Sapphire
Sapphire was established in 1996 , so it has been a cornerstone of the sector for 25 years . It set up the National Information Security Conference ( NISC ) – a now acclaimed annual conference designed for cyber security professionals , by cyber security professionals , where participants explore the latest cyber security trends , risks and defence strategies . It is headquartered in Darlington , UK , with offices in Basingstoke and Glasgow , employing up to 200 people . It has a comprehensive managed service product and a custom-built Security Operations Centre ( SOC ) with a specialist team of analysts monitoring its clients ’ networks 24 / 7 . Sapphire ’ s cyber security professionals focus on Endpoint Detection and Response ( EDR ) whilst integrating threat intelligence and threat analysis , helping to ensure rapid responses to complex events . Additionally , Sapphire offers a full suite of penetration testing services to both private and public sector clients . Its
penetration testers are ethical hackers who use custom toolkits to target clients ’ systems . This enables an exhaustive security assessment that does not rely on automated scanners . It employs the latest machine learning capabilities and gives clients in-house training , focusing on cyber security awareness and user training – important given the underinvestment in education around cyber security . Sapphire offers vulnerability management , endpoint detection and response , security awareness training , security information and event management , security operations centre and incident response and technical solutions including cloud security , endpoint security , identity access and management , security intelligence , email and web security , perimeter security – firewall and IPS , malware protection , web isolation , digital risk protection , data leakage protection , privileged access management , cyber security technical assessment and breach and attack simulation . technologymagazine . com 169