-term contract with an older SIEM solution that’s difficult to manage, but they can’t justify the cost of upgrading or replacing the system.
- Solution: An external SOC can manage the legacy SIEM system, ensuring that it continues to provide value and protecting the business while they plan for a future upgrade.
As you can see, the FrankenSOC use cases are numerous and can be applied to a wide variety of businesses and industries.
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