SOC, SIEM & XDR: security operations
Turn security alerts into clear decisions and action.
Security tools collect many events. Their value depends on your team recognizing relevant signals and responding consistently. We help build and improve security operations, from suitable data sources and detection rules to clear investigation and escalation paths. The scope reflects your risks and the operational team available.
Your options
Services that move your project forward
Define objectives and responsibilities
We clarify critical systems, existing tools, responsibilities and available service times. Expected detection and response tasks are precisely named.
A realistic scope of services with clear limits of responsibility.
Connect relevant data sources
Identity services, endpoints, applications, and infrastructure are prioritized based on relevance. Data quality, time reference, and retention are all part of the integration.
The analysis is based on appropriate and comprehensible event data.
Develop detection use cases
Rules and correlations focus on relevant attack scenarios and operational risks. Each detection use case documents its prerequisites and limits.
Your team understands what risks an alarm is actually supposed to cover.
Investigate and refine alerts
We review false positives, missing context and recurring alerts systematically. Prioritization combines technical evidence with business relevance.
Fewer unnecessary interruptions and clearer investigation mandates.
Prepare response workflows
Initial assessment, escalation and coordinated measures are planned with the responsible teams. Interventions require appropriate rights and clear approvals.
In the event of an incident, there is a comprehensible path to the next decision.
Test and improve
Agreed scenarios check data sources, detection, and handovers. Results are incorporated into rules, documentation, and regular service meetings.
Security Operations evolves based on verifiable insights.
Where to start
SOC, SIEM & XDR: security operations Use cases
Three example situations show how we can help.
Make existing SIEM usable
Events are collected, but rules and processing remain patchy. We prioritize relevant use cases and connect them to clear investigation workflows.
View endpoints and identities together
A device alert can be difficult to assess without sign-in context. Suitable data sources and correlations help analysts understand events together.
Expand Security Operations
An internal team needs additional data sources or an orderly handover to service providers. We clarify responsibilities, interfaces and comprehensible service boundaries.
From requirements to results
A clear process with agreed milestones
Assess the current position
We assess risks, tools, available event data and operational organization.
Select initial use cases
A limited scope specifies data sources, rules, and expected processing.
Test integrations and workflows
Data and alarms are checked; escalations and coordinated reactions are played out.
Hand over and improve
Runbooks, responsibilities and criteria for periodic review are agreed.
Your benefit
What you receive
- Coordinated security operations concept for the agreed scope.
- Integrated data sources and documented detection cases.
- Alert, investigation and escalation procedures with responsibilities.
- Test results and prioritized improvements for further IT operations.
Ways to work with us
Choose a starting point that fits your needs. We agree the scope and required effort in a tailored proposal.
Security operations review
For guidance: data sources, existing detection cases, and prioritized improvements.
SIEM or XDR pilot
For a practical starting point: selected integrations, tested detection and clear response workflows.
Expansion and operational support
For existing teams: additional detection cases, rule maintenance and coordinated support.
Questions before you get started
What is the difference between SOC, SIEM and XDR?
A SOC is a team or function responsible for security operations. A SIEM supports the collection and analysis of security events. Depending on the product, XDR combines detection and response across multiple sources. Tooling and operational responsibilities need to be planned together.
Is round-the-clock support automatically included?
Service hours, on-call arrangements, response targets and permitted actions are expressly agreed. Technical setup and staffed monitoring are separate parts of the service scope.
Can existing products continue to be used?
Yes. We examine available interfaces, data quality, licenses and the required detection cases. A product change is only suggested if the existing solution cannot meaningfully meet the agreed requirements.
What data should we collect first?
We prioritize sources that support specific detection use cases and provide useful context, such as identity, endpoint or administration events. Collection is scoped to balance detection value, cost and data protection requirements.
How do you reduce false alarms?
We review triggers, context, known operational activity and previous investigations. Rules are adjusted and tested again. The aim is to reduce unnecessary alerts while preserving relevant security signals.
Who is allowed to isolate devices or block accounts?
Such measures require agreed responsibilities, rights and approvals. We determine which steps may be carried out automatically, after consultation or exclusively by your internal team.
How do we test the effectiveness?
Coordinated test scenarios check whether relevant events are received, whether rules are triggered and the right teams are reached. In addition, processing quality and recognizable gaps are regularly evaluated.
What do the operating costs depend on?
Among other things, data volume, retention, licenses, number of detection cases and service times. Rule maintenance and alarm processing also cause effort. These factors are transparently narrowed down before commissioning.
Discuss your next step
Which security alerts still lack a clear response?
Describe your tools, data sources and operational organization. We develop a suitable entry point for more effective security operations.
Products for your project
Find manufacturers and product families that fit your needs. We help you plan selection, integration and operations.
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Armis
Asset visibility and cyber exposure management
Armis Centrix — Asset Management and Security · Armis Centrix — OT/IoT Security · Armis Centrix — Medical Device Security
Products and use cases: Armis →BeyondTrust
Control privileged access
Password Safe · Privileged Remote Access · Endpoint Privilege Management
Products and use cases: BeyondTrust →BlueFlag Security
Identify risks in development identities
Developer Risk and Governance Platform
Products and use cases: BlueFlag Security →Check Point
Secure networks, cloud and endpoints
Next Generation Firewalls · Spark Firewalls · Cloud Firewall · Email Security · Endpoint Security
Products and use cases: Check Point →Corelight
Network detection and response
Open NDR Platform · Corelight Sensors · Corelight Investigator
Products and use cases: Corelight →Cybereason
Endpoint protection and attack detection
Cybereason EDR · Cybereason XDR · Cybereason NGAV
Products and use cases: Cybereason →CYREBRO
Managed detection and response
Managed Detection and Response · CYREBRO SOC Platform · Incident Response
Products and use cases: CYREBRO →Enginsight
IT visibility and security assessment
Enginsight Platform · Enginsight SIEM · Vulnerability Management & Pentesting
Products and use cases: Enginsight →Exabeam
SIEM and behavior-based detection
New-Scale SIEM · New-Scale Fusion · New-Scale Analytics
Products and use cases: Exabeam →Fortinet
Network security and secure access
FortiGate · FortiSASE · FortiEDR / FortiXDR · FortiManager / FortiAnalyzer
Products and use cases: Fortinet →Horizon3.ai
Validate attack paths and remediation
NodeZero Autonomous Pentesting · NodeZero AD Password Audit
Products and use cases: Horizon3.ai →Kaspersky
Endpoint protection and XDR
Kaspersky Next EDR Foundations · Kaspersky Next XDR Expert · Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security
Products and use cases: Kaspersky →Microsoft
Cloud, identities and security
Microsoft 365 / Azure · Microsoft Entra / Intune · Microsoft Defender / Sentinel · Microsoft Purview
Products and use cases: Microsoft →N-able
IT management and recovery
N-central Endpoint Management · N-sight Endpoint Management · Cove Data Protection · Passportal
Products and use cases: N-able →NETSCOUT
Network analytics and DDoS protection
nGeniusONE · Omnis Cyber Intelligence / Streamer · Arbor Edge Defense
Products and use cases: NETSCOUT →Rapid7
Vulnerabilities and attack surfaces
Exposure Command / InsightVM · InsightAppSec · InsightCloudSec · Metasploit
Products and use cases: Rapid7 →Sekoia.io
SIEM and threat intelligence
Sekoia Defend · Sekoia Intelligence
Products and use cases: Sekoia.io →SentinelOne
Endpoint protection and security operations
Singularity Endpoint · Singularity Identity · Singularity Cloud Security · Singularity AI SIEM
Products and use cases: SentinelOne →Sophos
Endpoint, firewall and managed detection
Sophos Endpoint · Sophos Firewall · Sophos MDR · Sophos Central
Products and use cases: Sophos →Torq
Security operations automation
Torq Hyperautomation · Torq HyperAgents · Torq Case Management
Products and use cases: Torq →Trellix
Endpoint, data and network security
Trellix Endpoint Security · Trellix Data Security · Trellix Network Security · Trellix Helix
Products and use cases: Trellix →Tripwire
Integrity and security configuration
Tripwire Enterprise · Tripwire IP360 · Tripwire LogCenter
Products and use cases: Tripwire →Varonis
Data security and access permissions
Varonis Discovery / DSPM · Varonis Data Access Governance · Varonis Data Detection and Response
Products and use cases: Varonis →WatchGuard
Network, endpoint and identity protection
WatchGuard Firebox · WatchGuard AuthPoint · WatchGuard Endpoint Security · WatchGuard ThreatSync
Products and use cases: WatchGuard →