Establishment of a Cyber Security Operations Center Uganda Bankers’ Association

Summary

This project involved the provision of consultancy services regarding the building a operationalization of a security operation’s center (SOC) for the banking sector in Uganda.

Details

Aim

The objective of this project was to assess, design, and oversee the deployment (implementation & delivery) of the Cyber Security Operations Center.

Context

The scope of the assignment aimed at implementation and monitoring of the industry’s cybersecurity policy & strategy by building and operationalizing a full-scale Cyber Security Operations Center in phases starting with an Information Sharing Platform for Incident Response and then phased deployment of a cyber defense platform.

Outcomes

This project

1.Developed the security operations center strategy.

2.Designed the proposed SOC solution to encompass the following among others

• Building out a SOC framework in line with the objectives stated in the background section.
• Preparing the environment.
• Phasing the implementation of an end-to-end solution.
• Maintenance and evolution of the solution.
• Process and Services (Automation, Readiness & Maturity Assessments, Advanced Reporting and Analytics)
• Training.
• Governance (Mandate, Roadmap, Strategy, Resource Structure).
• People (Training, Support, SOPs, Advisory)

3.Developing an indicative cost/budget for the project (phased).