In a context of growing and sophisticated threats, our team of specialists collaborates with our customers who already have Azure to configure and optimize their threat detection and response tools. In this case with tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Microsoft Defender and Threat Detection, ensuring that their critical assets are protected through proactive monitoring and response, or by providing ongoing management as an MSSP (Managed Security Service Provider).
Companies usually face the following challenges:
- Limited Threat Detection: Lack of monitoring to detect unusual behavior and suspicious access.
- Lack of Automated Incident Response: Lack of automated processes to respond quickly to incidents.
- False Positives: Systems that generate excessive alerts, complicating the detection of real threats.
- Incomplete Protection in Web Applications: Lack of controls on web applications that leave them vulnerable to DDoS and SQL injection attacks.
- Lack of Visibility in Workloads: Inability to monitor and protect virtual machines, containers and databases in Azure.
Assessment and Planning
We work with our clients to assess the current configuration of their Azure systems and develop a customized detection and response strategy. Planning focuses on policies and controls tailored to the customer's security objectives and the creation of custom playbooks designed around the specific needs of each organization.
Note: We understand the importance of adapting to the customer's configurations, regulations and budget, ensuring a solution aligned with their resources and capabilities, and scalable protection.
Implementation and Optimization
Our approach ensures an integrated and efficient configuration of detection and response services in Azure, covering:
- Microsoft Sentinel: Configuration and tuning of Microsoft Sentinel as the SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) solution. This includes integrating data sources, creating custom correlation rules, and designing automatic and custom playbooks to respond to incidents in an agile and efficient manner.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF): Implementation of WAF to protect web applications from attacks such as DDoS and SQL injections, ensuring robust and adaptive perimeter control. We also configure specific traffic rules to mitigate advanced threats according to the customer's application profile.
- Microsoft Defender: Enabling and configuring Microsoft Defender for workloads in Azure, including monitoring of virtual machines, containers, databases and more. Defender provides real-time alerts and automated recommendations for rapid vulnerability mitigation.
- Threat Detection: Threat detection settings in Azure PaaS services, such as Azure SQL Database and App Services, that identify unusual activity and suspicious behavior in managed services, strengthening the protection of critical data and applications.
- Continuous Threat Detection Optimization: Refinement of detection rules and alerts in Microsoft Sentinel, WAF, and Microsoft Defender, ensuring that the system continuously adapts to new threats and reduces false positives.
- Configuration Auditing and Incident Response: Continuous monitoring and auditing of security configurations and the effectiveness of incident responses, adjusting policies and playbooks according to customer needs and capabilities.
Benefits of implementing the aforementioned technologies:
- Early Threat Detection: Use of Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender to identify threats in real time.
- Automatic and Efficient Response: Customized and automatic playbooks to respond to incidents.
- False Positive Reduction: Optimization of detection rules for more accurate alerts.
- Perimeter Protection with WAF: Protection of web applications against common attacks such as DDoS and SQL injection.
- Comprehensive Workload Visibility: Constant monitoring of virtual machines, containers and more.
- Detection Policy Tuning: Continuous policy refinement to adapt to new threats.
- Continuous Security Monitoring: Ongoing monitoring and auditing of security configurations and response effectiveness.
- Security Compliance: Adherence to required security standards, strengthening the customer's overall Azure posture.
Important: This service can be combined with Azure Identity Security Implementation and Azure Hardening Security Implementation for a comprehensive Azure security solution, covering key aspects of identity management, infrastructure hardening and threat detection.