How to achieve cyber resilience with Cegeka in partnership with Microsoft

In today's digitally interconnected world, the battle against cybercrime has become increasingly complex and relentless. The chronic skills shortage of security professionals, the aggressive increase of attacks and the massive amounts of alerts generated each day, plus the fact that there is generally too much fragmentation and lack of visibility in the IT landscape of most organizations, create a perfect storm of cyber threats that put many businesses at serious risk.

Organizations must employ robust strategies to protect their valuable assets, and one critical weapon in this fight is the Security Operations Center (SOC). Traditional SOCs, however, are typically slow to adapt to the changing threat landscape, and struggle to address modern challenges effectively. That’s why a modern SOC is the best choice to build a cyber-resilient business.

Building resilience with Microsoft

In the quest to prevent cyber threats, Cegeka's partnership with Microsoft extends to comprehensive security solutions. By prioritizing security investments and aligning them with business objectives, organizations can build resilience against cyberattacks so they can maximize the Return On Security Investment (ROSI). The first step is to identify what is most important to protect, ensuring that security efforts directly support the business's objectives. This proactive approach ensures that investments are strategically placed to safeguard an organization's most vital assets.

Cegeka in cooperation with Microsoft empower businesses to proactively safeguard their digital assets in an ever-evolving threat landscape. In essence, working with a SOC provider like Cegeka not only equips you with cutting-edge cybersecurity measures but also empowers you to navigate the ever-changing threat landscape with confidence, ultimately making your organization more cyber resilient.

The modern SOC that prioritizes people, process, and technology

A modern SOC goes beyond the immediate response and also provides valuable insights to clients and organizations. In this case, Cegeka is offering a modern SOC called C-SOR²C - Cyber Security Operations, Response & Recovery Center. This approach draws upon our vast security expertise, adding the Response and Recovery services to the Cybersecurity operations.

What are the benefits?

The benefits of Cegeka’s modern C-SOR²C are the following:

• People, process and technology – This is not just a technological solution, but a service that relies on the collaboration of people, processes and technology
• Built-in response and recovery – Upgrading the traditional SOC by adding Response and Recovery capabilities
• Automation and orchestration - Our Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) layer provides a cohesive platform that enables analysts to effortlessly incorporate a variety of technologies.
• Data ownership - You gain complete visibility into your security environment, enhancing your understanding and maintaining data ownership.
• Observability – Horizon, our customer engagement platform, will give you an integrated summary of all the alerts and incidents
• Security Advisory – You get access to the best security experts who continuously provide you with the latest insights to enhance your cyber resilience.

Microsoft: the cornerstone of cybersecurity excellence

When it comes to cybersecurity excellence, Microsoft stands as the cornerstone of innovation and protection. Cegeka, in close partnership with Microsoft, leverages a powerful arsenal of security solutions and expertise to safeguard organizations against cyber threats.

In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, endpoints have become primary targets. That’s why in this case, Microsoft 365 Defender Suite proves to be quite an asset in your quest for cyber resilience:

• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, a cloud-based Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution, provides ongoing surveillance and analysis of user behavior, device processes, and software usage. It detects anomalies in real-time, facilitating rapid responses to potential threats.
• Microsoft Defender for Office 365 handles detection, prevention, investigation, and response across multiple platforms to protect against advanced attacks.
• Microsoft Defender for Identity operates on-premises Active Directory to spot, find and investigate threats targeting your organization
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps ensures a great protection for your applications, safeguarding your app data
• Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management prioritizes major vulnerabilities that you have on your critical assets, delivering security proposals for risk-mitigation
• Azure Active Directory Identity Protection assists companies to identify, investigate, and resolve identity-related risks.
• Microsoft Data Loss Prevention is part of the Microsoft Purview tools dedicated to safeguard your confidential items no matter where they live or travel.
• App Governance provides visibility, resolution, and management solutions to share confidential data in Microsoft 365 and other cloud platforms through a set of actions and notifications.

While Microsoft’s point solutions are well-suited to organizations that are just getting started with strengthening their security, as the perfect foundation for more advanced capabilities, XDR is the perfect choice for organizations that have a robust security posture and are ready to take their security maturity to the next level.

XDR or Extended detection and response expands the security coverage and provides protection to a broader spectrum of products like endpoints, servers, cloud applications, emails, and various other components. One of the key capabilities that XDR has is its leverage robust analytics to decode threat patterns from diverse data sources. It also detects and neutralizes known threats, reducing organizational burdens. Powered by AI and machine learning, XDR monitors and responds to menacing behavior autonomously, creating profiles of suspicious activity for analyst review.

Brand Intel, powered by Recorded Future, is an Advanced Threat Intelligence platform that equips organizations with the visibility required to proactively defend one of their most precious assets, their brand. It delivers precise data into potential threats and threat actors associated with the customer's brand, like typo squat websites, brand and executive impersonation, data and credential leaks. Not only that you get real-time cyber risk visibility, but you can prevent breaches from happening due to the integrated takedown service that removes malicious or fraudulent content or domains abusing your company’s brand.

At the heart of Cegeka's cybersecurity strategy lies Microsoft Sentinel, a cutting-edge Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) solution. Microsoft Sentinel gathers data logs from a diverse range of sources, including servers, applications, and network devices. Real-time data correlation and analysis are at its core, providing timely notifications of suspicious events and enabling swift responses to potential threats.

Joining the ranks of Microsoft's Inner Circle

As a proud member of the 'Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform' partner community, Cegeka holds a distinguished position in Microsoft's esteemed 'Cloud Accelerate Partner' Program. Our dedication to excellence is further exemplified by our receipt of the coveted 'Inner Circle' label for Microsoft Business Applications. This recognition places us among the elite top 1 percent of Microsoft Business Applications partners worldwide.

Conclusion: a unified front against cyber threats

Stopping cyber-attacks in today's evolving landscape demands the right tools and strategies. Microsoft and Cegeka's collaboration provides a unified and robust defense against cyber threats. By placing Microsoft at the forefront of cybersecurity excellence, organizations can confidently navigate the digital landscape, safeguarding their most valuable assets with cutting-edge technology and expert insights.