A formed detection position.
Build, buy or hybrid, and why that combination fits your scale and risk position. Phrased so the board and detection lead have the same conversation with vendors.
STRATEGY SESSION·SIEM, SOC AND MDR STRATEGY
Build, buy or hybrid. Which detection model fits your risk position?
DurationHalf a day or full day
FormatWorking session on-site
ParticipantsCISO, Detection Lead, Security Architect
The question
Why this question is hard
The pain is rarely unfamiliarity with SIEM, SOC and MDR. It sits in which combination fits your scale, risk position and existing contracts. Vendors each push their own starting point.
Scenario 01
The SIEM emits too many alerts, nobody reviews them.
A log platform that generates a thousand alerts per hour is not detection. It is background noise. The analyst has no time to triage, the board does not know what detection actually means.
Scenario 02
The MDR provider reports KPIs, not incidents.
Tickets, response times, questions asked. All fine. But the question is whether your SOC actually catches what matters, and how you would know if it did not.
Scenario 03
Build vs buy is not a choice, it is a chain of choices.
SIEM in-house, SOC outsourced, MDR for specific use cases. Or: everything with one vendor, with the risks of lock-in. Without a formed position every sub-decision becomes ad hoc.
Outcome
What the session delivers
Not a detection maturity model from a template. A workable position about which model you want, and which steps belong to it.
Three to five moves in the detection chain.
What first, what later, and where dependencies sit on tooling and contracts. Per move an indication of effort, lead time and governance implications.
A vendor evaluation framework.
A set of criteria to evaluate SIEM, SOC and MDR vendors from your own position. It shifts the conversation from demo to fit.
How it works
The approach
Half a day or a full day, designed so the time at the table truly leads to a formed position.
- 01
Preparation.
A short questionnaire about your current SIEM, SOC, MDR contracts and architecture.
BEFORE - 02
Half a day or full day, on-site.
A structured conversation where we hold build, buy and hybrid options against your architecture and risk position.
THE SESSION - 03
Synthesis.
Within one working week a written summary with the position, the moves, and the evaluation framework.
AFTER - 04
Follow-on engagement.
If you proceed to a SIEM rationalisation or MDR selection we can join.
OPTIONAL
Participants
Who's involved
On your side
On our side
Investment
Scope and duration
What this costs depends on your context and scale. We are upfront about effort and duration, so you know what you're asking for.
Duration
Our effort
RateOn request
Scope limits
What this is not
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