Situation
A major professional services client sought assistance in a vast migration of its Security Operation Center (SOC), which included two data centers, onto the cloud.
NCC Group’s cloud experts were deployed to ensure that this migration happened successfully, which included performing threat modeling, harmonizing standard operating procedures, and creating incident response plans.
The migration happened successfully and has facilitated a notable security improvement for the organization.
At a Glance
Organization: Major Consultancy Organization
Industry: Professional Services
Challenge: The client needed assistance with a vast migration of its Security Operation Center (SOC) into the cloud
Solution: NCC Group’s cloud experts provided a full integration of on-premises SOC teams into the cloud
Result: Thanks to NCC Group’s assistance the organization was successfully able to migrate its SOC, including two data centers, onto the cloud
Challenge
Our professional services client, a major consultancy organization, had 250,000 users on its network and was answerable to a global matrix of regulatory bodies. The client had moved its entire SOC, which involved two separate data centers, into the cloud. The decision to do this was made independently and based on the necessity to achieve cost and efficiency savings, as well as improved security. The challenges arose post-migration when problems regarding incompatibility with the incumbent SOC and operational practices became apparent. The client was struggling to see and respond appropriately to events and incidents that were occurring.
Solution
Over a four-month engagement, 12 NCC Group experts provided a full integration of on-premises SOC teams into the cloud. This involved:
- Harmonized standard operating procedures and incident response plans •Identity protection –full active directory built-in testing and remediation
- Threat profiling and threat modeling
- Building out use cases against the MITRE attack framework
- Additional developer resources
- Third-party assurance and validation for go-live operations
- Advice on the architectural roadmap and security optimization, including software development lifecycle & infrastructure for Azure operational control
Due to NCC Group’s excellent relationships with the cloud providers, the value was added by liaising on behalf of the client to advise on a suitable action plan when committing to solutions.
Result
Thanks to NCC Group, the organization has now successfully migrated its SOC, including its two data centers, onto the cloud. The operation response capability of this cloud solution entirely satisfied the client’s needs.
In addition, this migration has facilitated a noticeable security improvement for the organization. It has also enabled it to dramatically improve its response rates to potential vulnerabilities, all while ensuring that its visibility of potential breaches has significantly increased.
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