Managed SOC Services for ITU Bank
Cherrylabs partnered with ITU Bank to strengthen cybersecurity with a Managed SOC powered by Azure Sentinel—delivering 24/7 monitoring, faster incident response, and cost-efficient protection against growing threats.
ITU Bank | Financial Institution
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Background
As a leading financial institution, ITU Bank needed to strengthen its security posture amidst rising cyber threats.
With over 1,000 employees and critical IT infrastructure, the bank faced growing risks from phishing, malware, and targeted cyberattacks.
The internal IT team lacked the resources and tools for continuous SOC operations, making it essential to adopt a managed approach.
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Challenges
- Increasing phishing and malware attacks targeting banking services.
- Limited IT team capacity to run a 24/7 SOC effectively.
- Need for continuous monitoring and rapid incident response.
- Requirement to improve security without significantly increasing operational costs.
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Objectives
- Improve Threat Detection & Response: Reduce detection and response times.
- Enable 24/7 Monitoring: Ensure continuous visibility across IT infrastructure.
- Achieve Cost Efficiency: Enhance security posture using cloud-native SOC tools.
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Our Approach
Integrated SOC Operations with Azure Sentinel
- Deployment: Integrated Azure Sentinel with firewalls, VMs, antivirus, and other security data sources.
- 24/7 Monitoring: Delivered continuous monitoring of IT infrastructure via a Managed SOC team.
- Incident Response: Established a clear incident response plan with defined escalation, communication procedures, and regular reporting.
- Reporting & Reviews: Provided structured reports, threat reviews, and improvement recommendations.
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Background
A UK-based privacy software company wanted to leverage the breadth of AWS services to build their B2B and B2C applications. The customer required a secure, scalable, and compliant cloud foundation, with optimized workloads across testing, staging, and pre-production environments.
They also aimed to provide best-in-class security controls while meeting regulatory standards like GDPR.
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Challenges
- Need to automatically drop non-production workloads using tools to control costs.
- Requirement to use GitHub for infrastructure build code.
- Compliance with GDPR regulations for data protection.
- Managing access for outsourced development teams across different environments.
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Our Approach
Cherrylabs designed and implemented a Terraform-based provisioning framework for AWS services, enabling consistent, automated deployments.
- Built an AWS Landing Zone to provide secure and structured access for all environments.
- Configured all services using private endpoints to enhance security.
- Created an API Gateway to securely expose the application to external users.
The Results
Improved Security Posture, Reduced Risk
Faster Threat Detection & Response
Reduced incident detection and response times significantly.
24/7 Security Operations
Continuous monitoring ensured real-time protection.
Cost-Effective Security
Leveraged cloud-native SOC tools to enhance protection without heavy investment.
Greater Compliance Confidence
Strengthened IT governance and audit readiness.
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