OPERATE · Managed Cyber Defense
Managed Cyber Defense
Managed cyber defense brings together monitoring, detection, response, hunting, intelligence and incident response, operated for your institution as one layered service.
- 24/7 visibility across IT, cloud and OT
- Forensic, regulator-ready evidence
- Rehearsed, proven recovery
Which model fits you? ReadMDR vs SOC vs MXDR: Choosing the Right Managed Security Model.
In Ghana, delivered under DAAKYI's Tier 1 CSA licence for Managed Cybersecurity Services. About the licence
Executive Summary
- 01Managed cyber defense operates every layer of protection as one service, so nothing falls between monitoring, response and recovery.
- 02Each layer builds on the one before: monitoring finds threats, MDR and MXDR contain them, and hunting and intelligence sharpen future detection.
- 03You choose how far the service goes, and whether you want to own the capability in the long run through Build–Operate–Transfer.
The Layers
Seven Layers, Operated as One Service
0124/7 Managed Security Operations Center
DAAKYI's SOC monitors, triages and escalates threats across your environment every hour of every day.
Explore 24/7 Managed Security Operations Center02Managed Detection & Response
MDR adds threat hunting, containment and remediation to 24/7 monitoring, so threats are stopped as well as seen.
Explore Managed Detection & Response03Managed XDR
Managed XDR unifies detection and response across endpoint, network, cloud and identity in a single analytics core.
Explore Managed XDR04Threat Hunting
Hypothesis-led hunts search your telemetry for adversaries that evade automated detection.
Explore Threat Hunting05Threat Intelligence
Predictive threat intelligence correlates indicators and actor context with your environment to sharpen detection and decisions.
Explore Threat Intelligence06Digital Forensics & Incident Response
DFIR teams investigate, contain and help you recover from incidents with forensic, regulator-ready evidence.
Explore Digital Forensics & Incident Response07Security Operations Build–Operate–Transfer
DAAKYI builds and runs a security operations capability for your institution, then transfers it: people, process and technology.
Explore Security Operations Build–Operate–Transfer
The Challenge
Security tools on their own do not defend an institution. People, process and technology working together around the clock do.
Many organizations buy monitoring, detection, response and recovery as separate services, and gaps open between them. An alert is raised but not contained, or an incident is contained but the lesson never becomes a new detection.
Managed cyber defense closes those gaps by operating every layer as one service, with one accountable partner from detection through to recovery.
The DAAKYI Approach
DAAKYI delivers managed cyber defense through its 24/7 security operations model: continuous monitoring, early detection, coordinated incident response and tested recovery.
The service runs as DAAKYI SOC on DAAKYI Cloud, using technologies DAAKYI works with from Sangfor, Fortinet, Check Point and Cisco.
You decide how far the service goes, from monitoring and escalation to coordinated response across every layer, and whether you want to own the capability in the long run.
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24/7 monitoring, triage and escalation
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Threat hunting, containment and remediation
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Unified response across endpoint, network, cloud and identity
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Incident response with forensic, regulator-ready evidence
In Depth
How the Discipline Works
Telemetry Comes First
Endpoints, network, cloud, identity, applications, OT and IoT generate the events that every other layer depends on. Event collection normalizes, parses and enriches them so that they can be compared and correlated.
One Analytics Core
SIEM and XDR correlation links weak signals across layers. Threat intelligence adds indicators and actor context, and detection engineering tunes use cases to your environment instead of relying on generic rules.
A SOC That Acts
L1 and L2 analysts triage alerts around the clock. Hypothesis-led threat hunting looks for what rules miss, and incident response contains threats and preserves forensic evidence.
Outcomes You Can See
Orchestrated response, case management, client dashboards and incident reporting give your leadership a clear view of what happened, what was done and what changes next.
Cyber defense is not a product you install. It is a discipline someone has to run, every hour of every day.
Capability Matrix
What the Service Includes
| Capability | Coverage | GUIDE | SECURE | OPERATE | Delivered Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIEM & XDR Correlation | Correlation across telemetry. | – | – | OPERATE stage | Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations |
| Threat Intelligence | Indicators and actor context. | – | – | OPERATE stage | Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations |
| Detection Engineering | Use cases tuned to you. | – | – | OPERATE stage | Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations |
| Alert Triage | L1 and L2 analysts. | – | – | OPERATE stage | Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations |
| Threat Hunting | Hypothesis-led hunts. | – | – | OPERATE stage | Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations |
| Incident Response | Containment and forensics. | – | – | OPERATE stage | Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations |
SIEM & XDR Correlation
Correlation across telemetry.
- Stage
- OPERATE
- Delivered Through
- Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations
Threat Intelligence
Indicators and actor context.
- Stage
- OPERATE
- Delivered Through
- Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations
Detection Engineering
Use cases tuned to you.
- Stage
- OPERATE
- Delivered Through
- Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations
Alert Triage
L1 and L2 analysts.
- Stage
- OPERATE
- Delivered Through
- Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations
Threat Hunting
Hypothesis-led hunts.
- Stage
- OPERATE
- Delivered Through
- Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations
Incident Response
Containment and forensics.
- Stage
- OPERATE
- Delivered Through
- Managed Security Services, Long-Term Operations
How It Works
How Managed Cyber Defense Works
- 01Telemetry
- 02Collection
- 03Analytics Core
- 0424/7 SOC
- 05Client Outcomes
Operating Model
Delivered from the OPERATE Pillar
Pillar position
OPERATE
Security Operations & Managed Resilience
Engagement model
Managed Security Services
SOC, MXDR and managed cloud security, operated for you every day
Best for · 24/7 coverage without building in-house
Engagement model
Long‑Term Operations
Multi-year operations and continuous improvement.
Best for · Critical systems needing sustained assurance
Threat Scenarios
What It Looks Like in Practice
Stolen Credentials That Cross Layers
How It Shows Up
A valid sign-in from an unusual location is followed by a new multifactor device and privileged cloud activity. No single tool sees all three events.
Response
Correlation links the identity and cloud events into one case. Analysts contain the session under an approved playbook and escalate with full context.
Ransomware Precursor Activity
How It Shows Up
Backup deletion commands, mass credential dumping or unusual remote execution appear on several servers in a short period.
Response
Analysts isolate affected hosts and disable abused accounts. Incident responders then scope the intrusion and preserve evidence for leadership and regulators.
An Adversary Your Tools Do Not Flag
How It Shows Up
Automated detection is quiet, but threat intelligence points to a technique that existing rules would not catch.
Response
Threat hunters form a hypothesis and search the telemetry. The hunt either finds activity to respond to or produces a new detection use case.
| Scenario | How It Shows Up | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Stolen Credentials That Cross Layers | A valid sign-in from an unusual location is followed by a new multifactor device and privileged cloud activity. No single tool sees all three events. | Correlation links the identity and cloud events into one case. Analysts contain the session under an approved playbook and escalate with full context. |
| Ransomware Precursor Activity | Backup deletion commands, mass credential dumping or unusual remote execution appear on several servers in a short period. | Analysts isolate affected hosts and disable abused accounts. Incident responders then scope the intrusion and preserve evidence for leadership and regulators. |
| An Adversary Your Tools Do Not Flag | Automated detection is quiet, but threat intelligence points to a technique that existing rules would not catch. | Threat hunters form a hypothesis and search the telemetry. The hunt either finds activity to respond to or produces a new detection use case. |
Outcomes
What Your Institution Gains
- 24/7 visibility across IT, cloud and OT
- Forensic, regulator-ready evidence
- Rehearsed, proven recovery
Regulatory & Industry Context
The Obligations This Service Supports
Managed cyber defense supports monitoring and incident handling obligations across ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2 and national cybersecurity law.
Frameworks DAAKYI helps clients implement
- ISO/IEC 27001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 2
- Ghana Act 1038
Framework references describe client implementation support, not DAAKYI certifications.
Technical Detail
For Architects and Security Leads
Telemetry sources and technologies
Technologies DAAKYI works with in this area.
Framework and regulatory alignment
- ISO/IEC 27001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 2
- Ghana Act 1038
Managed cyber defense supports monitoring and incident handling obligations across ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2 and national cybersecurity law.
Architecture reference
How Managed Cyber Defense Works: Telemetry → Collection → Analytics Core → 24/7 SOC → Client Outcomes.
DAAKYI delivers managed cyber defense through its 24/7 security operations model: continuous monitoring, early detection, coordinated incident response and tested recovery.
Glossary
Key Terms
- Managed SOC
- 24/7 monitoring, triage and escalation of security events by a provider's security operations center.
- MDR
- Managed detection and response: monitoring plus threat hunting, containment and remediation.
- MXDR
- Managed extended detection and response: unified detection and response across endpoint, network, cloud and identity.
- Build–Operate–Transfer
- A model in which a provider builds and runs a capability for an institution, then transfers ownership through a planned handover.
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Proof Points
What We Can Stand Behind
- Every stage of DAAKYI's delivery methodology produces documented, auditable deliverables.
- Managed cyber defense is delivered as DAAKYI SOC on DAAKYI Cloud.
Technologies we work with
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