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Vulnerability Management Solutions
Vulnerability Management Vulnerability Assessment Inventory Management Patch Management Attack Surface Assessment
Endpoint Security Solutions
Endpoint Security Anti-Malware Protection Endpoint Detection & Response Zero Trust Access Privileged Access Management
Network Security Solutions
Network Security Firewall/UTM Management IPS Management Secure SDWAN Web Security Gateway e-Mail Security Gateway & Archiving
Data/Application Security Solutions
Data/Application Security Data Discovery & Classification Data Leakage Prevention Database Activity Monitoring Encryption Backups
SOC Solutions
SOC
With the multi-pronged nature of modern-day cyber-attack methodologies, complete visibility across your entire attack surface is of paramount importance. iGuardSA’s Security Operations Centre (SOC), operational since 2012, was designed for exactly that purpose. By utilizing the IBM QRadar suite of technologies, we established highly scalable and robust back-end infrastructure that enables us to deliver advanced analytics and comprehensive threat intelligence at speed and across the globe.
However, great technology is meaningless without an experienced, skillful and dedicated team to extract value from it. The success of iGuardSA’s SOC hinges on the synergy between our people, processes, and technology. Continuous enhancement of this interaction guarantees prompt and tailored responses to the ever-evolving security threat landscape, addressing the unique challenges encountered by our valued customers on a 24x7x365 basis.
We achieve this by:
- Vigilantly studying the latest threats.
- Maintaining continuous event monitoring and analytics.
- Adapting processes and technology to ensure meaningful data correlation.
- Providing ongoing training and certification for our SOC personnel.
- Updating baseline security settings and configurations.
- Managing the alerting process to minimize impact.
- Continuously improving incident handling and remediation processes for each incident type.
SOC Process
IGuardSA’s SOC process integrates a systematic approach to incident triage and investigation, complemented by standardized actions. Based on ITIL principles, our Call Flow Process ensures reliability and repeatability in operations. It guides SOC personnel through critical tasks, minimizing human error.
Our incident management workflow defines responsibilities and actions for all team members, from initial alert creation and operational evaluation to escalation to third-party vendors. This ensures efficient resource allocation.
To optimize the process, we measure customer satisfaction levels and implement improvements suggested by our SOC personnel, eliminating any potential issues proactively.
The IGuardSA SOC Team are equipped with:
- Formal training and certification to ensure expertise.
- Ongoing security awareness and intelligence update
- On-the-job training to foster specialization.
- Tailored vendor-specific training for comprehensive knowledge.
- Agile operations drive a culture of continuous improvement.
SOC Technology
Over the 25 years that our senior technical team have been focused on cybersecurity, they have evaluated and implemented multiple SIEM and SOAR technologies. When building our own SOC, they utilized these past experiences and settled on the IBM QRadar Suite of security analytics tools, which has now been the technology backbone of our SOC for more than a decade. The solution has also matured into a texting aggregator platform making it the ideal foundation for our MDR/NDR and Managed XDR solutions.
The QRadar Security Suite streamlines the
consolidation
of log events and network
flow data from diverse devices, endpoints, and applications across
your network,
whether on premise or in the cloud. Through normalization and
correlation
processes, it identifies security offenses, employing an advanced
Sense
Analytics engine, utilising a combination of threat use cases/rules,
Machine
Learning and AI, to establish baseline behaviors, detect anomalies,
unveil
advanced threats, and eliminate false positives.
Additionally, IGuardSA provides customized dashboards to each
customer, ensuring
tailored visibility into their security posture.
Threat intelligence serves as the linchpin
connecting
our people, technology, and
processes. It comprises collected, processed, and analyzed data that
enables SOC
agents to interpret and predict threat actors' motives, targets, and
attack
behaviors. With QRadar's unmatched ability to integrate third-party
threat
feeds, the IGuardSA SOC can harness a comprehensive range of threat
intelligence
sources, enriching our analysis and enhancing threat detection
capabilities.
By leveraging QRadar's advanced integration capabilities, our SOC
can stay ahead
of emerging threats, ensuring that our clients receive proactive
protection
against even the most sophisticated adversaries. This seamless
integration of
diverse threat feeds enables IGuardSA to provide a holistic view of
the threat
landscape, empowering our security team to make informed decisions
and mitigate
risks effectively.
Siem as a Service
As IGuardSA’s backbone SOC technology, the QRadar XDR Security Suite offers an enterprise-grade Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution that empowers our SOC and, by extension, our clients with comprehensive threat visibility. QRadar provides IGuardSA’s security teams with a robust foundation for threat detection and response, by seamlessly collecting log data from various enterprise sources such as network devices, host assets, operating systems, applications, vulnerabilities, and user activities.
One of QRadar's standout features is its scalability and its breadth of integration with third-party log sources, ensuring that our SOC can leverage a wide array of data inputs to enrich our analysis. Moreover, QRadar's advanced analytics capabilities, powered by machine learning and AI, enable us to uncover hidden threats and anomalies amidst the vast sea of data. This holistic approach ties together all aspects of a potential threat or policy violation into a unified view, enabling us to effectively manage incidents from detection to resolution. For instance, QRadar's ability to correlate reconnaissance activity from network flows or logs allows us to construct a comprehensive picture of attempted or successful exploits, empowering us to thwart threats proactively.
Some key features of the SIEM service include:
The SIEM service collects and aggregates log data from various sources across the IT environment, including network devices, servers, endpoints, applications, and cloud services. This enables the detection of security incidents by providing visibility into all relevant activities and events.
The SIEM service monitors incoming log data in real-time, analyzing it for signs of suspicious or malicious activity. It generates alerts and notifications when predefined security thresholds or correlation rules are triggered, enabling timely response to potential threats.
SIEM performs correlation and analysis of log and flow data to identify patterns, anomalies, and potential security incidents. It correlates events from multiple sources to provide context and identify multi-stage attacks or advanced threats that may span across different parts of the IT infrastructure
The SIEM service integrates with external threat intelligence feeds to enrich log data with contextual information about known threats, vulnerabilities, and indicators of compromise (IOCs). This integration enhances the detection capabilities of the SIEM by providing additional context for identifying and prioritizing security incidents.
SIEM assists in meeting regulatory compliance requirements by providing predefined compliance reports and dashboards. It helps organizations track and monitor compliance with industry standards and regulations, such as PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX, by analyzing log data for relevant security events and generating compliance reports as needed.
SIEM facilitates incident investigation and forensics by providing search and visualization capabilities for exploring historical log data. It enables security analysts to reconstruct security incidents, trace the root cause of security breaches, and perform forensic analysis to understand the scope and impact of security incidents.
Soar as a Service
At iGuardSA, the IBM Security Orchestration, Automation & Response (SOAR) solution is more than just a service - it is a proactive ally in the defense against cyber threats. Designed to empower security teams, the SOAR solution ensures swift and confident responses to threats while infusing every action with intelligence and consistency. By classifying established incident response processes into dynamic playbooks, it guides our team through incident resolution seamlessly.
Our SOAR platform operates on an open and agnostic framework, allowing for seamless integration with other security tools and accelerating response times. With intelligent automation at its core, it orchestrates actions effectively, ensuring a consistent, synchronized and efficient response to threats. Whether it's automating routine tasks or collaborating with external systems, the IBM SOAR solution is tailored to assisting our SOC team in enhancing your security posture and streamlining incident management.
Some key features of the SOAR service include:
IBM SOAR streamlines incident triage by automatically categorizing and prioritizing alerts based on predefined criteria. It then automates the execution of response actions through predefined workflows, enabling rapid and consistent incident response and reducing alert fatigue.
IBM SOAR allows for the creation and customization of playbooks. These playbooks ensure consistent, standardized and efficient responses to common threats, reducing response times and minimizing human error.
IBM SOAR integrates seamlessly with a wide range of security tools and technologies. This enables SOAR to orchestrate responses across multiple security systems, maximizing the effectiveness of SOC operations.
The solution leverages threat intelligence feeds to enrich incident data and inform response decisions. This enables SOAR security teams to respond to threats with greater context and accuracy.
IBM SOAR provides centralized case management capabilities, allowing IGuardSA security teams to track and manage incidents from initial detection through resolution.
IBM SOAR generates comprehensive metrics and reports on incident response activities, including response times, automation rates, and incident resolution outcomes to help IGuardSA assess performance, identify areas for improvement, and demonstrate the value of the service to stakeholders
Mdr as a Service
iGuardSA's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution offers 24/7 monitoring and intelligence-driven endpoint protection. We ensure optimal defense against evolving threats by seamlessly integrating Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions with our 24x7x365 Security Operations Centre, including log monitoring and incident analytics & remediation.
IGuardSA ensures thorough analysis of security incidents, guided by predefined workflows within our IT Service Management (ITSM) service. Leveraging threat intelligence feeds, we prioritize remediation actions based on risk, ensuring prompt and effective response to the highest threats. Trust iGuardSA's MDR service to safeguard your digital assets from today's most advanced cyber threats.
Key features of the Managed Detection
and Response (MDR)
service include:
the MDR service offers robust endpoint protection, ensuring
timely detection and
response to threats across your network.
We will ingest your network flows and security logs to add
context to our
analytics and increase the potential of identifying
reconnaissance activity or
indicators of compromise
round-the-clock monitoring and response capabilities delivered
by the IGuardSA
SOC team, your security needs are addressed promptly and
effectively.
MDR benefits from seamless integration with the SOC's threat
intelligence
resources, enabling proactive threat detection and response
strategies.
the MDR service includes thorough investigation of alerts and
incidents, coupled
with swift remediation actions to mitigate risks and minimize
impact.
the MDR service employs manual threat hunting techniques to
proactively search
for potential threats that may evade automated detection
systems.
the MDR team conducts comprehensive root cause analysis to
understand the
underlying issues and implement measures to prevent recurrence.
the MDR service offers robust endpoint protection, ensuring timely detection and response to threats across your network.
We will ingest your network flows and security logs to add context to our analytics and increase the potential of identifying reconnaissance activity or indicators of compromise
round-the-clock monitoring and response capabilities delivered by the IGuardSA SOC team, your security needs are addressed promptly and effectively.
MDR benefits from seamless integration with the SOC's threat intelligence resources, enabling proactive threat detection and response strategies.
the MDR service includes thorough investigation of alerts and incidents, coupled with swift remediation actions to mitigate risks and minimize impact.
the MDR service employs manual threat hunting techniques to proactively search for potential threats that may evade automated detection systems.
the MDR team conducts comprehensive root cause analysis to understand the underlying issues and implement measures to prevent recurrence.
XDR as a Service
iGuardSA's Managed XDR service combines activity across your entire attack surface and applies advanced correlation, threat intelligence and AI to dramatically reduce detection and response times in dealing with potential threats. This includes telemetry from endpoints, servers, network traffic and devices, applications and cloud workloads.
The complexity with which threat actors develop their attacks, including the use of obfuscation techniques, requires security solutions that offer comprehensive visibility and protection across the entire IT environment. Through integration with our SIEM & SOAR platforms and our 24x7x365 SOC, this service streamlines threat detection and response through automation and AI integration, accelerating SOC alerting and response processes.
Our SOC swiftly investigates and eradicates threats upon alert, delivering detailed reporting including root cause analysis to customers. Automated workflows drive event collection, correlation, and threat hunting, ensuring proactive threat detection and mitigation. Guided by our SOAR platform, predefined Playbooks orchestrate response actions for consistent and effective incident resolution.
With iGuardSA's Managed XDR service, organizations benefit from advanced threat detection and rapid incident response, all managed by our expert SOC team, ensuring proactive security measures across their infrastructure.
Key XDR Outputs:
- Comprehensively managed security controls, threat detection, and response delivered around the clock by our SOAR platform.
- XDR benefits from advanced threat intelligence seamlessly integrated into our SOC operations.
- Leveraging multiple managed services, including SIEM, EDR, and Next-Gen firewall, among others, XDR ensures comprehensive protection across your IT environment.
- XDR provides thorough investigation of alerts and incidents, offering actionable remediation recommendations to mitigate risks effectively.
- Vulnerability management, ensuring that potential weaknesses are identified and addressed promptly.
- Proactive threat hunting is conducted to identify and neutralize potential threats before they escalate.
- iGuardSA manages endpoint security ensuring that their endpoints are protected against evolving threats.
Vulnerability Management Solutions
Vulnerability Lifecycle Management
Vulnerability Lifecycle Management is the proactive process of identifying, assessing, and remedying cybersecurity weaknesses across all endpoints and systems. Our solution encompasses all aspects of the lifecycle of a vulnerability and includes Vulnerability Assessments across your entire IT infrastructure, including Microsoft and Third Party applications. Vulnerability scans are conducted continuously to ensure that we are always aware of the vulnerability exposure in the environment, informing the remediation plan that must be adopted.
Additionally, we include Patch Management with Remediation to ensure that vulnerabilities are not exposed for lengthy periods, thereby reducing the risk of them being exploited. Finally, we include Inventory Management, which allows us to permanently monitor the environment and remain fully abreast of the potential attack surface. These are all crucial components for maintaining robust security and can be purchased separately or as a discounted bundle.
Designed to be versatile and adaptable, the solution leverages cutting-edge technologies to anticipate future threats and adapt to evolving requirements. By integrating various solutions from texting vendors, our approach provides a comprehensive view of the vulnerability landscape. This multi-vendor strategy ensures thorough examination of potential threats by independent technologies, enhancing detection capabilities. With our top-notch technology and proactive approach, you can trust iGuardSA to safeguard your assets against emerging cybersecurity risks.
Vulnerability assessment as a Service
Vulnerability Assessments serve as the initial phase of our comprehensive Vulnerability Management process. Conducted regularly across your organization, these assessments meticulously scrutinize security controls, software, hardware, and network infrastructure to identify and document potential vulnerabilities.
After documenting vulnerabilities, the next crucial step is prioritization based on their risk rating. This involves evaluating each vulnerability's potential impact on the organization if exploited. Factors such as the likelihood of exploitation, potential damage or loss, and criticality of affected systems or data are carefully considered. By assigning risk ratings to vulnerabilities, we can identify and address those posing the greatest risk first, protecting your systems and minimizing potential harm effectively.
By thoroughly examining these components, we ensure a proactive approach to addressing security risks and fortifying your systems against cyber threats.
Inventory Management as a Service
Inventory Management in IT involves the comprehensive identification and management of all technology assets, including hardware and software, within an organization's infrastructure. Each device connected to the network is regarded as a potential breach point, necessitating thorough assessment of its susceptibility to cyber-attacks. However, effective assessment can only occur if the device is known to exist and has access to corporate resources. Once identified, the device is integrated into the Vulnerability and Patch Management process to ensure proactive mitigation of potential security risks.
The IGuardSA Inventory Management solution offers the following capabilities:
- Software Management: effective management of SW assets across hundreds of thousands of endpoints regardless of OS (MS Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, Linux, IOS, Android, etc)
- Swift Deployment: Easily installed across the entire enterprise within hours, significantly reducing deployment time compared to weeks or months.
- Extensive Software Identification Catalog: Access to a comprehensive catalog covering over 40,000 software products simplifies asset identification and reporting processes.
- Enhanced Reporting: Includes sub-capacity and role-based management features to ensure compliance with licensing requirements.
- Comprehensive Discovery: Provides discovery for software, processes, file systems, and hardware usage, ensuring audit readiness and identifying unused software, thereby reducing costs and minimizing security risks.
Patch Management as a Service
Patch Management is critical in today's cybersecurity landscape. Because organizations typically prioritize patching efforts on Microsoft products, threat actors often target vulnerabilities in non-Microsoft operating systems and third-party applications. As a result, these overlooked systems become prime targets for exploitation by malware and hacking tools. This reactive stance leaves security controls vulnerable, allowing re-infections to occur even after apparent threat removal.
The IGuardSA Patch Management solution addresses this challenge by delivering and applying updates to applications, fixing vulnerabilities and bugs. Depending on the availability of test infrastructure, IGuardSA’s first objective is to test official patch releases before deployment in the production environment. Once successfully tested, patches are deployed, and a new vulnerability scan is conducted to update the database, ensuring comprehensive protection against emerging threats.
In addition to the core functionalities,
IGuardSA’s Patch
Management solution offers:
Patching support for a wide
range
of operating systems including Microsoft
Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Apple Macintosh, as well as thousands
of 3rd party
applications
Support for customer-supplied patches to endpoints irrespective
of their
location, connection type, or status, ensuring comprehensive
protection across
all devices.
Coverage for various endpoints including servers, laptops,
desktops, and
specialized equipment like Point-of-Sale (POS) devices, ATMs,
and self-service
kiosks.
Distribution of patches to operating systems, applications, and
embedded systems
to ensure all assets in the environment are shielded from
vulnerabilities and
exploitation.
Patching support for a wide range of operating systems including Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Apple Macintosh, as well as thousands of 3rd party applications
Support for customer-supplied patches to endpoints irrespective of their location, connection type, or status, ensuring comprehensive protection across all devices.
Coverage for various endpoints including servers, laptops, desktops, and specialized equipment like Point-of-Sale (POS) devices, ATMs, and self-service kiosks.
Distribution of patches to operating systems, applications, and embedded systems to ensure all assets in the environment are shielded from vulnerabilities and exploitation.
Attack Surface Assessment as a service
Attack Surface Management involves the systematic identification and analysis of potential vulnerabilities within a system or network that could be exploited by attackers.
This process encompasses:
Identifying and defining the components, interfaces, and interactions within the system to be assessed, which may include physical infrastructure, network devices, servers, applications, user accounts, and third-party integrations.
Determining various entry points that attackers could exploit to gain unauthorized access, such as external-facing interfaces like web applications, APIs, remote access services, wireless networks, or physical access points.
Developing a comprehensive plan to mitigate or remediate identified vulnerabilities, which may involve implementing security controls, applying patches or updates, modifying configurations, enhancing monitoring capabilities, or providing security awareness and training.
Ensuring continuous monitoring of the system, documenting findings, recommendations, and actions taken during the assessment process to maintain a proactive security posture and address emerging threats effectively.
Continuous Threat Exposure Management provides the context necessary for making swift and informed decisions regarding vulnerability prioritization. By distinguishing between vulnerabilities that pose actual threats to critical assets and those that do not, organizations can focus their efforts effectively. Utilizing attack graphs, we automatically identify choke points in the attacker's path, enabling targeted mitigation strategies to disrupt potential attacks efficiently. This approach minimizes wasted resources on non-critical exposures, ensuring optimal security posture and risk mitigation.
Endpoint Security Solutions
Endpoint Security as a service
Endpoint Protection is a critical aspect of a robust Cybersecurity strategy, covering all devices with network access including desktops, laptops, servers (physical & virtual) and mobile devices. Whilst commonly viewed as the last line of defense, IGuardSA recognizes the significance an Endpoint holds as a primary attack vector and potential breach point. Social engineering-based attacks and targeted malware often exploit vulnerabilities in endpoints, making robust protection essential.
IGuardSA’s Endpoint Protection solution encompasses advanced endpoint protection features, ensuring comprehensive defense against known and unknown threats. Through multiple layers of attack mitigation and consistent management, monitoring and reporting, we provide organizations with enhanced security for every endpoint that has access to critical ICT resources.
IGuardSA’s primary objective is to utilize and manage a customer's existing Endpoint Protection platform. However, should that not be an option due to inadequacy or ineffectiveness, we will implement one of the various tried and tested Endpoint Protection platforms we work with regularly. We will choose the most appropriate solution based on compatibility and integration with the customers IT infrastructure, and the Security Control framework we ultimately intend to achieve.
Anti Malware as a Service
With more than 25 years of operational expertise, the iGuardSA Anti-Malware-as-a-Service solution leverages cutting-edge technology to proactively prevent, detect and eradicate malware, mitigating potential outbreaks. Granular reporting ensures complete visibility into all activities, ensuring compliance with stakeholder requirements.
Key features of the IGuardSA Anti-Malware-as-a-Service include:
- Optimal deployment and configuration of Anti-Malware servers and clients
- 24/7 monitoring and management of Anti-Malware infrastructure
- 24/7 incident monitoring and alerting with remediation where included
- Regular device discovery to maximize attack surface coverage
- Comprehensive problem, change and request management
- Informative service reports and delivery review meetings
- 24/7/365 service desk offering telephonic, email, and remote support
The IGuardSA Anti-Malware solution delivers robust protection and support to safeguard your organization against evolving threats effectively.
Endpoint Detection and Response as a Service
Our approach transcends traditional threat detection methods, leveraging AI-driven algorithms and behavioral analytics to proactively monitor and analyze endpoint behavior in real-time. Unlike conventional Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), which primarily rely on static signatures and known threat databases, our AI-powered EDR solution continuously adapts and learns from endpoint behavior patterns, swiftly identifying and neutralizing both known and unknown threats, including sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). This proactive stance enables faster threat detection, more accurate identification of malicious activity, and decisive response actions, ensuring robust endpoint security and proactive threat mitigation against evolving cyber threats.
Utilising advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools fortified with AI and behavioral analytics, the IGuardSA solution is designed to fortify a diverse array of endpoint devices, from laptops and desktops to smartphones, tablets, IoT devices, and servers. With certified expertise in leading EDR solutions such as SentinelOne, Sophos, Microsoft, Kaspersky, amongst others, the IGuardSA EDR-as-a-Service elevates the capabilities of both our 24x7 Security Operations Centre and your internal security teams. By harnessing the power of AI, behavioral analytics and machine learning, the IGuardSA solution provides unparalleled visibility and insight into potential malicious activities across endpoints.
Zero Trust Network Access as a Service
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) within the SASE architecture revolutionizes how applications are accessed by users, whether they are in the office or on the go. By applying zero trust principles, ZTNA as a service ensures that access to private applications, whether on-premises or in the cloud, is granted based on user identity rather than network location. This adaptive access approach contextualizes each interaction, providing confidence levels aligned with the session's validity.
Our solution incorporates advanced analytics that leverage historical user behavior and application insights to preemptively detect and mitigate threats. Identity-based segmentation, a cornerstone of ZTNA, enhances traditional micro-segmentation by dynamically assessing user identity and other attributes to determine access permissions. This dynamic approach ensures greater flexibility, agility, and extensibility in enforcing segmentation controls and policies.
While zero trust models introduce management complexities, the IGuardSA ZTNA service streamlines entitlement management by empowering resource owners to assess and optimize user access lists continuously. Moreover, it goes beyond traditional access models by considering contextual elements to accurately assess trust levels. From technology implementation and user onboarding to day-to-day management and event monitoring, our ZTNA service delivers comprehensive support throughout its lifecycle.
Privileged Access Management
The primary objective of sophisticated attack methodologies is the compromise of elevated privilege accounts. Realising this, organisations have become far more frugal when dishing out privileges and are generally more focused on managing access, particularly since the work-from-anywhere boom. Despite these efforts, evolving cybercriminal strategies, especially those focusing on credential theft for privileged access, continue to pose significant threats.
This process encompasses:
Safely stores privileged credentials in an encrypted, centralized vault to prevent unauthorized access.
Identifies and manages all service, application, administrator, and root accounts to mitigate sprawl and enhance security
Facilitates provisioning, de-provisioning, and ensures password complexity, along with regular credential rotation for enhanced security posture.
Enables role-based access control (RBAC), streamlines access request workflows, and facilitates approvals for third-party access, ensuring controlled and monitored privileged access
Implements robust session launching mechanisms, utilizes proxies for secure access, monitors sessions in real-time, and records activities for auditing and compliance purposes.
These features collectively ensure that privileged access within the organization is tightly controlled, monitored, and audited, thereby mitigating the risk of unauthorized access and potential security breaches.
Integrated with our 24x7 Security Operations Centre SIEM, the IGuardSA PAM solution provides continuous monitoring and early detection of unauthorized or malicious activities involving privileged credentials. Additionally, session monitoring and recording capabilities enable us to detect and investigate potential insider threats, enhancing overall security resilience and minimizing the organization's attack surface.
Network Security Solutions
Network Security
Network security encompasses a broad spectrum of measures aimed at fortifying the resilience of digital infrastructure against many threats. It involves not only the deployment of technological solutions like Firewalls, IDPS, VPNs, and encryption to shield against external attacks but also the formulation and enforcement of stringent policies and procedures governing network access and usage. Authentication mechanisms and access controls play a pivotal role in ensuring that only authorized individuals can access sensitive resources, whilst continuous monitoring and auditing mechanisms provide real-time visibility into network activities. This enables prompt detection and response to potential security breaches or anomalous behavior.
Moreover, network security is an ongoing process that demands constant vigilance and adaptation to emerging threats and evolving technologies. It requires a proactive approach to risk management, where organizations must continuously assess their network infrastructure's security posture, identify vulnerabilities, and implement appropriate countermeasures to mitigate risks effectively. By prioritizing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of network resources and data, organizations can establish a robust defense framework that safeguards against unauthorized access and malicious activities, fostering trust and resilience in their digital operations.
Firewall/UTM Management as a Service
Firewalls and Unified Threat Management (UTM) systems remain integral components of modern network security frameworks, albeit within a broader defense-in-depth strategy. While firewalls traditionally served as the primary barrier against external threats, their role has evolved to encompass more sophisticated functionalities, such as network segmentation and infection control. In today's landscape, organizations leverage firewalls not only to block malicious traffic but also to contain infections and potential attacks by selectively blocking affected services whilst allowing unaffected ones to continue operating.
IGuardSA’s Firewall and UTM Management services offer comprehensive support, including 24x7x365 managed services encompassing Incident and Event Management. We ensure that your firewall infrastructure is meticulously configured, continuously monitored, and promptly updated to respond to emerging threats. By leveraging these services, organizations can proactively fortify their network defenses, effectively mitigating risks and maintaining the integrity and availability of critical resources and services.
configuration and optimization of your firewall and UTM systems to align with ]security policies and objectives, ensuring robust protection against a wide range of threats.
around-the-clock monitoring of firewall and UTM activities; prompt detection and response to potential security incidents and anomalies.
IGuardSA performs regular maintenance tasks, including software updates, patch management and firmware upgrades, to keep your firewall and UTM systems resilient and up to date against evolving threats.
enforcement of strict access control policies to ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining regulatory compliance.
FW and UTM performance optimization to enhance network efficiency and user experience while maintaining stringent security measures.
detailed reporting and analysis of firewall and UTM activities, providing valuable insights into network security posture, threat trends, and areas for improvement.
expert guidance and support, assisting you in making informed decisions and implementing best practices for FW and UTM management.
IPS Management as a Service
Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (ID/PS) constitute a vital component within a holistic Network Security framework, operating synergistically with other security elements and leveraging global intelligence systems for optimal effectiveness. The IGuardSA Advanced Threat (AT) & Targeted Attack Prevention (TAP) solution excels in identifying and neutralizing unknown threats, enabling the proactive triggering of filters on the Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS) to intercept attacks at the network perimeter before they breach the system.
The solution encompasses the following key features
Seamlessly mitigates vulnerabilities and defends against exploitation attempts by applying virtual patches at the network level.
Enhances network security by detecting and blocking malicious activities at the DNS level, preventing threats from infiltrating the network.
Proactively identifies and mitigates abnormal network behavior patterns, signaling potential intrusion attempts or malicious activities for swift intervention.
Safeguards endpoints and client devices against application-level threats, ensuring comprehensive protection across the network infrastructure.
Enables granular control over application usage within the network, allowing organizations to enforce security policies and prevent unauthorized or risky application access
Secure SD-WAN as a Service
As organizations increasingly adopt SD-WAN solutions, the need for robust security measures within this distributed architecture becomes paramount. The IGuardSA Security Service Edge (SSE) offers swift, user-friendly security that safeguards transactions wherever data and personnel traverse. As a vital component of a comprehensive SASE solution, SSE integrates security functionalities into a unified cloud-centric platform. When coupled with SD-WAN deployments, clients can realize their SASE objectives, benefiting from seamless policy administration and simplicity via a consolidated management console.
IGuardSA’s approach emphasizes granular context and comprehensive visibility. Leveraging unique capabilities, our service establishes the essential framework for effective SSE implementation. With continuous adaptive controls and expanded zero-trust models, our solution caters to SASE, multi-cloud, and hybrid architectures, providing adept control over access, threat mitigation, and data integrity.
The IGuardSA solution encompasses the following key features
Leverages cutting-edge threat intelligence and behavioral analysis to detect and mitigate sophisticated threats across the distributed network environment.
Implements granular access controls based on contextual factors such as user identity, device posture, and location to ensure secure access to resources and applications.
Utilizes robust encryption protocols to safeguard data in transit and at rest, protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access or interception.
Streamlines identity management processes and enforces least privilege access principles to prevent unauthorized access and reduce the attack surface.
Provides a centralized platform for defining and enforcing security policies across the distributed network, ensuring consistency and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Offers real-time monitoring and auditing capabilities to detect security incidents, assess compliance posture, and facilitate timely response and remediation efforts.
Web Security Gateway as a Service
From a Web Security perspective, organizations often prioritize user experience over comprehensive security measures, opting for performance-enhancing strategies rather than robust protection. However, this approach can leave them vulnerable to sophisticated threats lurking within their networks. Without thorough inspection and monitoring of web traffic, including Command & Control communications, organizations may remain unaware of malware infiltration or botnet activities, potentially leading to data breaches and unauthorized data exfiltration.
The IGuardSA Secure Web Gateway solution goes beyond basic URL filtering, offering a multifaceted approach to web security
Identifies and blocks malicious content and threats embedded within web pages or downloads
Analyzes web traffic for signs of malware or data leakage, ensuring comprehensive protection against advanced threats.
Decrypts and inspects encrypted web traffic to detect and block malicious activity hidden within SSL-encrypted communications.
Optimizes web content delivery and caching to enhance performance while maintaining security standards.
Regulates and prioritizes web traffic to optimize network performance and ensure critical applications receive adequate bandwidth.
Email Security Gateway & Archiving as a Service
Our Email Security Gateway offers seamless integration with Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, ensuring compatibility with existing technology infrastructure and future-proofing against potential email provider changes. Unlike other providers, we prioritize security by automatically synchronizing with all Microsoft source IPs, eliminating the risk of spoofing or unauthorized access to the gateway. This robust integration provides a crucial layer of security and availability, ensuring uninterrupted access to emails even during disruptions to Microsoft services.
Our platform is designed with optimal security settings applied by default, requiring minimal configuration for deployment. However, we offer granular customization options to tailor security settings to each organization's specific requirements, providing flexibility without compromising on security and privacy.
IGuardSA’s service leveraging Sender Policy Framework (SPF), DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC), such as SendMarc/Dmarc, offers several key features to enhance email security:
Implement SPF records to specify which IP addresses are authorized to send emails on behalf of a domain, greatly reducing the risk of spoofing and phishing attacks.
Use DKIM signatures to verify the authenticity of email messages and ensure they have not been altered during transit, enhancing email integrity and security.
Employ DMARC policies to specify how email providers should handle messages that fail SPF and DKIM authentication checks. This includes options to quarantine or reject suspicious emails, providing greater control over email security.
Generate detailed reports on email authentication results, including SPF and DKIM alignment, to monitor email traffic and identify potential security issues or unauthorized senders.
Configure and manage DMARC policies easily through a centralized dashboard, allowing organizations to adjust policies based on evolving security needs and email traffic patterns
Data/Application Security Solutions
Data & Application Security
Data security is the practice of safeguarding sensitive information against unauthorized access, theft, or manipulation. It encompasses a range of protective measures and protocols tailored to meet the specific security needs of organizations, including personal, financial and intellectual property records. By leveraging encryption techniques, access controls, and data masking technologies, data security services ensure that confidential information remains secure both in transit and at rest. Continuous monitoring and threat detection mechanisms help identify and mitigate potential security risks proactively, minimizing the likelihood of data breaches or compliance violations.
Application security involves protecting software applications from vulnerabilities and threats throughout their lifecycle. This includes implementing secure coding practices, such as input validation and output encoding, to prevent common attack vectors like SQL injection and cross-site scripting. Additionally, application security involves the use of dynamic application security testing (DAST) and static application security testing (SAST) tools to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in code and configurations. By integrating security into the development and deployment processes, we can proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring that their applications remain resilient against cyber threats and compliant with regulatory requirements
IGuardSA provides a comprehensive security framework including regular risk assessments, vulnerability management, security awareness training, incident response planning and continuous monitoring, to mitigate potential risks and protect your data and applications from security breaches.
Data Discovery & Classification
Data discovery and classification is a crucial aspect of data security and compliance, involving the identification, categorization, and tagging of sensitive data across an organization's digital environment. Through advanced scanning and analysis techniques, data discovery tools automatically locate data stored in various repositories, including databases, file shares, and cloud storage. Once identified, the data is classified based on its sensitivity level, such as personal information, financial records or intellectual property, enabling organizations to apply the appropriate security controls and access policies.
By classifying data according to its level of sensitivity, organizations gain insights into their data landscape, allowing them to prioritize protection efforts and allocate resources effectively. Moreover, data discovery and classification facilitates compliance with regulatory requirements such as GDPR/POPIA, HIPAA and PCI DSS, by enabling organizations to demonstrate control over their data and implement measures to safeguard sensitive information
With IGuardSA's data discovery and classification services, organizations can enhance their data protection posture, reduce the risk of data breaches, and ensure regulatory compliance across their digital ecosystem.
Data Leakage Prevention
At iGuardSA, we approach Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with a focus on your readiness for adoption and the specific functionality you require. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, we phase out DLP projects to minimize disruption to your business operations while gaining control over your information assets' movement and usage. By collaborating with multiple vendors, we tailor our solutions to meet your exact needs, whether you need a basic DLP solution for key policies or a comprehensive approach covering all your information assets.
Our goal is to deliver a DLP solution that effectively addresses your organizational challenges, mitigates risks, and safeguards the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your valuable data.
The key features of our comprehensive DLP solution include
- Control all your data with one single policy
- Ongoing security awareness and intelligence update
- Configure once, set everywhere
- Simplify compliance with pre-defined policies
- Protect critical intellectual property with unsurpassed accuracy
- Prevent data breaches automatically
Database Activity Monitoring as a Service
Databases are frequent targets of today's sophisticated attacks, facing threats from both insiders and external adversaries. With the rise of malicious insiders exploiting access privileges and purpose-built malware targeting data harvesting, ensuring database security has become increasingly challenging. Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) tools offer a vital defense by providing virtual patching and real-time monitoring of user activity, alerting organizations to potential threats and creating comprehensive audit trails. Our DAM solution can be deployed on-premises, giving customers full control, or offered as a managed service.
The service includes the following features
- Comprehensive audit trails for all sensitive data access
- Automated virtual patching to address database vulnerabilitie
- Real-time detection and blocking of unauthorized access and attack
- Identification of excessive user rights and inactive accounts
- Robust incident, problem, event, change, and request management
- Advanced analytics for proactive threat detection and response
Encryption as a Service
Encryption serves as a critical safeguard for data, rendering it indecipherable to unauthorized individuals. By converting data into a coded format using complex algorithms, encryption ensures that even if data is intercepted, it remains unreadable without the corresponding decryption key. This method of data protection is particularly vital for sensitive information stored in the cloud, offering reassurance to users that their data remains secure and inaccessible to malicious actors.
In addition to providing a layer of defense against unauthorized access, encryption enhances privacy and confidentiality, enabling individuals and organizations to safely transmit and store sensitive information. Whether it's financial records, personal data, or proprietary business information, encryption plays a fundamental role in safeguarding digital assets in an increasingly interconnected and data-driven world. By adopting encryption protocols, users can mitigate the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access, thereby upholding the integrity and security of their valuable information.
Back Ups as a Service
Backups are a vital aspect of data protection, often overlooked in the realm of information risk management. An enterprise-wide backup solution holds equal importance to traditional security controls when safeguarding organizational data. The recent surge in ransomware attacks has underscored the criticality of robust backup practices. In many instances, organizations find themselves compelled to restore from backups as a last resort. However, unmanaged and unmonitored backup solutions pose significant risks, potentially instilling a false sense of security. The true value of backups is often only realized when attempting to recover from a failed or corrupted backup, highlighting the importance of diligent backup management.
A comprehensive backup strategy not only ensures the availability and integrity of critical data but also serves as a crucial defense against data loss and cyber threats. By regularly backing up data and implementing robust monitoring and management practices, organizations can mitigate the impact of potential data breaches or system failures. Moreover, effective backup solutions provide peace of mind, enabling swift recovery in the event of unforeseen incidents, thereby safeguarding business continuity and resilience.
Bespoke/Value-Added Solutions
Bespoke/Value added
IGuardSA’s Bespoke/Value-Added Security approach prioritizes customization, innovation, and comprehensive protection, offering tailored security solutions with unique benefits beyond standard market offerings. Recognizing that not all clients can immediately invest in all available solutions, we've integrated the CIS Controls into an As-A-Service model. This flexible approach allows clients to plan their cybersecurity journey according to their budget, organizational readiness, and appetite for enhanced security measures.
With our model, clients can avoid long-term commitments to costly hardware or software solutions, with the flexibility to activate or deactivate services with just 60 days' notice. They can also adopt solutions gradually, aligning with their specific needs and budgetary constraints. Leveraging our proprietary Cyber Security Posture Assessment (CSPA), we analyze the threat landscape and risk exposure within the client's environment. This assessment considers technical controls, industry compliance standards, and international best practices to benchmark the client's security posture.
The assessment not only provides continuous assurance but also serves as a baseline for future evaluations, allowing organizations to track their maturity progression over time.
Dark Web Monitoring
Our Dark Web Intelligence Service is at the cutting edge of cybersecurity, employing a multifaceted, proprietary approach that leverages human intelligence and advanced technology to analyze and monitor criminal networks not only within the dark web but extending beyond it. This comprehensive service is designed to provide organizations with superior protection against a spectrum of cyber threats.
Key Features
IGuardSA experts analyze criminal networks beyond the dark web, gathering critical insights for pre-emptive action.
Utilizing multilingual insights for real-time threat visibility across regions and languages, enhancing global threat detection.
Actively engaged in dark web intelligence and counter-intelligence, disrupting potential cyber threats before they materialize.
Equipped with over 750 decryptors, facilitating swift recovery of files affected by ransomware attacks.
Demonstrated track record of successful recovery of ransomware-encrypted files, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations
Employing advanced tools for continuous monitoring of internet, dark web, and social media to identify exposed data and potential vulnerabilities.
Utilizing an internally developed threat intelligence platform to monitor and analyze threat actors, vulnerabilities, and geopolitical developments, providing real-time alerts and reports.
Proactively facilitating the removal of unauthorized domains and social media posts, engaging with relevant authorities and platform administrators for expedited takedown.
Correlating dark web activities with the customer’s internal environment to enhance threat intelligence, facilitating a targeted cybersecurity strategy.
Social Media Monitoring
Social media monitoring as a cybersecurity service involves the proactive surveillance and analysis of social media platforms to detect and mitigate potential security threats and risks. With the widespread adoption of social media across individuals and organizations, these platforms have become prime targets for cybercriminals seeking to exploit vulnerabilities and gather sensitive information. Cybersecurity professionals employ specialized tools and techniques to monitor social media channels for signs of malicious activities, such as phishing attempts, malware distribution, data leaks, and brand impersonation.
By continuously monitoring social media platforms, cybersecurity teams can identify and respond to security incidents in real-time, minimizing the impact on organizations and their stakeholders. Moreover, social media monitoring provides valuable insights into emerging cyber threats and trends, allowing organizations to proactively adjust their security strategies and defenses. Through proactive monitoring, analysis, and response, social media monitoring as a cybersecurity service plays a crucial role in safeguarding organizations against a wide range of cyber threats originating from social media channels.
The service benefits individual customers by providing them with enhanced protection against various online threats and risks. By actively monitoring their social media accounts and online presence, IGuardSA can safeguard their personal information, identity, and reputation from cyber threats such as account hijacking, identity theft, and online scams. Additionally, proactive monitoring allows IGuardSA to detect and respond to suspicious activities or unauthorized access attempts on their social media profiles promptly, minimizing the likelihood of security breaches and data leaks.
Incident Response as a Service
In today's digital landscape, rapid and effective incident response is critical for minimizing the impact of cyber threats such as ransomware, data breaches, and other malicious attacks. IGuardSA’s Enhanced Incident Response Services provide an integrated and robust approach to manage and mitigate cyber incidents, ensuring your organization’s resilience against evolving cyber threats. Our services encompass a comprehensive strategy for addressing cyber incidents—from the initial detection to full recovery and post-incident analysis. We employ a multidisciplinary team of experts equipped with advanced tools and methodologies to swiftly respond, analyse, and neutralize threats.
Key Features of Our Incident Response Services
In the critical hours and days following a breach, our Incident Response team mobilizes to manage the situation, containing the threat and minimizing impact.
Following the initial response, our cybersecurity engineers engage in thorough remediation activities to identify the root cause, first points of compromise (patient zero) and vulnerabilities exploited
Recovery of affected systems and data to ensure integrity and availability.
To prevent future incidents, we implement advanced security measures and controls
If faced with ransomware, we facilitate negotiation and safe data recovery, ensuring minimal operational disruption
Our cyber legal experts provide essential advice on regulatory obligations and strategic incident management, helping you navigate the complexities of compliance during a crisis.
Custom Integration Development as a Service
IGuardSA specializes in crafting custom integration solutions tailored to meet your unique information security needs. Unlike one-size-fits-all approaches, we understand that your requirements are distinct. That's why our team of experts goes the extra mile, designing integrations that seamlessly align with your specific needs.
Through collaborative efforts with your team, we build robust, scalable, and highly secure systems that seamlessly integrate into your existing infrastructure. Our seasoned engineers bring a wealth of experience in network security, data protection, identity and access management, threat detection, and compliance. By tailoring solutions to your exact specifications, we ensure that every facet of your security ecosystem works in harmony, bolstering your defenses and protecting your critical assets. Partner with us to unlock the potential of custom-built integrations designed to elevate your security posture.
APT/Targeted Attack Mitigation as a Service
At the forefront of our cybersecurity arsenal is our Malware Prevention Solution (MPS), specifically engineered to combat Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). APTs represent a sophisticated and continuous hacking process orchestrated by human actors with specific targets in mind, typically organizations or nations. These stealthy attacks operate covertly over extended periods, leveraging advanced malware to exploit system vulnerabilities. Our MPS employs proactive monitoring and detection techniques to swiftly identify and thwart APTs, minimizing their impact and safeguarding your assets. With our solution in place, you can rest assured knowing that your organization is fortified against the evolving threat landscape posed by APTs.
Application Protection as a Service
In response to the evolving cybersecurity landscape, particularly with the widespread adoption of cloud-based infrastructures, IGuardSA have engineered an innovative Application Security solution. Combining a Web Application Firewall with cutting-edge Intrusion Deception Technology, this solution provides robust multi-faceted defenses for your entire datacenter. Our Web Intrusion Deception feature sets a new industry standard by actively monitoring user interactions with your web applications and responding to suspicious behavior in real-time. By embedding tar traps into the web application code, it identifies and blocks users exhibiting malicious intent, while simultaneously fingerprinting their machines with indestructible cookies. This information is then instantly disseminated to all firewalls deployed within your organization, ensuring that any attempted attacks on your web servers are promptly thwarted at the branch level.