Security Operation Center Plus (SOC+)

With over 40 years of IT experience, ASL understands the challenges of keeping pace with the latest cyber security threats, especially as companies become increasingly reliant on information systems.

We are pleased to announce the opening of Security Operation Center Plus (SOC+), where best-of-breed technologies, proven operational processes, and an expert monitoring team come together to offer comprehensive security monitoring and defence services. Its establishment represents our continual commitment in improving our security services and solutions. With the opening of SOC+, ASL has created a unique platform for customers to see, touch and feel our solutions offerings.

SOC+ equipped with high availability infrastructure design, a 200-inch TV wall for real time security alerts, strong physical and logical access control with multi-factor authentication, and a purpose built work area to ensure efficient operation and stringent security control. The service delivery of SOC+ meets international standards, with certifications under ISO27001:2013. The center is supported by security experts qualified by their real-life experience and professional certifications such as CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CEH and CGEIT. The following are some of the major offerings of SOC+:

Security Log Monitoring and Alerting

By utilising a cloud-based or on-premise security information and event management (SIEM) platform to collect and correlate logs from a variety of devices, SOC+ can identify and prioritise security incidents from their risk level. Our security experts then provide actionable recommendations based on global intelligence and our understanding of the customer’s specific environment.

Network and System Monitoring and Maintenance

Our state-of-the-art facility and dedicated team of security experts monitor and identify system problems or degrades before they severely impact your business. By ensuring necessary policies, patches, and updates are applied on time, our customers can expect seamless management of their entire security infrastructure from a single solutions provider.

On-site security incident response services

With 24×7 access to our pool of over 100 certified security professionals located locally in Hong Kong, our team can support our customers on-site. Our qualified professionals are here to support everything from critical security incidents to performing an advisory role to reinforce your security posture.

Breach and Advanced Threat Detection

By joining our managed breach detection services, SOC+ will monitor your network traffic for threat behaviours and activities. Compromised and infected devices within your premises will be identified with certainty while actionable information will be provided to facilitate incident response or forensic action.

Managed DDoS Protection services:

We have partnered with Nexusguard to provide managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), an attack protection services. Nexusguard is a leader in DDoS defence and can provide up to 1.28Tbps of mitigation capacity through a global network of scrubbing centers. Once SOC+ has detected a suspicious DDoS attack, we will work with our customers to seamlessly enable the DDoS protection services.

Managed firewall services:

ASL has partnered with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. to provide SMBs with cost-effective and hassle-free perimeter protection services. Even without a large one-time investment, our customers can enjoy enterprise grade protection services such as IPS and URL filtering Antivirus and Anti-Spam with 24×7 monitoring and management from SOC+.