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SOC Consulting: Your Path to Security Excellence

Ensure your SOC stays ever-robust and fully defends against known and unknown threats

Monitor, assess, and defend your business-critical data, processes, and domains with an efficient and proactive SOC. Leverage Group-IB’s complete security operations services, frameworks, and consulting to increase your business’s resilience against cyber attacks and IT abuse.

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Unclear procedures and processes

The lack of defined processes and playbooks is one of the top challenges in utilizing SOC capabilities

57%

57% think cybersecurity's current skills shortage is 'very bad' or 'serious'

$23 trillion

The annual average cost of cybercrime is predicted to hit over $23 trillion in 2027, up from $8.4 trillion in 2022

Overcome critical security gaps
with Group-IB SOC Consulting

With the right SOC consulting, understand your security maturity and take informed steps to improve security controls, logging, telemetry, and SOC processes. Build proactive SOC operations and conduct continuous assessments to keep your business ahead of the latest threats, attack techniques with advanced security technologies.

Measure your SOC maturity

Measure and improve your capabilities in security controls coverage, logging, high-quality telemetry collection, and the necessary SOC processes and skills to remain defended

Develop your team’s roster and advanced capabilities

In a rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, elevate your cybersecurity team's skills through ongoing training, tabletop exercises, practical applications, capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges, and more

Make the shift: From reactive to proactive

Empower your SOC with intelligence-driven frameworks to proactively identify vulnerabilities, detect unusual activities early, and prevent potential security incidents from escalating

Enable your SOC to detect the most advanced attacks

Improve your SOC’s preparedness through intrusive red and purple teaming tests and training in advanced Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), Threat Hunting, and Threat Intelligence techniques

Improve your SOC's understanding of the threat landscape

Enrich your SOC with critical threat intelligence, including relevant threats and threat actors, malware, tools, and TTPs by constructing the threat landscape

Increase your incident response effectiveness

Assess your current incident response processes, workflows, established communication channels, and division of responsibilities to identify gaps and make strategic improvements in response actions

Establish an ever-robust SOC
with Group-IB

Namesake SOCs fall short of shielding your business from complex cyber risks. Choose a trusted cybersecurity partner to enhance SOC capabilities throughout the entire cycle, tailored for any cyber defense team and all levels of SOC maturity.

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Assessment
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Development
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Training
Assessment
We thoroughly audit your SOC processes, people and technologies, also your compliance with local regulations. All the findings are documented in reports with high-impact recommendations for immediate implementation
SOC Management model
Stop the attacker
Remove the threat actor from your environment and restore critical functions in time to avoid major consequences
SOC Operation Model
SOC Operation Model
Development of SOC Processes, Procedures and internal operational documentation
Threat Intelligence Program Development
Threat Intelligence Program Development
Building Threat Intelligence program from Priority Intelligence Requirements to TI SOPs
Threat Landscape
Threat Landscape
Development of the relevant to your organization threat landscape consisting of Threats and Threat Actors, TTPs, Malware and Tools
Cyber Fraud Operation Model
Cyber Fraud Operation Model
Development of Cyber Fraud Processes, Procedures and internal operational documentation
Development
We develop frameworks and programs, customize threat landscapes, and build overall SOC maturity along with a roadmap for continuous enhancements.
SOC Assessment
SOC Assessment
SOC maturity assessment according to SOC-CMM, while also taking into account existing local regulations and other frameworks.
Cyber Fraud Assessment
Cyber Fraud Assessment
Cyber Fraud capabilities assessment according to Group-IB Fraud Matrix, or Local regulations
Threat Intelligence Assessment
Threat Intelligence Assessment
Evaluation of threat intelligence capabilities and a team’s readiness based on common methodologies and local regulations
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Assessment
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Assessment
Assessing the company’s detections, mitigations, and data sources based on the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise
SOC Documentation Review & Improvement
SOC Documentation Review & Improvement
Reviewing and improving existing SOC documentation: Strategy, Architecture, Operational model, and other SOC documentation
Security Controls Gaps Assessment
Security Controls Gaps Assessment
Assessing security controls (defenses) for possible misconfiguration, outdated software, weak detection and prevention logic, and architecture mistakes
Training
Our role-based educational model helps build the necessary skills, all the while taking into account your SOC current processes
Building the Ultimate SOC Course
Building the Ultimate SOC Course
Practical approaches to building, running, and assessing SOCs and Cyber Defense Centers for SOC Managers, CISO, Lead Analysts, SOC Architects
SOC Advanced Trainings
SOC Advanced Trainings
Training courses relevant for TIER 3 SOC Analysts, CTI and Threat Hunting teams conducted by certified specialists
SOC Core Trainings
SOC Core Trainings
Training courses relevant for TIER 1-2 SOC Analysts, conducted by certified specialists
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Group-IB SOC Framework
with Group-IB

Group-IB’s intelligence-driven and service-based SOC framework helps build essential SOC CORE and SOC ADVANCED services. Each domain service is based on building a systemic and strong security operations environment with the right technical infrastructure and executive support.

SOC Management
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Team
SOC Manager
Process
SOC Mission, Strategy, Vision, Drivers, Roadmap, Structure, Operation Mode
Technology
Ticketing system, knowledge base, communication platforms
SOC Management
The SOC Management service is focused on defining the SOC’s mission, vision, and business drivers. It reviews the organizational structure and operating model, communication methods between teams, onboarding procedures, skills assessment, staff training, reporting formats and methods, and the manager's role, responsibilities, and required skills.
It also establishes how all other SOC services are connected so that the SOC can operate as one entity. It includes handling technologies such as ticketing systems, knowledge bases, and communication platforms.
SOC Core
Threat Intelligence
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Team
Threat Intelligence Analyst
Process
Threat Intelligence Process
Technology
TIP, STIX/YARA/SIGMA tools, OSINT tools
Threat Intelligence
Threat Intelligence involves planning, collecting, processing, analyzing, and imparting information about potential threats to an organization. It defines stakeholders, priority intelligence requirements, collection sources, methods for collection and analysis, delivery methods, and the threat landscape.
Incident Monitoring
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Team
L1/L2 Analyst
Process
Incident Management Process
Technology
SIEM, XDR, Firewalls, IDS/IPS and other security controls
Incident Monitoring
Incident Monitoring detects security incidents as soon as possible and escalate them to the Incident Response team. The service describes an approach to identifying, triaging, categorizing, classifying, prioritizing, analyzing, escalating, and notifying incidents. It also covers detection logic and use cases, detection tools, the roles and responsibilities of the L1/ L2 analyst teams, and the skills required in all these areas. The main security controls included in the technology section are SIEM, XDR, IDS, and NGFW.
SOC Architecture & Security Engineering
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Team
SOC Architect, SOC Engineer
Process
Configuration Change Management process
Technology
Security Controls, self-monitoring systems, backup-systems
SOC Architecture & Security Engineering
The service assist in selecting, designing, documenting, and managing appropriate security controls within the SOC. This includes identifying assets needing protection, defining security practices, maintaining the SOC system inventory, and managing daily operational changes. It also includes building SOC architecture diagrams, defines roles and skills for SOC architects and engineers, and covers self-monitoring systems like Zabbix and Nagios and backup systems.
Log Management
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SOC Engineer
Process
Log Management Process
Technology
SIEM, Central Log Management Systems, Netflow systems, network dumps storage
Log Management
It is a support service to help convert log data into insights to improve the operations and efficiency of systems, networks, and applications. It helps pinpoint and resolve issues, enhance security, and meet regulatory requirements.
The primary goal is to collect and store log data from various systems and applications within an organization's IT infrastructure to support other SOC services. The main technology used is SIEM.
Incident Response
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Team
Lead Analyst/Incident Responder
Process
Incident Response Process
Technology
SIEM, SOAR, XDR, Firewalls, WAF, Anti-DDOS, VPN, host triage tools, packet analysis tools, sandboxes
Incident Response
Incident Response minimizes the impact of security incidents, and restores affected systems quickly. The service covers methods for managing and responding to incidents detected by the Incident Monitoring team, including containment, eradication, and recovery. This service defines playbooks, incident reports, tools, roles, responsibilities, and required skills. The technology section includes security controls and tools like host triage tools, packet analysis, sandboxes, XDR, SOAR, and IRP.
SOC Management
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Team
SOC Manager
Process
SOC Mission, Strategy, Vision, Drivers, Roadmap, Structure, Operation Mode
Technology
Ticketing system, knowledge base, communication platforms
SOC Management
The SOC Management service is focused on defining the SOC’s mission, vision, and business drivers. It reviews the organizational structure and operating model, communication methods between teams, onboarding procedures, skills assessment, staff training, reporting formats and methods, and the manager's role, responsibilities, and required skills.
It also establishes how all other SOC services are connected so that the SOC can operate as one entity. It includes handling technologies such as ticketing systems, knowledge bases, and communication platforms.
SOC Advanced
Threat Hunting
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Team
Threat Hunter
Process
Threat Hunting Process
Technology
SIEM, XDR, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, TIP, sandboxes host data, network devices, packet analysis tools
Threat Hunting
The main objective of Incident Response is to minimize the impact of security incidents on the business and IT environment and to restore the operation of any affected systems as quickly as possible. The Incident Response service encompasses methods for managing and responding to incidents after they are detected by the Incident Monitoring team. This service explains how to contain, eradicate, and recover from incidents. It defines playbooks, incident reports, tools, roles, and the responsibilities of the parties involved, as well as the skills required for performing all Incident Response-related activities. The Technology section of this service covers a broad set of security controls and tools, such as host triage tools, packet analysis, sandboxes, XDR, SOAR, IRP, and more.
Vulnerability Management
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Vulnerability Management Analyst
Process
Vulnerability Management Process
Technology
Vulnerability Scanners
Vulnerability Management
The Vulnerability Management service focuses on identifying vulnerabilities and associated risks. It defines the assets and infrastructure involved in scans; scores discovered vulnerabilities, outlines mitigation methods and describes types of vulnerability scanning. The service defines the vulnerability management team, its roles and responsibilities, required skills, and protocols for reports. The main technologies used are vulnerability scanners and attack surface management tools.
Self Assessment
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Penetration Specialist, Auditor
Process
Pentesting, redteaming, security awareness, security controls gap assessment, IR readiness
Technology
BAS, pentesting tools, ASM
Self Assessment
The service includes sub-services such as penetration testing, red teaming, security controls gap assessment, compromise assessment, security awareness, SOC maturity assessment, and MITRE ATT&CK coverage assessment. We offer the following options for a comprehensive Self Assessment:
  1. SOC coverage assessment (MITRE ATT&CK)
  2. SOC capability and maturity assessment (SOC-CMM)
  3. Penetration testing
  4. Red teaming
  5. Purple teaming
  6. Security controls gap assessment
  7. Compliance audits (MEA, APAC, Europe)
  8. Compromise assessment
  9. Threat intelligence assessment
  10. Table-top exercises
Digital Forensics
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Team
Digital Forensics Analyst
Process
Malware analysis, Reverse engineering, e-discovery processes
Technology
Write blockers, memory collection tools, environment for MA & RE, sandboxes, eDiscovery tools
Digital Forensics
The service involves identifying, acquiring, processing, and analyzing digital evidence of crimes or attacks, including malware analysis and reverse engineering. It covers the forensics process, tools, analyst responsibilities, and required skills. Tools used include writing blockers, malware analysis environments, and memory and disk analysis tools. The service reveals new IOCs and digital artifacts for court presentation and provides recommendations for further action.

Why choose Group-IB Cyber Defense Consulting services?

A robust SOC framework

Group-IB’s SOC framework is intelligence-driven and covers all domains to enhance cyber defense strategies

Operational efficiency

We have well-developed processes, supported by workshops and on-the-job guidance, that ensure the effective implementation of security measures

Expert support

Each Group-IB expert has a background in SOC management that is continuously informed and enriched through information exchange with our DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident Response), CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team), and TI (Threat Intelligence) teams. Our cyber defense consultants possess world-famous cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SOC-CMM and SANS Institute certifications

Powerful collaboration

With extensive experience in SOC management and collaboration with CERTs worldwide, including law enforcement agencies, Group-IB strengthens its incident response capabilities and constantly enriches its Threat Intelligence data lake

Threat Intelligence as core functionality

Enable our proprietary Threat Intelligence to constantly access and exchange critical threat information, establish event filtering rules, analyze threat patterns, profile threat actors and their TTPs, and provide immediate instructions for proactive threat mitigation

Cybersecurity-focused consulting

Unlike generic consulting companies, we focus only on cybersecurity, especially Security Operations Centers, Threat Intelligence, and Cyber Fraud

Utilizing modern cybersecurity frameworks

In our consulting practice, we use essential cybersecurity frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, SOC-CMM, RE&CT and more. On top of that, we are flexible in adjusting to customer requirements and can operate with any local best practices and frameworks

Group-IB’s expert-led SOC projects
using our battle-tested framework
and techniques

Project type
Developing SOC operational model from scratch
Customer segment
Government agency
Scope of work
SOC development project
Duration of project
4 months
Result & Key findings
Developed SOC incident monitoring, log management, vulnerability management, incident response, and cyber threat intelligence processes
Project type
SOC consulting & maturity assessment
Customer segment
Finance & Banking
Scope of work
SOC CMM Maturity assessment & refining of the SOC documentation
Duration of project
2 months
Result & Key findings
SOC Assessment report, SOC Roadmap, and refining of the existing SOC documentation
Project type
SOC\IR assessment and consulting
Customer segment
Insurance companies
Scope of work
IR assessment and process development
Duration of project
2 months
Result & Key findings
Audit of the current IR capabilities, Developed SOC incident response processes and playbooks
Project type
Commercial SOC development
Customer segment
MSSP
Scope of work
SOC development project
Duration of project
8 months
Result & Key findings
SOC concept and processes development, an overview of the SOC tools implementation, SOC staff training, SOC processes launch
Project type
Threat Intelligence Consulting + Threat Intelligence Compliance
Customer segment
Finance & Banking
Scope of work
CTI Compliance and full Threat Intelligence program development
Duration of project
3 months
Result & Key findings
Compliance with local CTI requirements, Threat Intelligence Process development, Threat Landscape Preparation, Threat Intelligence Maturity model development, RACI Matrix preparation, and standards of procedures development
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Stories of successful implementation

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Group-IB’s Cyber Defense Consulting Practice team for their exceptional professionalism and dedication throughout our recent SOC CMM assessment. We were impressed by the team's high level of engagement, the quality of the report and the comprehensive roadmap they provided following the assessment. We very much appreciate the efforts of the entire Group-IB team and we look forward to continuing this mutually rewarding partnership. We recommend Group-IB’s Cyber Defense Consulting Practice services to everyone within our industry and beyond.

Eldar Garayev

Head of Security and SOC Department
Pasha Technology

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Ultimate SOC

Learn how to build the Ultimate SOC

Our role-based educational model helps build the necessary skills while considering your SOC's current processes. Training courses are relevant for all SOCs, from those with mature teams to those who are only beginning to build their security operations.


Our courses are conducted by experts with extensive experience in the relevant cybersecurity areas, which means that more than 70% of all training for technical specialists consists of practical exercises and case studies.



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Group-IB is the first SOC-CMM
Partner in Asia to enhance Global
Cyber Defense Capabilities

As a Silver Support Partner of SOC-CMM, Group-IB, through its Digital Crime Resistance Centers (DCRCs) in the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, and the Asia-Pacific, delivers global SOC-CMM advisory services, including comprehensive assessments, consulting services, and targeted training to SOCs.

The purpose of the SOC-CMM is to gain insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the SOC. The SOC-CMM provides with the ability to measure SOCs capability and maturity. The model consists of 5 domains and 25 aspects.

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