How does a security framework help to prevent, detect, thwart and mitigate cyber threats

With the unprecedented growth of Managed security services market and the growing acceptance of Security-as-a-service delivery offered by cloud based companies for enterprises and small and medium businesses alike to reduce OPEX and CAPEX related security. Managed security service providers (MSSPs) need to up their ante in addressing the growing threat and their advanced threat protection (ATP) services.

To do that we need to have a Structured Advanced Threat Protection Framework to provide organisations an answer to the new class of advanced targeted attacks. And since there is no all in one solution to assure Protection from a Sophisticated targeted attack, MSSPs should deploy several security technologies with an eye to provide a complete ATP solution. And since, all the range of security software’s available has its own set of strengths and weaknesses. MSSPs should deploy the software’s in such a way that one software’s weakness can be compensated using another software.

FRAMEWORK OF MSSP

“Prevention is better than cure”:

The first step is to prevent the intrusion of threats in to the network by deployment of purpose built software’s like antivirus, antimalware’s and e.tc, to prevent known threats from entering the network. Then through network behaviour analysis we should flag traffic and any activity indicative of an attack in progress like malformed protocols, anomalous traffic associated with vulnerability exploit attempts, Fast flux activity and more. Then we should authenticate legitimate users with the help of authentication software’s and ensure endpoint security in Mobile and BYOD environments.

“You have to be vigilant about keeping your own fire alive.” ― Tift Merritt

The second step is to monitor and detect the suspicious unknown code through IPS and IDS software’s. So, we can sandbox it to analyse by sending it through a network sniffing device to know if it is malicious or not. If its malicious then we can move on to mitigate it as the third step.

“I think malware is a significant threat because the mitigation, like antivirus software, hasn't evolved to a point to really mitigate the risk to a reasonable degree.”- Kevin Mitnick

Upon detecting a threat through the sandbox an alarm will be raised to SOC and its customer to take immediate mitigation to ensure the safety of resources and data. At the same time the response is taken for the improvement of gateway services for fixes and implementing it on all security layers and being delivered to different security enforcement points to update Antivirus and Intrusion prevention systems signatures and e.tc. So, that the threat will be known in all levels and can prevent the threat in the future.

This complete framework’s flexibility in terms of all available options allows MSSP to tailor the best ATP service for each customer’s need. Veeras.com

Role of Managed Security Service Provider

A company’s success parameter is based on its network assets.  Its network security has at most significance but no importance is given to their network security. Managed security service provider assists business in order to protect their security from persistent threats on a regular basis.

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If a company fails to protect these network assets from potential threats then they may cause severe threat on operational ability, as it is a barrier on the company’s stability. With growth of firewall, Intrusion Prevention System, antivirus, many companies make use of these technologies to safeguard their assets, but these are not enough for a stable and secure working of a network asset.

 To build an effective wall of security to safeguard network assets a company must have strong design, execution and maintenance that should be proficient and efficient. Most of the companies fail to fulfill these requirements. This is where the need for managed security service arises.

In fact managed security service offers business solutions with risk mitigation which helps in safeguarding the network assets from potential threats and also helps in network visibility with proper monitoring and proper assistance of business in expanding their effectiveness by enhancing their network performance. Veeras.com

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Managing information and protecting it from external threats is one of the biggest challenges faced by many organizations today. A study conducted by Mcafee and Centre for Strategic and 

International Studies estimates the loss to the global economy due to cyber-attack and hacking is estimated to be more than $300 Billion.

Managed Security Service Provider

Many organizations incur huge losses and come to a standstill due to cyber-attacks. Organizations hire a strong in-house IT team to take care of their information security challenges and protect it from threats.

However, the costs incurred in recruiting, training and maintaining such an IT team is exorbitant. IT teams also need to remain vigilant round the clock to monitor for potential threats and vulnerabilities.Many organizations are looking at a better alternative to manage their information security. They concentrate on their core business activities in-house and outsource managing information security to a specialized service provider.

These managed security service provider protect the information from threats, find out vulnerabilities in the organization’s network and patches them so that they cannot be exploited. The network is monitored 24/7, reports generated and analyzed, so that they can find out about potential threats and attacks even before they happen.

Most organizations find that making use of these service providers are more cost effective and efficient than deploying an in-house IT team to manage security. Veeras.com