Security as a Service

Security Without the Overhead

Building and maintaining an internal security operations capability requires specialised staff, enterprise tooling, 24/7 shift coverage and continuous investment in threat intelligence. For most organisations, that model is operationally impractical and financially unsustainable.

ABS's Security as a Service (SECaaS) model delivers enterprise-grade security operations as a fully managed, subscription-based service. Your organisation gets the people, the processes and the technology without the capital outlay, the recruitment burden or the skills retention challenge.

What ABS Delivers

The SECaaS programme is structured across five integrated service layers, each operating continuously and governed under a single SLA framework.

• 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) monitoring across network, endpoint, cloud and application layers
• Managed firewall operations including policy management, rule reviews and change control across Fortinet, Check Point and SonicWall platforms
• SIEM management using Microsoft Sentinel and FortiSIEM, including log source onboarding, detection rule development and alert triage
• Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with automated containment and analyst-led investigation for confirmed threats
• Vulnerability management including monthly authenticated scans, risk-prioritised remediation tracking and patch compliance reporting
• Threat intelligence integration, with indicators of compromise (IOCs) applied to detection rules in near real-time
• Identity threat detection covering anomalous authentication, privilege escalation, lateral movement and account compromise via Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory monitoring
• Cloud security monitoring across Microsoft Azure, covering misconfiguration detection, access anomalies and data exfiltration indicators
• Monthly security posture reports, board-level dashboards and audit-ready evidence packs aligned to ISO 27001 and POPIA requirements
• Incident response retainer, with ABS analysts available to lead or support breach response at agreed response times

How the Service Works

Every SECaaS engagement begins with an onboarding assessment covering your current environment, existing tooling, log sources, identity infrastructure and regulatory obligations. ABS then designs the monitoring architecture, onboards all log sources into the SIEM, configures detection rules tuned to your environment and establishes the reporting and escalation framework.

From day one of live operations, your environment is monitored continuously. Alerts are triaged by ABS analysts, false positives are suppressed, and confirmed incidents are escalated and managed according to a jointly agreed incident response procedure. You retain full visibility through a dedicated portal and receive structured reporting on a weekly, monthly and quarterly cadence.

Aligned to South African Regulatory Requirements

The SECaaS programme is designed with South Africa's regulatory framework embedded from the outset. POPIA Section 22 breach notification obligations, the Cybercrimes Act reporting requirements, AGSA IT audit evidence standards and sector-specific regulators are all addressed within the programme structure. Monthly compliance evidence packs are produced as standard deliverables, ensuring your security investment produces audit-ready documentation at all times.

Scalable Across Your Organisation

SECaaS is available as a standalone service or as an extension of an existing ABS managed services engagement. It scales with your organisation, covering additional users, sites, cloud workloads and applications as your environment grows, without requiring a renegotiation of the service framework.