Singapore
Cybertrust(R), the global information security specialist, today announced the provisioning of a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) for the NCS Group, a leading regional information technology and communications engineering service provider in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. With best practices and methodology supplied by Cybertrust, the SOC will enable the delivery of an integrated suite of information security services to NCS customers. Cybertrust will also partner NCS for the provisioning of Managed Security Services (MSS) to NCS customers, which will be delivered from the new NCS SOC.
The NCS SOC is based on Cybertrust's security operations best practices and experiences. Built in compliance with strict local regulatory guidelines and industry-wide benchmarks, the NCS SOC is a state-of-the-art facility that will allow NCS to deliver a full-spectrum service portfolio to organizations requiring real-time monitoring and management of their security devices and applications. Cybertrust worked closely with NCS to develop the SOC procedures, processes and policies, including training of NCS staff on operating and maintaining the SOC. The NCS SOC will be fully run by NCS with services provided by NCS.
Cybertrust will partner with NCS in delivering MSS to its customers, tapping into the expertise and reach of one of Asia's leading vendor-independent IT and communications engineering solutions providers. Established in the early 1980s as the principal IT solutions provider to the Singapore government in the computerisation of the Singapore public administration, NCS has helped implement over 1,500 large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects. With some 3,000 staff in Asia Pacific, NCS boasts the region's largest pool of Certified IT Project Managers (CITPM).
"Managed Security Services are designed to allow organizations to cost-effectively outsource their IT security management, monitoring and response needs by leveraging the knowledge of Internet security experts to protect the value of networked assets and infrastructure," said Jeremy Pizzala, Cybertrust's vice president and general manager, Asia. "Through NCS, Cybertrust will help customers identify their most critical assets, delivering an ongoing strategy that ensures greater visibility and control of information security risk and demonstrating ongoing regulatory compliance."
Foo Nian Chou, Chief, NCS Infrastructure Management and Solutions Division said: "We are glad to partner with Cybertrust to enhance managed security services to the market. The NCS SOC is a state-of-the-art facility that conforms to strict regulatory guidelines, and will be an important component in the overall delivery of managed services. Customers can look forward to an efficient and cost-effective solution to ensure that their information systems are properly managed and secured, freeing up resources to focus on core business initiatives."
In collaboration with Cybertrust, NCS MSS will provide the following benefits to help our customers improve their overall security posture:
-- An efficient and cost-effective solution for securing business data and identities, managing compliance issues and avoiding breaches
-- Ability to efficiently prove and effectively maintain compliance with industry standards
-- Consistent measurement and analysis of information security controls
-- Proactive policies and processes to help effectively evaluate and respond to threats
-- Identification and remediation of vulnerabilities within business systems
-- Better information security for organizations than could be achieved alone
-- Assurance that information systems are being properly managed and secured, freeing up staff to focus on core business initiatives
About Cybertrust
Cybertrust is the global information security specialist, delivering services that secure critical data, protect identities and help customers demonstrate ongoing compliance. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, United States with more than 30 offices around the globe, Cybertrust is one of the world's largest providers of information security and is recognized as the global market leader in managed security services. For more information, visit www.cybertrust.com.
About NCS
NCS Group is a leading information technology (IT) and communications engineering services provider with about 4,000 staff located in 10 countries across the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. NCS has in-depth domain knowledge and unique delivery capabilities which focus on defining, realising and sustaining Business Value for its Customers via the innovative use of technology. With proven expertise in consulting, development, systems integration and infrastructure management and solutions, gained while serving government and commercial organisations across the region, NCS delivers end-to-end support for every organisation's technology needs. NCS is headquartered in Singapore and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SingTel Group.
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Features of Cybertrust Managed Security Services
Leveraging Cybertrust expertise, the NCS SOC will provide customers with full-service management and monitoring of their security devices and applications, including firewalls, VPN servers, routers and anti-virus gateways, intrusion detection technologies, and the latest solutions delivering security right up to the desktop, such as personal firewalls and host intrusion detection agents. Cybertrust's data warehousing, health monitoring and security dashboard features within its MSS solution provide enhanced intelligence that identifies and escalates security incidents based on values and thresholds that are important to customers, providing a comprehensive view of their security postures and the ability to proactively secure their IT infrastructures.
At Cybertrust, managing security is not just a question of managing a set of security devices; the real work lies in evaluating threats, responding swiftly to incidents, setting up remediation and enforcing security policies. Even with the right technology, these tasks call for trained security specialists, sophisticated security intelligence and proven processes. Cybertrust's MSS options are the only solutions that allow customers for the first time to manage, monitor and staff their security environments - or outsource any or all of these functions - in the way that best suits the needs of the organization's strategy, regulatory environment, culture and in-house competencies. Regardless of the configuration, customers benefit from Cybertrust's expertise and intelligence, enabling them to proactively prevent attacks and address security threats using the people, policies and technologies already in place.
CONTACT: Cybertrust Wendy Hill +612 8514 7449 wendy.hill@cybertrust.com or Fleishman Hillard Gavin Foo +65 6339-6375 gavin.foo@fleishman.com
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)