Monitoring as a Service (MaaS)
Monitoring as a Service (Monitoring-as-a-Service, MaaS)
is a cloud-hosted
security solution primarily on business platforms. MaaS has become more and
more popular over the past decade. With
the advent of cloud computing, the
popularity of MaaS has grown. Security controls are concerned with protecting
customers - businesses or governments - from cyber threats. The security team
plays an important role in ensuring and maintaining the confidentiality, integrity,
and availability of IT facilities. However, time and limited resources limit
security measures and their effectiveness for most companies. This requires
constant vigilance for the security of infrastructure and critical information assets.
Many industry regulations require organizations
to control their security
environment, server logs, and other media to ensure the integrity of these systems.
However, ensuring effective security posture monitoring can be a daunting task
because it requires advanced technology, skilled security experts, and a scalable
process, none of which is cheap. MaaS security monitoring services offer real-
time, 24/7 monitoring and near-immediate incident response through the security
infrastructure. These services help protect customers' critical information assets.
Prior to the advent of electronic security systems,
security monitoring and
response depended heavily on human resources and human ability, which limited
the correctness and effectiveness of control efforts. Over the past two decades,
information technologies in security systems have been developed that are able
to interact with security operations centers (SOCs) through corporate networks,
which has significantly changed the picture.
An early detection service reports new security vulnerabilities shortly after
they appear.
In general, threats are linked to third party sources. The report is
usually sent by e-mail to a responsible person appointed by the company. Security
vulnerability reports, in addition to providing a
detailed description of the
vulnerability, also include information about the impact of the vulnerability on
the system or application. Most often, the report also indicates specific actions
that need to be taken to minimize the effect of the vulnerability.
The platform, management and monitoring of the service is often provided
as a dashboard, which allows you to know the operating status of the system at
any time. Access can be obtained through web interfaces, which allows you to
work remotely. Each work item that is reviewed usually contains an operational
status indicator, always taking into account the critical impact of each item.
Service data allows you to determine which elements are in working condition,
which do not have enough power, and which are outside the set parameters. By
detecting
and identifying such problems, you can take preventive measures to
prevent the service from going down.