Esentry Systems, a managed security services provider ( MSSP) reputed for its focus on continuous security monitoring, threat detection, incident response and cyber security compliance, has become the first Nigerian company and only MSSP to be awarded ISO certification on its security operations centre (SOC).
ISO certification is an international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organisations use the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements.
The company earned the certification by building a strong brand that offers security services to help enterprises achieve business resilience and accelerated growth through cyber risk mitigation.
According to the company, the ISO certification is a seal that confirms the expertise, professionalism and technical knowledge the brand has brought to the industry since its inception.
Commenting on how the company responded to the growing incidents of cyber attacks in Nigeria with proactive solutions, Adetokunbo Omotosho, partner, Esentry Nigeria, said, “The rate of Cyber-attack in Nigeria is alarming as every year Nigerian companies lose close to N130 billion to cyber-attacks – most of which are not reported because it might lead to loss of customers confidence in such organisations.
“Esentry had to go through the rigorous audit process for months, making sure that we are fully compliant to global standards in security services and we are happy we are first cyber security company to get this ISO certification for a security operation centre in Nigeria.”
According to Omotosho, unfortunately, it is difficult for most organisations to have all the needed skills, technology and processes to run a security operations centre in-house. This is because the level of data source needed to predict an attack and respond instantly is huge, and the human resource needed comes at a huge cost.
“You can’t imagine what we have to do daily and in minutes to save the organisations. By the time you try doing it in-house, you will end up spending 80 percent of your business day fighting security incidents,” the industry expert said.
To him, fending-off cyberattacks comes at a lot of capital cost, especially with little know-how on what security mechanisms are important for your specific businesses, coupled with the dynamic cyber security landscape.
With threats evolving daily and very quickly, organisations need to have a longterm partner with industry experience, intelligence and thorough understanding of cyber threats.
