3 Part Series from TechTarget – ‘CISO Challenges’

 
1 – Identifying and Addressing Common Problems
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/CISO-challenges-Identifying-and-addressing-common-problems
 
The first part of this series discusses the modern-day issues surrounding cyber security and the threats posed on organisations. These cyber threats are giving CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers) an ever greater challenge, not only to keep up with the changing threat landscape, but also the best way to coordinate and prioritise incidents as and when they come in. This article also describes the struggle that some CISOs/C-level security personnel go through to try and bridge the gap between technology and the business.
 
2 – Addressing Cyber Security Blind Spots
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/CISO-challenges-Addressing-cybersecurity-blind-spots
 
The next part of this series examines the need for more advanced information security systems, tools and processes, in order to combat the modern challenges posed by cyber threats. The greater need for these innovative, proactive and state-of-art systems is a pressing situation for CISOs, underlining the changing nature of cyber security.
 
3 – Cyber Security Blind Spots: Mitigating Risk and Vulnerabilities
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Cybersecurity-blind-spots-Mitigating-risks-and-vulnerabilities
 
The last part of this series detailing ‘CISO Challenges’ explains the fact that risks and vulnerabilities are becoming more difficult than ever to first spot, and then address. The article then follows up by claiming that detection technologies are often very narrow in scope, further stressing the need for more advanced and innovative information security tools and processes.
 

Our Response

SOCAutomation brings all existing and future security products under one platform. This Security Fabric makes it easier for companies to spot, coordinate and respond to the incidents generated by the information security tools feeding into it. This all-encompassing solution aligns information security to the business, bridging the increasing gap between technology and the organisation, which is a growing enterprise issue.
 
SOCAutomation is a state-of-art solution which uses proactive methods and parallel intelligence systems to triage incidents/alerts generated by third-party security products. SOCAutomation then generates tailored best-practice Run-Books based on company processes, necessary stakeholders and type of incident. These highly-personalised Run-Books guides participants through the stages to remediation, allowing the organisation to return to a state of normalisation. The powers of automation and orchestration cancels out the time it takes to take in an alert and triage it manually through the organisation. This creates valuable time within an incident to concentrate on the remediation process. SOCAutomation truly streamlines incident response processes.

With SOCAutomation, all existing information security products can be connected and integrated together into one Security Fabric. The power of automation and orchestration is used throughout the solution to triage incidents/alerts generated by third-party tools. The necessary intelligence will then be gathered and the required stakeholders found, all automatically. Following this, tailored Run-Books will be generated in line with the policies, procedures and requirements aligned to the organisation. These Run-Books detail the tasks needed to be completed within the incident-life and guides participants along the route to remediation. SOCAutomation altogether improves the effectiveness and efficiency of incident response, enhancing the organisations’ information security capabilities.

With SOCAutomation, cyber incidents and alerts are coordinated and prioritised in line with the requirements of the organisation. This leads to streamlined, effective and efficient mitigation/remediation processes. This state-of-art solution takes in all generated incidents/alerts from the organisations’ existing, and future, information security stack. This give cyber security a high priority within the organisation, which is needed to combat the modern day cyber threat landscape.
 
This all-encompassing, extremely detailed and thorough incident response platform leaves no stone unturned. All aspects of the incident, and the procedures thereafter, are examined, in line with the processes of the organisation. Automation and orchestration is levered throughout SOCAutomation, empowering the SOC (Security Operations Centre) team to combat cyber threats, effectively securing the valuable assets and infrastructure of the organisation.

SOCAutomation is a solution that enables an effective response to breaches and provides a prioritised and coordinated Incident Response plan. The SOCAutomation platform also provides confidence between IT teams and management due to the detailed and clear-cut security Run-Books and reports which underlines the tasks that individuals/teams are completing. This solution also reinforces confidence that the IT budget is being spent well and providing the company with heightened cyber security.

SOCAutomation answers the growing fears of cyber security. This solution brings all of the point security products together into one security fabric, automating many tasks that ultimately creates a more effective recovery response for SOC teams. Alongside this automation, SOCAutomation auto-maps out the incident to required stakeholders who need to respond to the threat, and orchestrates tasks needed to be completed by individuals/teams. This saves a huge amount of time within each separate incident, allowing more focus on the remediation process. SOCAutomation makes the most out of an organisations’ resources, truly streamlining the Incident Response process.

SOCAutomation meets the new EU regulations, and provides a scope of security to handle the modern day threat. The auto-orchestration Security Fabric provides this necessary innovation and shields organisations from any potential, increasingly detrimental breaches. This modern approach to Security interweaves all of the integrations into one Security Fabric, giving this ‘composite view’ that is required to successfully achieve remediation. SOCAutomation transforms Incident Response and provides the futuristic security processes that is needed to effectively shield business infrastructure and assets.

SOCAutomation provides a sufficient level of security to protect businesses against the imposing nature of cyber attackers. This automation and orchestration Security Fabric connects all of the relevant stakeholders into each specific Security Incident. SOCAutomation embeds itself deeply within the company, showing the tight integration levels that this platform is capable of. This comprehensive cyber security process / strategy empowers all necessary stakeholders with complete transparency within each incident. This gives everyone, from SOC teams to C-level management, the knowledge within an incident and this provides the basis for the road to remediation.

SOCAutomation works with all variations of cyber attacks (e.g. Phishing, DDoS, APT, Malware, etc.) and can also be utilised for non-cyber incidents too (e.g. door access, CCTV breach, etc.). This vast array of cyber variations shows that SOCAutomation provides all the information and context to achieve remediation from an Incident. This unique Incident Response platform auto-generates Security Run-Books within the incident. These Run-Books are totally customisable and business-specific, guiding the security personnel through the remediation process. This auto-orchestrated Incident Response platform provides a streamlined Security process that shields and protects company infrastructure and assets.

The innovation of SOCAutomation matches the increasing concern surrounding cyber security. Then intelligence of this Security Fabric cleverly takes in all of the data and context required to remediate from an Incident. Using parallel intelligence platforms, the interweaving Security Fabric blankets all of the point solutions into one mesh, allowing the alert to be understood and enhances the recovery process. SOCAutomation provides a sufficient level of security for the business through this automation and orchestration platform, filling the void left by the increasing skills gap of security personnel.

This articles shows that there needs to be a lot more proactive within the scope of cyber security. Investment levels need to rise to ensure sufficient protection from the growing threat landscape. SOCAutomation deals with and handles the increasing complexity of cyber threats, matching these said requirements in which businesses are not keeping up with. A rise in complexity of threats often results in a rise in required point solutions – SOCAutomation blankets all of these security products into one auto-orchestrated Security Fabric, underlining the level of protection added to business infrastructure and assets. The reporting and easy-to-understand Security Run-Book capabilities of SOCAutomation also provide C-level management with significant information surrounding a specific alert or the teams Incident Response process as a whole. This means that management can see that the investment is crucial to protect against the modern day threat.