Security Services

This first pillar is designed to create a Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) – an encrypted end-to-end secure tunnel for secure user access to all your on-premises, SaaS and web applications that allows you to:

• Eliminate lateral movement possibilities utilizing allowed application and host connections as a launching point to adjacent systems thus minimizing exposure by shrinking your attack surface, including to internal risks.
• Allow the ability to scale Zero Trust effortlessly, by protecting critical applications or highest risk user groups first, then expanding internet-native ZTNA to your entire operation.
• Foster a stronger employee experience by allowing teams to securely communicate and collaborate while facing fewer security gateways that might get in their way.
• Syntax also provides both cloud-native and commercial next-generation firewalls to enforce security separation within your IT ecosystem.

This pillar offers you protection and response capabilities at the endpoint layer of individual devices connecting to the network of your corporate environment (including those of remote users). Syntax has arranged this robust managed endpoint detection and response (MDR) function to include threat intelligence with proactive threat hunting capabilities taking into account not only the source and destination of network traffic but also utilizing AI/ML to analyze and identify unusual user behavior occurring within permitted sessions. This information is integrated with content from other security pillars using a proprietary GenAI solution, and acted on in 3 important ways:

• Enhanced detection and resolution using best-in-breed technology in conjunction with the trained technicians in the 24×7 follow-the-sun Syntax SOC.
• Increased security efficiency by mapping alerts to the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK™) framework.
• Reinforce the other components of this pillar to enforce security and establish malicious activity blocking before a connection is ever established.

This third pillar of Syntax’s cybersecurity services is designed to address potential risks that might target your operating system and applications layers.  For this pillar, Syntax integrates continuous and always-on industry-leading technologies so you can get service delivery that is highly customized to accommodate your constantly evolving IT environment to support:

• Near real-time response protocols that may include the most relevant superseding patch, quarantines covering your priority systems, servers, assets and/or files, uninstalling software, killing any process or network connections, and much more.
• Automated and integrated gathering and analysis of IT, security, and compliance data in a scalable, state-of-the-art backend.
• Customizable surveillance capabilities via Elasticsearch clusters, enabling visibility within seconds of any asset, including on-premises, endpoint, and cloud assets.

Another Key service for Syntax’s public cloud customers is Cloud Security Posture management (CSPM): a set of tools and practices that provide continuous monitoring, assessment, and remediation of security risks and misconfigurations across cloud environments.

• Discovery and visibility into cloud assets, configurations, and changes across multi-cloud environments.
• Continuous monitoring and assessment of cloud security posture against defined policies and standards.
• AI enhanced remediation of misconfigurations and policy violations.
• Real-time threat detection and incident response for unauthorized activities or access.
• Integration with Security Operations workflows (SecOps) to embed security throughout the cloud landscape.
• Helps prevent data breaches and minimizes the impact of cloud misconfigurations.

CSPM is a crucial component of cloud security that helps organizations maintain a strong security posture, ensure compliance, and minimize the risks associated with cloud adoption and misconfigurations

The function of this fourth pillar of Syntax’s security solution is to leverage offensive security approaches, also known as penetration testing, and adversary emulation to preemptively identify vulnerabilities and security weaknesses before an attacker exploits them.  The activities here focus on proactively testing your network’s defenses, finding vulnerabilities, and generating customized remediation recommendations. These processes may include red, blue, and purple teams, or other approaches that:

• Find and analyze complex attack paths in both on-premises Active Directory and cloud environments to understand privilege relationships and illustrate adversary risk.
• Identify other exploits, flaws, issues with policies and other common security concerns to help improve cybersecurity posture and close gaps.
• Make specialized reviews that zero in on code review, cloud testing, SAP testing and industrial / embedded devices, social engineering/phishing programs, and more.

These consolidated functions that comprise the fifth pillar of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) are designed to manage all your security content and provide forensics in the event of a security event. It comes with the capability for tailored reports tied to your business metrics, key performance indicators and entail key activities such as:

• Detailed data analyses in a structured, SIEM format from devices, nodes, endpoints, event logs, and all relevant sources to ensure a systematic, single-pane view,
• Enable SOAR to orchestrate, synthesize, and analyze inputs from across your threat landscape with applied machine learning models to speed response to potential security events.
• Address foundational administrative tasks that enable the trained Syntax SOC team to focus on higher-level analyses, so the latest and most sophisticated threats do not slip by.

This sixth pillar of Syntax Security services provides you with coverage for what is often the weak link in some of the best-planned security programs – your own end users. This layer of protection has been designed to help you meet compliance thresholds for multiple regulatory standards in conjunction with detailed audit trails of all privileged account activity. One of the ways it addresses insider threat risks is by simplifying various user access management functions so your team can focus on other critical administrative functions. Key components of this pillar include the following major functions:

• Measure the security awareness and proficiency of your users with benchmark metrics against typical rates for your industry to provide a relative risk profile.
• Assess your organization’s overall security culture to understand where to implement remedial and ongoing programs.
• Train end users on knowing how to spot and avoid social engineering attempts, spear phishing, and ransomware attacks, helping to keep security top of mind for everyone.
• Utilize Privileged Access Management (PAM) tools to record all activity performed by administrative OS and application accounts so you have visibility and accountability for configuration changes as well as access to sensitive data stored in your systems.