At Your Service: August 2006 managed services security news

MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES NEWS

Virtual-SOC; Security Event and Log Management
Internet Security Systems
Price: Security event and log management services start at $200 per network device

Internet Security Systems' (ISS) Virtual Security Operations Center (SOC) for managed security services is an online platform for monitoring and controlling security operations across both ISS and third-party security and networking devices.

Virtual SOC allows companies to have a centralized view of both on-premise and remotely managed network and security devices through a single interface.

ISS is also introducing security event and log management services, which allow organizations to aggregate, correlate, analyze and archive security events.

Security Risk Profiling Service
VeriSign
Price: Per asset, typically starting at around $50,000 per engagement

VeriSign's Security Risk Profiling Service provides a holistic view of threats, vulnerabilities, network access policies and business impacts, generating a dynamic risk score based on those factors.

Using simulation and modeling technology, the service helps customers understand the impact of emerging threats and potential network security policy changes, and to measure compliance.

The service leverages technology from Skybox Security to combine data from firewalls, routers and vulnerability management systems to deliver automated IT security modeling, simulation and visualization.