SecOps

Security Operations, usually called SecOps, makes it possible for IT Security and IT Operations teams and procedures to work together to protect data and systems while lowering security risks to a company. ServiceNow SecOps enables faster response to urgent IT security concerns, as well as the detection and management of deep-seated IT security threats. ServiceNow offers full-stack Security Operations (SecOps) services to assist companies in accurately and effectively handling security activities.

ServiceNow Security Operations is not intended to replace security products such as SIEM, IAM, or DLP, etc instead it intends to bring clarity, understanding, interaction, and company-driven prioritization into the everyday duties of your security professionals. It is designed to help security and IT teams respond to security problems more quickly and productively. With ServiceNow SecOps, data from these various sources can be connected, and users may leverage current ServiceNow data and procedures to remediate vulnerabilities or manage threats.

It integrates Now Platform's workflow and system administration features with security data to create a unified platform for threat response that can be shared by IT and security teams.ServiceNow SecOps can integrate with other security products and features, such as security control tools so effortlessly.

Why is SecOps necessary?

Without a cutting-edge solution supported by automation, privacy, and IT operations, teams normally operate isolated. However, threat recognition and management are sped up using ServiceNow SecOps. Users have complete insight into their security posture, making it simple for them to see risks, respond to them, and stop them from repeating. 

• 60% of attacks are caused by vulnerabilities that remain unfixed.
• Problems are exacerbated by a variety of elements such as employees, procedures, shareholders, and technology.
• A security incident/vulnerability might take weeks to resolve or remediate.
  

Scalable Modules

The precise risks to your IT infrastructure will evolve over time. This is due to hackers' ever-changing attack techniques, as well as changes in your own surroundings. ServiceNow SecOps has everything you need to safeguard the systems and applications. This architecture will allow you to integrate adaptive security controls to keep things secure as your organization expands.

Reduce Data Silos

The Security Operations platform collects security data from your IT infrastructure, security applications, and other sources. This data is kept in the cloud using a common data model so that it can be retrieved rapidly and utilized to prepare for or tackle cybersecurity risks. By aggregating analytics data in one location, these trends and methods can be recognized considerably faster, reducing the prospective exposure period.

Applications of ServiceNow Security Operations

Vulnerability management

Prioritizing security-vulnerable assets and identifying at-risk essential business sectors are two functions of the ServiceNow Security operations vulnerability response application. The CMDB makes it simple to identify system connections and makes it quick to assess their effect on business operations and downtime.IT teams may perform privacy-compliant tests to detect and rectify poorly set-up apps. These programs operate simultaneously to speed up and improve the effectiveness of threat response by your IT department.

Security incident response management

Scurity Incident Response accelerates the process of detecting important issues and aids in the resolution of procedures through automation and workflow tools.  The ServiceNow Incident Response Management module collaborates with external security technology and procedures via simple links to identify, categorize, and tackle safety hazards. Organizations can establish IT infrastructure to solve security issues systematically.

Compliance configuration

The Configuration Compliance solution simply works with IT to manage upgrades and modifications on a single platform. Above all, configuration information regarding compliance can be incorporated into the Threat, Management, and Compliance aspects of ServiceNow to slow down the threat factor.  

Performance analytics for SecOps

Performance Analytics enables you to create sophisticated real-time reports and visualizations. It includes built-in key performance indicators (KPIs) and allows users to define new KPIs to measure critical data for an organization. Analyzing current and previous performance to find possibilities for growth and business restrictions before they develop is one of the most effective ways to use ServiceNow Performance for identifying threats. 

Threat intelligence

ServiceNow Security operations' threat intelligence application assists incident responders in detecting Indications of Compromise (IoC) and searching for root risks and assaults. It instantly obtains appropriate information from risk feeds. In addition to numerous threat feeds, ServiceNow offers STIX and TAXII for implementing threat intelligence from various places. 

Trusted security circles

Trusted security circles software enables you to share information about threat intelligence with business vendors, peers, or a large circle of worldwide ServiceNow users. This activity assists you in determining whether a suspected action is part of a larger attack.  

Benefits of ServiceNow SecOps

• It establishes a seamless reaction flow among organizations, allowing for effective work transactions between teams and quicker resolution.
• Dashboards and reports that are rich in content for improved governance and visibility.
• ServiceNow Orchestration tools reduce the amount of time spent on routine tasks.
• IT, security, service desk, and governance and risk management departments can collaborate smoothly.
• ServiceNow SecOps increase significantly through post-incident evaluations and analytics.
• Improve the performance and expertise of your teams, as well as workflows.
  

Conclusion

Every organization must make security a top concern. ServiceNow SecOps is a powerful SOAR engine that may assist your organization in enhancing its security operations. ServiceNow SecOps won't substitute your existing security solutions, but it will assist your organization in visualizing and quantifying its security activities. The above-mentioned capabilities will assist you in promptly identifying and prioritizing issues to respond quickly and reduce service disruptions or failures. It is a crucial tool for any organization seeking to safeguard itself against cyber assaults.

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