Analytics-driven next-gen Cloud SOC launched by Help AG

Help AG, e& enterprise’s (formerly Etisalat Digital) cybersecurity arm and the region’s trusted security advisor, has launched a fully cloud-delivered, Next-Generation SOC (Security Operations Center).

The Help AG Cloud SOC will modernize the security operations of the region’s largest enterprise infrastructures with analytics-powered solutions that detect unknown threats, provide powerful anomaly detection, and user and entity risk profiling, ultimately preventing attacks on enterprise assets.

Commenting on the launch, Stephan Berner, Chief Executive Officer at Help AG, said: “Our cloud-delivered, analytics powered, Next-Gen SOC is a fully managed service deployed to match our customers’ overall hybrid and cloud IT strategies. Built on the foundations of next-generation SIEM, integrated with UEBA capabilities and delivered through local cloud infrastructure, Help AG’s Next-Gen Cloud SOC ensures enterprises get the protection and assurance they need.”

In modern enterprise environments, the SOC employs next-generation security information and event management (SIEM) combined with user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) to address critical use cases such as insider threats, lateral movement detection, and data exfiltration.

Help AG’s Next-Gen Cloud SOC, delivered as software as a service (SaaS), offers a pay-as-you-grow fully managed platform with a predictable cost model and upgrade options that include security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR), network detection and response (NDR), and endpoint detection and response (EDR), among other services.

User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA), which enables enterprise customers to discover abnormal and risky behavior by users, machines, and other entities, is one of the offering’s main pillars. Furthermore, next-generation SIEM leveraging UEBA employs modern big data technologies to perform analytics at scale, with ingestion from all public clouds and major SaaS environments, all while adhering to local data residency regulations.

Help AG’s Next-Gen Cloud SOC provides customers with the opportunity to leverage the experience and expertise of the region’s largest MSSP through a layered approach that combines people, processes, and technology. Companies and clients will greatly benefit from this Next-Gen Cloud SOC that is enabled from day one of their digital transformation journeys, providing faster visibility and effectively detecting sophisticated threats such as ransomware, insider threats, data exfiltration, privileged access abuse, advanced persistent threats (APTs), and phishing.