SOC as a Service (SOCaaS)
Cyber threats don’t keep business hours — and most organisations can’t afford to either. Beyond Cyber’s SOCaaS gives you a fully managed, 24/7 security operations capability without the cost, complexity, or lead time of building one yourself. Enterprise-grade analysts and technology, operational within weeks.
Enterprise-Grade Security Operations — Without the Enterprise Price Tag
24/7 Threat Monitoring, Detection & Response for South African Organisations
What is a Security Operations Centre?
A SOC is the nerve centre of your defensive security posture — a dedicated team monitoring your IT environment in real time, detecting threats, investigating incidents, and coordinating response. A mature SOC combines three essential elements:
People
Trained analysts operating on a tiered model — Tier 1 triage, Tier 2 investigation, Tier 3 threat hunting and complex incident response.
Process
Defined procedures for alert handling, incident escalation, response execution, and continuous improvement of defences.
Technology
SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and threat intelligence platforms that aggregate, correlate, and surface signals across your entire environment.
Why SOCaaS Over Building Your Own?
Building an in-house SOC typically takes one to two years, requires significant capital investment, and demands skilled analysts who are in short supply globally. SOCaaS removes these barriers entirely.
Uptime
- In-House: Business hours only unless overtime budget exists
- SOCaaS: 24/7/365 — always on
Setup Time
- In-House: 12–24 months to build and staff
- SOCaaS: Operational within weeks
Cost
- In-House: High capital expenditure — staff, tools, facilities
- SOCaaS: Predictable monthly operating expenditure
Staffing
- In-House: Recruitment, training, and retention burden on you
- SOCaaS: Fully managed team of certified analysts
Technology
- In-House: Point tools purchased and integrated separately
- SOCaaS: Enterprise SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and threat intel — included
Scalability
- In-House: Constrained by headcount and hardware
- SOCaaS: Scales with your environment on demand
Building a fully staffed 24/7 in-house SOC can cost millions of rands annually once staffing, tooling, facilities, and training are accounted for. SOCaaS delivers the same capability at a fraction of the cost — typically operational within weeks, not months.
What Our SOCaaS Includes
24/7 Threat Monitoring
Every alert reviewed and triaged by a human analyst, around the clock
SIEM Management
Deployed, configured, tuned, and managed — aggregating logs across your entire estate
Threat Detection & Hunting
Proactive hunting for threats that evade automated detection
Incident Response
Immediate containment and remediation when a real threat is confirmed
Vulnerability Management
Ongoing identification and prioritisation integrated with your remediation workflows
Endpoint Detection & Response
Deep visibility into device activity, process execution, and lateral movement
Threat Intelligence
Global feeds, adversary TTPs, and dark web monitoring relevant to your sector
Compliance Reporting
Pre-built reports aligned to ISO 27001, POPIA, GDPR, PCI-DSS, and NIST
How It Works
From Onboarding to Always-On in Weeks
Discovery & Scoping
A structured session to understand your infrastructure, applications, compliance requirements, and risk appetite. This shapes your monitoring coverage, detection rules, and escalation thresholds.
Technology Deployment & Integration
SIEM, EDR, and supporting tooling deployed across your environment — cloud, on-premises, or hybrid. Log sources integrated from endpoints, servers, network devices, and cloud platforms.
Tuning & Baseline Establishment
Detection rules tuned to your specific environment to reduce noise and false positives. A behavioural baseline established so analysts can spot genuine anomalies quickly and accurately.
Continuous Monitoring & Response
Your environment monitored around the clock. Alerts triaged, investigated, and responded to according to your agreed procedures. Real-time notification for significant events and regular reporting.
Continuous Improvement
Detection rules updated, new threat intelligence incorporated, near-miss events reviewed, and security control improvements recommended. Regular service reviews keep coverage aligned to your evolving environment.
Reporting & Visibility
Regular executive and technical reports delivered on your agreed cadence — giving you clear visibility into your security posture, incident trends, and the ongoing value of the service. Full audit-ready documentation available on request.
Building a fully staffed 24/7 in-house SOC can cost millions of rands annually once staffing, tooling, facilities, and training are accounted for. SOCaaS delivers the same capability at a fraction of the cost — typically operational within weeks, not months.
Choose the Right Level of Coverage
Essential
Best for: SMBs needing baseline coverage 24/7 monitoring with alert triage and escalation. Business-hours response. SIEM included. EDR customer-supplied. Standard threat intelligence feeds. Escalation to your team on confirmed incidents. Standard compliance report templates.
Advanced
Best for: Mid-market with active threat exposure 24/7 monitoring and response. Alert triage, correlation, and response. SIEM and EDR included. Standard plus curated sector threat intelligence feeds. Incidents contained and remediated by our analysts. Standard plus custom compliance reports.
Enterprise
Best for: Regulated industries and complex environments Full proactive hunting and response, 24/7. SIEM and EDR included. Premium global threat intelligence feeds plus dark web monitoring. Full incident response with forensics capability. Complete compliance package.
Many clients have unique compliance obligations, hybrid cloud environments, or specific integration needs. We design bespoke SOCaaS engagements — speak to our team about a tailored solution.
AI-Augmented Operations — Smarter, Faster, More Cost-Effective
Modern environments generate millions of log events daily. Without intelligent automation, analysts spend most of their time triaging noise rather than investigating real threats. We integrate AI agents throughout the SOC workflow to change that — dramatically increasing speed and accuracy while reducing cost.
Alert Triage & Scoring
Machine learning scores every alert for threat confidence and business impact before a human analyst sees it. Result: 60–80% reduction in alerts requiring human review.
False Positive Suppression
Alerts consistent with known-good behaviour are automatically closed with a full audit trail. False positive rates reduced from an industry average of 40–70% down to below 10% within 90 days.
Threat Enrichment
Confirmed alerts automatically enriched with threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK mappings, asset context, and lateral movement indicators — assembled in seconds, not hours.
Automated First Response
For high-confidence threats, AI agents execute pre-approved containment actions immediately — endpoint isolation, account suspension, IP blocking — without analyst delay.
AI agents handle the volume. Our people handle the complexity. Every automated action is reviewed, logged, auditable, and reversible. Human expertise remains central to everything we do.
Is SOCaaS Right for Your Organisation?
Mid-market businesses that have outgrown basic perimeter security but aren't yet large enough to justify a full in-house SOC
Regulated industries — financial services, healthcare, legal, retail — where continuous monitoring is a compliance requirement under POPIA, GDPR, or PCI-DSS
Remote or distributed workforces where endpoint visibility and secure remote access monitoring are critical
Post-breach organisations that need to rapidly mature their detection and response capability
Technology and SaaS companies that hold sensitive customer data and need to demonstrate security rigour during enterprise due diligence
Organisations undergoing digital transformation — cloud migration, new applications, expanding tech footprint — who need security to scale with them
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How quickly can we get started?
A: Most clients are fully operational within four to six weeks of engagement start. Discovery, deployment, integration, and tuning are all handled by our team — minimal demand on your internal resources.
Q: What log sources and technologies do you integrate with?
A: We integrate with the major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), on-premises infrastructure, network devices, endpoint agents, email platforms, and most enterprise applications. If you have a specific integration requirement, we’ll confirm compatibility during scoping.
Q: Do we need to provide our own EDR?
A: On the Essential tier, yes — you supply the EDR. Advanced and Enterprise tiers include EDR as part of the service. If you’re currently running a specific endpoint tool, we’ll advise whether it integrates with our platform or whether a transition makes sense.
Q: How does incident response work in practice?
A: When our analysts confirm a genuine threat, we follow pre-agreed response procedures. For Essential clients, this means escalating to your designated contact. For Advanced and Enterprise clients, our analysts contain and remediate directly — you receive real-time communication throughout and a full post-incident report on completion.
Q: Which compliance frameworks do your reports support?
A: Our compliance reporting covers ISO 27001, SOC 2, POPIA, GDPR, PCI-DSS, and NIST. Custom report formats are available on Advanced and Enterprise tiers.
Q: We already have some security tooling in place — do we start from scratch?
A: No. We assess your existing tooling during discovery and integrate where possible. The goal is to maximise the value of what you already have, not replace it unnecessarily.