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SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS)

Strengthen your cyber security posture with our fully bespoke Managed SOC-as-a-service (SOCaaS), delivering 24x7 monitoring and rapid threat response tailored to your needs

Detection and response for sophisticated cyber threats

In an increasingly complex digital landscape, having a trusted partner for your cyber security needs is essential. LRQA’s SOC-as-a-Service offers tailored Managed Security Solutions with 24x7 monitoring, detection, and response safeguarding organisations against evolving cyber threats. Our expert team leverages advanced tools and methodologies to deliver bespoke security services that protect your organisation, ensuring your business stays ahead of threats while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.

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Our SOC-as-a-Service

24/7 threat detection and response

  Our SOC provides continuous, real-time monitoring, enabling immediate action against potential threats

mental healthAdvanced threat intelligence

  Leveraging global threat intelligence, our SOC stays ahead of emerging threats, ensuring your organisation is protected from the latest cyber risks.

Expert support and guidance

  Our team of cyber security experts is available to provide ongoing support, guidance, and incident response, ensuring your organisation is always prepared.

Customisable service plans

Our SOC-as-a-Service can be tailored to your organisation's specific needs, offering flexibility in coverage and support.

Benefits of Managed SOC Services

SOC-as-a-Service is a flexible component modular-based security service that is a managed extension of your organisation’s internal team. It acts as a security partner that is dedicated to keeping your organisation and assets safe.

Benefits include:

  • SOC-as-a-Service acts as an extension of your internal team, offering dedicated security management.
  • Utilises advanced technologies beyond traditional SIEM systems for holistic security coverage.
  • Addresses the evolving challenges of protecting data in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
  • Provides organisations with expert-managed security, ideal for those with limited resources or needing additional support.

Can fully manage security operations or supplement your existing team with expertise and availability.

Our approach to Managed SOC Services

Service components

Our SOC-as-a-Service offers a comprehensive suite of managed security solutions, including Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Extended Detection & Response (XDR), Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Network Detection & Response (NDR), as well as Incident Response & Digital Forensics.

Whether you need focused endpoint protection, network monitoring, or a fully integrated approach across your entire organisation, our SOC-as-a-Service can be customised to fit your specific needs. We leverage leading security technologies, automation, and orchestration to deliver a robust, adaptable service that evolves with your cyber security maturity, ensuring your critical systems and assets are continuously protected.

Service features

Our Managed Services offer more than just advanced cyber security; we build lasting partnerships by working as an extension of your team to deliver tailored, proactive security solutions. Our highly accredited experts utilise Gartner Magic Quadrant-leading technologies and a threat-led approach informed by our offensive and threat intelligence teams, enabling us to stay ahead of emerging threats and swiftly adapt our defensive strategies.

Our commitment to understanding your unique security needs allows us to seamlessly integrate into your operations, aligning our services with your business objectives. By combining our deep expertise, advanced analytics, and proactive threat hunting, we provide a bespoke service that strengthens your security posture, ensures compliance, and supports your organisation's growth with a trusted and evolving partnership.

The right people

Our strength lies in our people—highly skilled professionals who are more than just experts; they are an extension of your team. Our SOC analysts and engineers possess deep technical expertise and hands-on experience in identifying and responding to sophisticated cyber threats. They think like attackers, leveraging their knowledge to monitor network traffic, identify anomalies, and mitigate risks before they escalate.

Beyond just technical skills, our team is dedicated to building collaborative relationships with your organisation. We integrate seamlessly into your operations, offering guidance and support that aligns with your internal processes and business goals. When an incident occurs, our robust incident management program ensures that artefacts are preserved and mitigation actions are swiftly executed, providing you with confidence and continuity. Our commitment to continuous learning and adapting to emerging threats means we don’t just react to attacks—we anticipate them, offering a proactive approach to your security needs.

The best technology

We believe that the right technology is critical to effective cyber security. That’s why we only deploy best-in-class solutions that have been rigorously tested in real-world scenarios to ensure they meet our high standards for performance and reliability. Our technology stack is carefully curated to provide rich data insights, empowering our analysts to detect and respond to threats swiftly and accurately.

Our approach combines cutting-edge security technologies with advanced automation, orchestration, and analytics to deliver unparalleled protection. From endpoint and network security to integrated threat detection and response platforms, every tool we use is selected for its ability to enhance our service and fit seamlessly into your existing infrastructure. This ensures that you benefit from robust, scalable solutions that adapt to your evolving needs, providing a strong foundation for a proactive and resilient security posture.

Advanced Automation and AI

Our advanced SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) platform powers our security operations with enhanced automation, AI, and machine learning capabilities. This cutting-edge solution streamlines and accelerates threat detection, investigation, and response, allowing us to act swiftly and accurately against potential threats.

By leveraging AI and machine learning, our SOAR platform continuously learns from new data, improving its ability to identify patterns and predict emerging threats. Automation of routine tasks frees up our analysts to focus on complex investigations, ensuring quicker response times and reducing the impact of incidents. This means increased efficiency, faster resolution of security incidents, and a more resilient security posture—all delivered as a seamless Managed Service.

Threat modelling

Effective cyber security starts with understanding your unique threat landscape. Our threat modelling process is a proactive approach that identifies and prioritises potential risks to your critical assets and digital infrastructure. By thoroughly assessing your attack surfaces and mapping out potential threat scenarios, we develop a strategic view of your organisation's vulnerabilities and defence needs.

This deep, upfront analysis allows us to tailor our security strategies to your specific environment, aligning our defences with the most likely and impactful threats. We continuously refine this approach through ongoing threat hunting and data analysis, ensuring that we stay ahead of attackers and adapt to the evolving threat landscape. For our clients, this means a more targeted, efficient security posture that not only prevents critical asset compromise but also supports your broader business objectives with informed, data-driven protection strategies.

Use cases and orchestration

Understanding how attackers operate within breached infrastructures is crucial to effective threat detection and response. Our approach is built on a deep knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), allowing us to anticipate their moves and disrupt their activities at every stage of the cyber kill chain. From initial access and persistence to data exfiltration and lateral movement, we develop use cases that mirror real-world attack patterns, providing comprehensive coverage against a wide range of threats.

Our analysts follow tailored, well-defined processes that ensure a precise and appropriate response to each incident. These processes are guided by contextual intelligence and enriched data from our SOAR platform, enabling rapid decision-making and efficient containment actions. By combining automated workflows with human expertise, we ensure that every response is proportionate and aligned with the specific threat and your organisation's risk profile, minimising impact and enhancing resilience.

Service operation and delivery

Our service operation and delivery are designed to be fully adaptable to meet the unique needs of each client. We recognise that every organisation has different security challenges and operational requirements, which is why our SOC services are highly customisable. Whether you need specific compliance support, tailored reporting, or bespoke response protocols, we align our processes to fit seamlessly within your existing workflows.

Operating within a mature ITIL/ISO20000-aligned framework, we ensure that our service delivery is not only consistent and reliable but also flexible enough to evolve with your security posture. We continuously review and refine our processes, focusing on delivering quality outcomes that match your strategic objectives. By partnering closely with your team, we provide a service that’s not just about meeting standards—it's about exceeding expectations and delivering value that aligns precisely with your business goals.

Why work with us?

Specialist expertise

Our cyber security experts hold multiple vendor certifications and accreditations as well as highly respected industry accreditations from CREST, the PCI SSC, ISC2, BCI, Chartered Institute of IT, and NCSC CHECK.

Data-driven decision making

In 2023 we created over 150 cyber security detection rules across our security tools to support the quick identification of threats to our clients. We use this information to support you in securing your business assets with the appropriate response activities readying you to tackle current cyber threats.

Everywhere you are

Operating in over 55 countries, with more than 250 dedicated cyber security specialists and over 300 highly qualified information security auditors across the world, we can provide a local service with a globally consistent dedication to excellence.

Award winners

We have been recognised for the breadth and depth of our services – including the TEISS Award for Best Penetration Testing Service in 2024, Enterprise Threat Detection and Cloud Security awards at the Security Excellence Awards 2024 and the Stratus Award for Best Managed Cloud Security Service.

Service components and capability

Managed Detection and Response - MDR
  • Next-generation capabilities providing comprehensive logging, monitoring, and response for proactive threat management.
  • Combining advanced automation with human expertise, delivering tailored responses that align with your specific security needs.
  • Trusted partnerships with flexible solutions that support your risk management and compliance requirements.
Extended Detection and Response - XDR
  • Unified threat detection and response across endpoints, networks, servers, and cloud environments, providing holistic visibility into your security landscape.
  • Advanced analytics and machine learning-driven insights to detect, prioritise, and respond to complex threats faster and more accurately.
  • Customisable workflows and automation that streamline incident management, reducing response times and minimising disruption to your operations.
Endpoint Detection and Response - EDR and EPP
  • Comprehensive endpoint protection that combines real-time threat detection, prevention, and response to safeguard against advanced cyber attacks.
  • Rapid threat isolation and automated response actions, minimising the potential damage and maintaining business continuity.
  • Flexible deployment options, including cloud-native, on-premises, or hybrid environments, allowing seamless integration with your existing IT infrastructure.
Network Detection and Response - NDR
  • Real-time monitoring and analysis of network traffic to detect and respond to threats across your entire digital landscape.
  • Deep packet inspection and threat intelligence integration, providing comprehensive visibility into network activities and uncovering hidden threats.
  • Scalable and flexible deployment options, tailored to fit your specific network architecture and security needs, ensuring seamless integration and enhanced protection.
Managed Vulnerability Scanning
  • Comprehensive infrastructure scanning to identify and prioritise vulnerabilities across servers, networks, and connected devices, ensuring robust protection of your core assets.
  • Web application and API scanning that uncovers security flaws in your applications, such as injection attacks and misconfigurations, to protect your digital interfaces and maintain secure interactions.
  • External scanning to assess your internet-facing assets, identifying potential entry points and ensuring that your perimeter defences are resilient against external attacks.
Incident Response and Digital Forensics
  • Provides rapid access to expert responders through our Incident Response Retainer Services, with predefined SLAs and tailored response plans to quickly contain incidents and minimise downtime.
  • Offering comprehensive digital forensics to investigate incidents, preserve evidence, and deliver insights to prevent future threats.
  • Conducts incident tabletop exercises that simulate real-world attacks, testing your team’s readiness and improving your incident response strategy.

The world leader in CREST accreditations

We are proud to be the only organisation in the world with a full suite of accreditations from The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST).

Our team of consultants have achieved the highest accreditations for Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, Incident Response services and Threat Intelligence. In addition, we were also the first organisation to be CREST accredited for our Security Operation Centre services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Providing Security Testing to a leading UK financial investment company

This client had previously experienced a high number of vulnerabilities, from which LRQA was able to help. The services implemented provided the client with a proactive and threat-led approach; informed by our offensive and threat intelligence teams to protect against the latest industry threats.

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