Introduction

High Tech Rapid Solutions Corp, a global leader in manufacturing and distribution, has 60,000 employees spread across multiple office locations on three continents. The company management understands the need to modernize their security operations, leverage modern cloud-based technologies, and enhance current security measures. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, they had a more traditional approach and had been less attracted toward remote work. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the company to quickly adapt remote work practices, leading to major improvements needs in the company security practices and technologies. This new situation led to a reevaluation of High Tech Rapid Solutions Corp security measures, prompting the organization to consideration of a security monitoring strategy and architecture to address their security needs and tackle the challenges caused by their siloed architecture.

Alongside the security landscape changes, High Tech Rapid Solutions Corp faces challenges in driving its new technology initiatives. The adoption of modern cloud-based technologies requires careful planning, time, dedicated resources, and a workforce equipped with the necessary skills. The organization understands how important it is to find new and retaining existing professionals who can effectively implement and manage their planned transformation initiatives. The company does manage its Security Operations Center (SOC) by itself and does not leverage any service provider's managed services in this area, even though it has been under consideration.

Furthermore, the pandemic presented unique challenges to High Tech Rapid Solutions Corp, accelerating the need for a cloud-first strategy. The company appointed a new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to the management team in order to guarantee the secure adoption of modern cloud-based technologies. CISO, who provides extensive experience in the cloud security domain, plays a key role in supporting the company's strategy, security teams, and business to maintain security as the top priority.