Cybersecurity is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. Complex interconnected systems and widespread access to the internet are fertile ground for growth and expansion, but striking the balance between trust and security can be difficult. Employees who work remote or hybrid need to be able to access crucial systems offsite, but nobody wants a bad actor taking advantage of gaps in your defenses, ransoming sensitive patient data, or ruining your reputation.
That’s where a Security Operations Center (SOC) comes in. A SOC provides monitoring, investigating, analyzing, and defending your assets on a 24/7/365 basis, but the costs of setting up an in-house SOC can soar into the millions of dollars. If the price tag and expertise are a barrier of entry for your organization—why start from scratch if you don’t have to?
Whether you’re looking for an MDR solution, SIEM logging, or full-scale SOC services across your organization, MPGSOC’s managed services provide a cost-effective solution that protects your business while empowering your growth.
Attackers target everyone—not just big business.
If you’re a CISO for a medical practice or healthcare system, security is just one of the topics on your mind. You may have thousands of endpoints to secure, multiple secure servers to run, and updates to deploy constantly. You know where your vulnerabilities are, but you don’t have the team or the tools for 24/7 monitoring, and you know it is just a matter of time before a breach occurs. Imagine what happens if your “good enough” isn’t quite good enough. An attacker targets your organization and penetrates your defenses, capturing personal patient data and ransoming it for a fortune of your operating budget. Plus, the attack might take down crucial systems in your network, making it impossible for medical staff to do what they do best and care for patients. Pen and paper charts, system outages, delayed medical care—it’s a nightmare.
Ascension Healthcare went through this very scenario in 2024. "It's kind of like we went back 20 years, but not even with the tools we had then," said Kris Fuentes, RN in an interview with NPR. "Our workflow has just been really unorganized, chaotic and at times, scary." When every task takes longer to complete, the delays stack up, keeping your team from caring effectively for your patients.
Protection begins at the endpoints. With the help of a SOCaaS provider, like MindPoint Group, you can deploy sensors to every endpoint in your system and build a map of your security coverage. Monitoring these sensors enables SOC analysts to identify anomalous behavior and catch intrusions early—which is key, since attackers need only minutes to exfiltrate sensitive data these days. From endpoint solutions like MDR to full-scale SOC services, a trusted partner providing managed security services can bolster your defenses and make sure you’re prepared for possible attack.
SOC analysts recognize the red flags early
MPGSOC analysts are trained to be a vigilant frontline defense against cyberattacks. Here’s what our analysts examine to identify unwanted intrusions and effectively respond:
- Unusual network activity looks like a surge in traffic, failed login attempts from unknown locations, or unauthorized access to sensitive systems.
- Suspicious file activity looks like downloads from untrusted sources, attempts to access or modify protected files, or unexpected file encryption.
- Endpoint anomalies alert analysts to unusual system behavior on workstations or medical devices, such as sudden spikes in CPU usage or unexpected software installations.
Plus, MPGSOC analysts make use of threat intelligence feeds to match detected activity and known malware signatures, attack patterns, or threat actor tactics. Then, we take steps to identify and remediate the issue, while communicating with you: identifying the source, checking logs for context, and applying our threat intelligence to determine where the problem originated.
Implementation of a plan of action relies on collaboration with you and your security team. This allows for a coordinated response:
- Isolating infected systems: quarantining compromised systems to prevent lateral movement and further damage.
- Containment and eradication: implementing measures to stop the intrusion and remove any malware or unauthorized access points.
- Incident response: following a pre-defined incident response plan, created together, to implement recovery procedures.
Use SOCaaS to get the most bang for your buck.
Building and maintaining a robust in-house SOC can be daunting for a regional healthcare system or doctor’s office. The benefits of SOC-as-a-Service make it possible to protect your business with best-in-class tools for a fraction of the overall cost of spinning up an in-house SOC. MPGSOC partners with your existing IT team and opens a shortcut to the advantages of a 24/7/365 SOC:
- Access to a wide range of security expertise. Our team consists of seasoned security professionals with experience in various cybersecurity domains, including governance, risk and compliance, proactive security services, and security architecture & engineering. We can provide guidance and support to your team, allowing them to respond to incidents more effectively.
- Comprehensive threat intelligence and analysis. MindPoint Group subscribes to threat intelligence feeds to track the latest malware signatures, attack vectors, and threat actor tactics. These feeds are often cost-prohibitive for smaller institutions, but SOCaaS provides a door to this critical threat data.
- Advanced, best-in-class security tools & technologies. Maintaining the latest security tools is a significant investment. With MPGSOC you gain access to such industry-leading tools as CrowdStrike and Sumo Logic for a fraction of the cost.
- Continuous improvement. The cybersecurity landscape is always changing, which means keeping pace can be a challenge. Your focus is healthcare—and that’s a good thing. SOCaaS includes continuous improvement to security protocols, from your individual cases to our overall processes. We stay on top of it, so you don’t have to.
Don’t go alone. We’re here to help.
Building a best-in-class SOC isn’t what your organization is here to do. It’s more important to focus on core competencies like patient care than endpoint detection and response. MPGSOC provides a powerful alternative.
Partner with MindPoint Group to gain access to a team of security specialists, advanced threat intelligence, cutting-edge security tools, and continuous improvement—all delivered as a service. This allows your existing IT security team to focus on core tasks while MindPoint Group’s SOC analysts become an extension of your team, providing 24/7 vigilance against cyberattacks.
Learn more about how to utilize SOCaaS to cost-effectively empower your team and safeguard your healthcare systems in our latest whitepaper.
