iG2 Security Expert Capacity and Skill Augmentation
Strengthen Your Security Posture. Empower Your Team.
iG2's Security Expert Augmentation bridges the skills gap and builds long-term resilience within your organization.
Seamless Security Augmentation
Level Up Your Cybersecurity Game
Expert Guidance, Tailored Solutions
Our team of seasoned cybersecurity experts provides customized solutions to meet your unique needs, ensuring optimal protection.
Elevating Your Security Operations
Enhance your team's capabilities with our advanced security practices and cutting-edge tools.
Building a Resilient Future
Strengthen your organization's ability to withstand cyber threats and maintain business continuity.
Security Operations (SecOps) Expertise
Incident Handling & Response
Skills Augmentation for SecOps
Incident Response Preparedness and Simulation
Security Operations (SecOps) Expertise
iG2 provides highly skilled professionals who integrate seamlessly into an organization’s existing SecOps team, or serve as an independent unit, depending on operational requirements. The experts from iG2 focus on:
- Security Monitoring and Threat Detection: Using sophisticated tools, such as the Wazuh platform, CRISPER USS, and other SIEM solutions, iG2 experts enhance real-time monitoring and alerting capabilities.
- Log Analysis and Correlation: Leveraging advanced log correlation techniques to identify suspicious activities and potential attack vectors.
- Proactive Threat Hunting: Augmenting teams with professionals who conduct proactive searches for potential threats within the network, anticipating breaches before they occur.
- Vulnerability Management: Ensuring continuous scanning and patch management to identify and remediate security weaknesses.
- Automation: Implementing automation tools to reduce response time and minimize the workload on internal teams by automating repetitive tasks such as incident alerts, ticketing, and log management.
- Red and Blue Team Operations: Conducting both offensive (Red Team) and defensive (Blue Team) exercises to assess and improve security defense strategies.
Incident Handling & Response
iG2’s security experts are well-versed in incident response and are equipped to handle security breaches from detection to resolution:
- Incident Detection and Prioritization: Experts assist in developing robust incident detection mechanisms, enabling organizations to rapidly identify potential security incidents. They focus on prioritizing incidents based on severity to ensure critical issues are addressed promptly.
- Containment, Eradication, and Recovery: iG2 professionals execute containment strategies to isolate compromised systems, eradicate malicious code, and ensure recovery protocols restore affected systems to operational status without further disruption.
- Forensic Investigation: Offering digital forensic services that aid in investigating the source, scope, and nature of a security breach. This includes collecting and analyzing evidence to understand attack patterns and develop preventive measures.
- Root Cause Analysis: Experts provide comprehensive root cause analysis to identify vulnerabilities that allowed the breach, helping prevent recurrence.
- Post-Incident Review and Improvement: After handling an incident, iG2 works closely with the internal team to assess lessons learned and implement necessary improvements to strengthen the organization's future response capabilities.
Skills Augmentation for SecOps
iG2 offers tailored skills augmentation that not only fills gaps in expertise but also builds long-term internal capacity in critical areas, such as:
- Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI): Augmenting teams with intelligence specialists who gather, analyze, and apply threat intelligence to inform security operations.
- Security Automation and Orchestration (SOAR): Providing specialists skilled in the integration and configuration of SOAR platforms to streamline workflows, automate routine processes, and improve response times.
- Compliance and Governance: Offering experts who assist organizations in achieving and maintaining compliance with industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA) and developing governance frameworks.
- Security Awareness Training: Delivering continuous security awareness and training programs to keep in-house teams informed about the latest threats, attack techniques, and best practices.
Incident Response Preparedness and Simulation
iG2 enhances incident handling capabilities through preparedness exercises and simulation services:
- Tabletop Exercises: Providing simulations that help teams practice responding to various types of incidents, improving their ability to act swiftly in real-world situations.
- Red Teaming and Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART): Deploying advanced red teaming exercises that simulate sophisticated attack scenarios to assess the effectiveness of an organization’s security defenses. Continuous automated red teaming tools, such as those offered by CyberStack.ca, provide ongoing assessments to improve incident response readiness.
- Crisis Management Training: Preparing leadership and key personnel for high-stakes incident response scenarios, ensuring efficient coordination and decision-making during cyber crises.
Key Benefits
Access to Specialized Expertise
- iG2 provides access to highly skilled and experienced security professionals who are proficient in advanced security technologies, frameworks, and methodologies. This ensures that organizations benefit from cutting-edge knowledge without the need to invest heavily in internal training.
- Experts from iG2 are well-versed in using platforms like CRISPER USS, Wazuh, and other modern SIEM and SOAR tools, enabling organizations to leverage top-tier technologies without onboarding full-time specialists.
Improved Security Posture
- With iG2’s services, organizations can significantly enhance their ability to detect, respond to, and mitigate security threats. The integration of threat detection, vulnerability management, and proactive threat hunting strengthens the overall security framework.
- Continuous monitoring and improvement through automated tools and red teaming exercises ensure that organizations stay ahead of evolving threats, reducing the likelihood of successful attacks.
Rapid Incident Response
- By augmenting incident handling capabilities, iG2 ensures that organizations can respond quickly and effectively to security breaches. Incident prioritization, containment, and forensic analysis minimize the impact of security incidents on business operations, reducing downtime and financial loss.
- Post-incident support, such as root cause analysis and improvement measures, strengthens the organization’s ability to prevent future breaches.
Cost-Effective Security Augmentation
- Rather than hiring and maintaining a full-time, in-house team of cybersecurity specialists, organizations can access on-demand expertise through iG2. This reduces the costs associated with recruiting, training, and retaining cybersecurity talent, especially for smaller teams or organizations with limited resources.
- iG2 services can scale up or down depending on the organization’s needs, offering a flexible approach to security staffing.
Reduced Workload for In-House Teams
- iG2’s professionals work alongside internal teams, reducing the burden on existing staff. Tasks like log management, incident analysis, and routine monitoring can be handled by iG2 experts, allowing in-house teams to focus on strategic initiatives and core business functions.
- The use of automation for repetitive processes further alleviates the workload, optimizing team productivity.
Enhanced Threat Intelligence
- iG2’s security experts bring deep insights from Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), enabling organizations to better understand current threats, adversarial tactics, and attack vectors. This intelligence-driven approach allows for more informed decisions about security priorities and investments.
- Ongoing collaboration with iG2 ensures that internal teams stay up-to-date with the latest threat intelligence, helping them remain agile in a rapidly changing security landscape
Faster Incident Resolution and Recovery
- iG2’s well-established incident response protocols enable organizations to shorten response times and accelerate recovery from security breaches. With experts trained in containment, eradication, and system restoration, businesses can resume normal operations more quickly, minimizing disruptions.
- The ability to handle incidents efficiently mitigates financial and reputational risks, keeping stakeholders and customers confident in the organization’s ability to manage crises.
Proactive Security Measures
- The continuous vulnerability scanning, threat hunting, and red teaming exercises provided by iG2 help identify and address potential weaknesses before they are exploited. This proactive approach reduces the risk of successful attacks and strengthens the organization’s defenses over time.
- Simulations and tabletop exercises conducted by iG2 prepare teams for real-world incidents, improving their response readiness and coordination during crises.
Compliance and Regulatory Support
- iG2’s experts assist organizations in navigating complex regulatory requirements by aligning security practices with relevant standards such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA. This reduces the risk of non-compliance penalties and helps businesses maintain regulatory integrity.
- By ensuring continuous monitoring and reporting, iG2 helps organizations stay compliant with evolving cybersecurity regulations and industry best practices.
Continuous Improvement and Knowledge Transfer
- One of the major long-term benefits of iG2’s services is the transfer of knowledge and best practices to in-house teams. By working alongside iG2 experts, internal teams gain valuable skills in incident handling, threat detection, and cyber resilience.
- iG2 also conducts post-incident reviews and training programs to ensure that organizations continuously improve their security posture. This leads to better long-term performance and confidence in handling future threats.
iG2’s Security Expert and Skills Augmentation service delivers a flexible, scalable, and cost-effective solution for organizations seeking to enhance their Security Operations and Incident Handling capabilities. By leveraging iG2’s expertise, organizations can improve security performance, reduce operational risks, and empower their in-house teams with cutting-edge skills, all while maintaining a proactive and resilient approach to cyber threats.