Cybersecurity Consultancy
for MSPs and MSSPs
First-stage security solutions
What are the foundations of effective cybersecurity reselling?
There are a few essential steps you can take to ensure the delivery of effective long term security solutions for your clients, identifying their level of security maturity before putting together a strategy for further testing and actions.
These are steps that any business, including your own MSP or MSSP, will benefit from taking – and inSOC can guide you through them.
Security Maturity Assessment
Identify the biggest security risks and where you should focus your efforts, based on industry best practice and recognized security frameworks.
vCISO
Virtualize your cybersecurity team and get access to expert strategic and technical assistance, with a virtual Chief Information Security Officer service.
Penetration Testing
Carry out simulated attacks to identify any potential security breaches or vulnerabilities. The next stage after implementing mature security controls.
Security Maturity Level Assessment
This assessment is the recommended first port of call in evaluating and strengthening your own and client’s cybersecurity, which is carried out by inSOC as a white label service. It involves a gap analysis and risk assessment, with the aim of identifying the level of security maturity, the biggest security risks, and where the security strategy should be focused.
Including a review of current strategic plans and compliance with globally recognised controls and frameworks (including NIST CSF, CIS Critical Controls and ISO 27001), the process will result in an authoritative guide to developing a tactical plan to further mature you own and your client’s security program.
We strongly recommend that this elemental testing is done for the MSP/MSSP in the first instance, to ensure your own systems and environment is sound before reselling a wider range of inSOC solutions to clients.
Security Maturity Assessment
This assessment is the recommended first port of call in evaluating and strengthening your own and client’s cybersecurity, which is carried out by inSOC as a white label service. It involves a gap analysis and risk assessment, with the aim of identifying the level of security maturity, the biggest security risks, and where the security strategy should be focused.
Including a review of current strategic plans and compliance with globally recognised controls and frameworks (including NIST 800, CIS 20 and ISO27001), the process will result in an authoritative guide to developing a tactical plan to further mature you own and your client’s security program.
We strongly recommend this elemental testing is done for the MSP/MSSP in the first instance, to ensure your own systems environment is sound before reselling a wider range of inSOC solutions to clients.
vCISO
Essential for acting on the findings of the Security Maturity Level Assessment, and invaluable when moving on to delivering ongoing cybersecurity services to clients, a vCISO (virtual Chief Information Security Officer) gives you access to world class cybersecurity expertise without the need to hire a team. It is a scalable, reliable and cost effective way to develop your security maturity and policies.
Our vCISO offering covers both strategic and technical expertise, and includes a wealth of support services:
- Cybersecurity Leadership
- Policy Development
- Cybersecurity Standards
- Operational Security
- Cybersecurity and Technology Product Evaluations
- Technical Guidance
- Security Architecture Development
- Technical Assistance
- Risk Management
- Hands-On Guidance and Technical Support
Penetration Testing
Also known as a ‘red team exercise’, these tests are a simulation of a real world cyber attack that utilize the same ever-evolving techniques and tools that cyber criminals use.
Often misunderstood as the first stage in assessing security effectiveness, this process is designed to test implemented security controls after they have matured, to meet compliance requirements (e.g. PCI, NERC) or to verify risk levels if business infrastructure has undergone a significant change.
Identifying what (and who) the threats to a client’s business are is an essential part of penetration testing, and inSOC will support you throughout the process, allowing you to resell with confidence.
Of course, we can also implement penetration testing for your MSP/MSSP – so you can practice what you preach.
Penetration Testing
Also known as a ‘red team exercise’, these tests are a simulation of a real world cyber attack that utilize the same ever-evolving techniques and tools that cyber criminals use.
Often misunderstood as the first stage in assessing security effectiveness, this process is designed to test implemented security controls after they have matured, to meet compliance requirements (e.g. PCI, NERC) or to verify risk levels if business infrastructure has undergone a significant change.
Identifying what (and who) the threats to a client’s business are is an essential part of penetration testing, and inSOC will support you throughout the process, allowing you to resell with confidence.
Of course, we can also implement penetration testing for your MSP/MSSP – so you can practice what you preach.
Additional services
In addition to the essential first steps above, inSOC offers a full range of complimentary cybersecurity services for MSPs, MSSPs and their clients.
Security Risk Assessment
A further analysis to identify, prioritize and measure cybersecurity risk based on specific industry, business strategy and regulatory requirements. Includes HIPAA, NIST CSF, ISO 27002, Comprehensive and Vendor assessment.
Compliance
Legislators require organizations to make cybersecurity a top priority, and compliance regulations depend on the industry you're in. Includes CMMC, DFARS, FERPA, GDPR, GLBA, HIPPA, ISO 27001, NYS DFS, PCI, CIS20, CCPA and SSAE19.
Awareness Training
Cybersecurity failures without exception are caused by user behavior - from misconfigured firewalls and poorly written source code, to simply clicking a link in a malicious email. Build a cybersecurity awareness program for your business and its employees.
Incident Response
If you’ve had a security incident, you’ll want to recover fast - and stop it from happening again. Immediate Response & Recovery will fix the issue, and a combination of Digital Forensics and Incident Response Preparation will prevent further incidents.
Data Security & Governance
Want to create an effective, unified culture of Security Management Governance to manage security risks across your organization? We will provide the process, tools and training to build a truly effective data governance and data security team.
Data Protection & Privacy
Assess and solve privacy challenges via our vDPO (Virtual Data Protection Officer) service. Implement actionable recommendations with expert support, knowledge and experience - with awareness training for staff involved in data processing.
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