Managed Security Service Provider
What is Managed Security Service Provider?
A third-party organization that provides outsourced monitoring and management of security devices and systems, delivering 24/7 security operations.
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Requirements naming managed security service provider across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.
Where managed security service providers deliver security services, management remains responsible for the security of the institution's systems and information and oversees the effectiveness of the services provided.
ffiec-it-examination-handbook::IS-II.C.20(b) · II.C.20(b) Managed Security Service Providers (Information Security) →Where an owner/operator has delegated to, or shares responsibility with, a Managed Security Service Provider for specific measures in its Cybersecurity Implementation Plan, the owner/operator retains sole responsibility under the directive for compliance with...
tsa-pipeline-cybersecurity-directives::SD02-II.A.3 · SD02 II.A.3 Managed Security Service Providers: owner/operator keeps sole responsibility →The Directive scopes this deliberately at direct suppliers and service providers, which makes the first artefact an inventory of who those parties are and which of them touch the network and information systems behind the service.
nis2-directive::Art.21.2.d · Supply chain security, covering the relationship with each direct supplier and service provider →Article 2 supplies definitions, in alignment with the NIS2 Directive ((EU) 2022/2555) and the Cybersecurity Act ((EU) 2019/881): 'cybersecurity threat', 'significant cybersecurity incident', 'large-scale cybersecurity incident', 'National Cyber Hub', 'Cross-Bo...
CSA-Art.2 · Definitions (Article 2) →A signed permission-to-test document is in place before testing starts: it states the scope, acknowledges awareness of the testers' activities, records that testing can cause instability and that due care will be taken, and allocates liability for any instabil...
ptes::PTES-1.3 · Obtain written permission to test and address legal and third-party consent →Questions people ask about managed security service provider
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