Minerva’s Managed SOC and Co-Managed SOC are outsourced services designed to help organisations of all sizes improve their ability to detect and respond to threats at a fraction of the price of building a SOC in-house.

Our CREST accredited, Cape Town-based SOC consists of security analysts, engineers, threat researchers and incident responders who work as a virtual extension of our customers’ in-house teams, managing and monitoring the latest detection technologies to hunt for and eliminate threats in their infancy, 24/7/365.

What is a SOC?

A Security Operations Centre (SOC) is a facility that houses a dedicated team responsible for maintaining and improving an organisation’s cyber security. A SOC or CSOC is equipped with a range of security technologies which are used by the personnel that work within them to help prevent, detect and respond to cyber threats.

Developing a SOC capability should be a priority for any organisation seeking to elevate its cyber maturity. As threats evolve to bypass traditional signature-based defences, organisations must improve their ability to prevent, detect and respond to them. A Cyber Security Operations Centre provides the capability organisations need, 24/7.

SOC personnel typically include:

  • A SOC Manager
  • Security Analysts
  • Security Engineers
  • Incident Responders

The challenges of operating an in-house SOC

One of the main challenges businesses face when seeking to make improvements to cyber security is overcoming the vast expense associated with building and maintaining an in-house CSOC operation.

Implementing the latest technologies and monitoring them 24/7 is costly, compounded by the fact that the qualified security experts needed to carry out day-to-day operations are in short supply and therefore expensive to recruit and retain.

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Why consider a Managed SOC service?

To reduce the strain on already stretched IT teams, many organisations are turning to managed SOC or co-managed SOC services to meet their security needs. Acting as a virtual extension of in-house resources, a managed CSOC relieves organisations of the responsibility of managing security day-to-day.
Key functions a Managed SOC undertakes includes:

• Technology deployment and management
• Incident prevention
• Security event monitoring
• Alert analysis and investigation
• Threat intelligence management

A SOC should use a number of different technologies to help identify threats across an organisation’s complete IT environment. SOC tools should monitor network traffic, event logs and endpoint activity. Security experts can then collate and analyse this information and use it to identify threats and shut them down before they cause damage and disruption.

Why choose Minerva’s CREST-accredited CSOC to protect your business?

When you outsource your SOC requirements to Minerva, you gain ongoing personalised support and advice through our world-class security operations centre. This includes:

Fully certified experts

Our experienced CSOC team of security analysts, engineers and researchers are accredited to the highest professional standards.

Cutting-edge detection technology

Our CSOC personnel are trained to apply a wide range of security technologies, allowing us to integrate with your existing systems or help you choose the most appropriate for your needs.

Advanced security analytics

Our SOC team analyse, triage and prioritise alerts generated by your organisation’s underlying security technologies, only communicating those which require your attention.

Key certifications

Our SOC holds CREST accreditation and complies with key quality standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.

Integrated intelligence

We aggregate threat intelligence from a range of external sources and combine this with internal cyber research from Minerva Labs to ensure our customers are protected against the latest threats.

Swift incident response

Our experience of managing critical security incidents means we are highly knowledgeable about how to respond to breaches and minimise the disruption attacks can cause.

CyberOps™

CyberOps is the threat management platform our SOC experts use to notify your in-house security team of incidents and supply the actionable mitigation guidance they need to respond quickly and effectively.

Stakeholder reporting

Our custom-produced reports provide clear and actionable security intelligence, with prioritised remedial actions which will help you solve complex security issues and improve organisational understanding of the threats you face.

A flexible range of SOC services

  • Managed Detection and Response
  • Managed SIEM
  • Managed IDS
  • Managed EDR
  • Managed Vulnerability Scanning
  • Managed Behavioural Monitoring