Security Operations Centre as a Service
Tender Overview
About this tender
This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General requires a managed Security Operations Centre as a Service (SOCaaS) to monitor its ICT environment and support the timely detection, investigation and escalation of cyber security threats. Scope The scope includes: Continuous collection and analysis of relevant security information across the Office's network, infrastructure, cloud and application environments Monitoring of the Office's ICT environment Alert triage Investigation of detected security events Escalation of cyber security threats Provision of advice on detected threats and incidents Reporting Contractor Requirements The Office will retain responsibility for declaring incidents and authorising or undertaking containment, remediation and recovery.
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