The setting up of its SOC - which provides managed security monitoring - coincides with the launch of its new Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) service, among other new offerings. This is because the increasing use of personal mobile devices to access corporate data stored in the cloud is subjecting companies to greater security risks. But now, employees are also increasingly allowed to use their personal devices, which may be malware infected, to access official resources. Sylvia Ng, South-east Asia general manager of security specialist Kaspersky Lab, said that even if the use of personal devices is allowed, the use of a security solution is crucial. Last September, M1 launched an SOC providing threat-monitoring and filtering services in partnership with cyber-security firms Palo Alto Networks, Proficio and Red Sentry.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 29, 2017 09:56 UTC