Pioneering security operations, proven through scientific research

ESH provides a state-of-the-art Security Operations Center to its partners, combining the best knowledge about cyber-attacks with best-in-breed technology, and the R&D needed for tomorrow's challenges.

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Research SOC update Published paper

Knowing what normal looks like for every account the SOC monitors

The ESH-SOC is integrating behaviour profiles into its monitoring of sign-ins to Microsoft’s cloud. The method comes from a study by TU/e and the SOC, tested on five months of sign-in logs from one of the SOC’s customers, a Dutch IT service provider, and checked by two of its senior IT managers.

Gelareh Hasel Mehri, Emmanuele Zambon and Nicola Zannone · · 7 min read

Research SOC update Published paperOpen access

Giving every ESH-SOC analyst the same structure for investigating an alert

Every analyst at the ESH-SOC investigates alerts along the same four stages, and every new tier 1 analyst learns them in training. The structure comes from a study by TU/e and the SOC, in which analysts who followed it recognised alerts caused by attacks far more often.

Leon Kersten, Tom Mulders, Emmanuele Zambon, Chris Snijders and Luca Allodi · · 6 min read

What we do

ESH combines cutting-edge knowledge on cyber-attacks and cyber-adversaries with best-in-breed technology to provide tailored SOC-services to our partners and their customers.

Threat Intelligence

Knowledge on attacks and adversaries from our own research, put to work in detection and response.

Monitoring

Security monitoring of IT and OT environments, built on a state-of-the-art infrastructure.

Incident Response

Efficient response through our partners, tailored to each customer: the right combination of knowledge and dedication, not one size fits all.

Research focus

  • IT
  • IoT
  • OT
  • Building automation
  • Phishing
  • Malware
  • Cybercrime

Why we are unique

World-leading R&D, accelerated technological innovation, practical expertise in industry and government, optimised managed services and experienced management, in one place where security operations and research enrich each other every day.

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