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Managed Security Services Program

Your Security Operations Team. Without Building One.

Most channel partners sell security tools. Few can operate them at enterprise scale. CWS delivers 24/7 SOC, MDR, vulnerability orchestration, and compliance automation so your customers get outcomes, not just licenses.

Palo Alto CortexPanther SIEMWiz
8 Managed Security Domains
Managed Detection and ResponseIncident ResponseVulnerability ManagementCompliance AutomationManaged Detection and ResponseIncident ResponseVulnerability ManagementCompliance Automation
Threat IntelligenceSecurity MonitoringThird-Party RiskSecurity Program DevelopmentThreat IntelligenceSecurity MonitoringThird-Party RiskSecurity Program Development
The Challenge

Security Operations Are Breaking Under Scale

Channel partners face the same operational reality their customers do. Alert volumes are unmanageable, vulnerability backlogs grow faster than remediation capacity, compliance consumes analyst time, and third-party risk is largely invisible until something breaks.

Alert Overload Without Signal

Traditional SIEM and EDR platforms generate thousands of alerts daily, but the vast majority are noise. Analyst teams spend up to 80% of their time triaging false positives instead of investigating real threats. Critical incidents get buried, mean time to detect climbs, and fatigue drives turnover. The problem compounds as environments grow. More endpoints, more cloud workloads, more alerts, fewer analysts to process them.

Vulnerability Backlogs That Never Shrink

Every new application, container, and cloud resource introduces new attack surface. Scanning tools dutifully report thousands of vulnerabilities weekly, but without contextual risk scoring and automated remediation workflows, the backlog only grows. The average enterprise carries up to 15,000 open vulnerabilities at any given time. Without business context mapping, teams patch low-risk issues while critical exposures remain open.

Compliance Consuming Analyst Capacity

SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, PCI DSS. Each framework demands evidence, audit trails, and proof of controls. Security teams manually collect logs, screenshots, and spreadsheets to prove compliance. Up to 40% of security team time goes to compliance activities instead of threat detection. Every audit cycle becomes an all-hands sprint that pulls analysts away from operational work.

Third-Party Risk Is a Blind Spot

Vendors, integrations, and SaaS dependencies all introduce risk that your customers cannot directly control. Most organizations lack visibility into whether their suppliers maintain adequate security posture. Up to 62% of breaches originate from third-party vectors, yet vendor risk management remains a quarterly questionnaire exercise rather than continuous monitoring.

Our Framework

6 Operational Domains. One Managed Program.

Each domain is staffed, tooled, and measured independently. Together they form a complete managed security program that scales with your customers' environments and adapts as threats evolve.

24/7 Security Operations (MDR + SIEM)

We operate Palo Alto Cortex XDR and Panther SIEM around the clock. Every alert is triaged, correlated, and investigated by senior analysts. Containment, escalation, and forensics are included. Your customers get a full SOC without recruiting a single analyst.

Vulnerability and Risk Orchestration

We integrate Wiz and your scanning tools into a single unified feed, apply contextual risk scoring, and map vulnerabilities to actual business impact. We identify the critical few and track remediation to close, reducing mean time to remediate by up to 60%.

Compliance Automation and Mapping

We map controls to NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and other frameworks your auditors require. Evidence collection is automated so audit preparation becomes continuous rather than a quarterly fire drill.

Third-Party and Vendor Risk Management

We monitor the vendor ecosystem continuously, tracking API usage, data access patterns, and security posture changes. Risk assessments, remediation tracking, and anomaly detection replace the quarterly questionnaire approach.

Managed Support and Incident Response

We own the security stack day to day. Rule tuning, threat intel updates, certificate management, and incident response. When a breach signal fires, we move from detection to containment in minutes, not hours.

Security Program Development

We build and mature the security program alongside operational management. Strategic planning, team enablement, process design, and metrics that matter. Over time, we transfer knowledge so your customers own the program long term.

The Journey

From Reactive to Autonomous

Every managed security engagement starts somewhere. Our maturity model gives channel partners a clear framework for scoping engagements and demonstrating measurable progress to their customers.

L1
Level 1

Reactive

The organization responds to security events after they happen. There is no dedicated SOC, limited monitoring coverage, and incident response is ad hoc. Alert triage depends on whoever is available, and most threats are discovered by external parties or after damage is done.

SOC Foundation
  • Initial SIEM and EDR deployment and tuning
  • 24/7 alert monitoring and triage
  • Incident response playbook development
  • Baseline vulnerability scanning and reporting
L2
Level 2

Structured

Monitoring is centralized and alert workflows are defined. Incident response follows documented procedures. Vulnerability management runs on a regular cadence with basic prioritization. Compliance evidence is collected, though much of it is still manual.

Operational Maturity
  • Correlated alert analysis across SIEM and EDR
  • Risk-scored vulnerability prioritization
  • Compliance framework mapping and gap analysis
  • Third-party risk assessment program launch
L3
Level 3

Proactive

Threat hunting supplements reactive monitoring. Vulnerability remediation is tracked to SLA. Compliance evidence collection is automated. Third-party risk is monitored continuously rather than assessed annually. The security program has defined metrics and executive reporting.

Proactive Operations
  • Proactive threat hunting and intelligence integration
  • Automated compliance evidence collection
  • SLA-driven vulnerability remediation tracking
  • Continuous vendor risk monitoring
L4
Level 4

Autonomous

Security operations are self-optimizing. AI-assisted triage reduces analyst workload by up to 70%. Automated response handles common incident types without human intervention. The program scales across business units and adapts dynamically to new threats and environments.

Autonomous SecOps
  • AI-assisted alert triage and response automation
  • Dynamic policy management for new environments
  • Predictive risk analytics and trend reporting
  • Repeatable playbooks scaled across business units
Use Cases

Where Partners Deploy This First

These are the three most common entry points for VARs and distributors building managed security practices for their customers.

SOC-as-a-Service for Mid-Market

Mid-market organizations need SOC capabilities but cannot justify the cost of building one in-house. Partners deliver a fully managed SOC powered by Cortex XDR and Panther SIEM, with 24/7 analyst coverage, threat hunting, and incident response. The customer gets enterprise-grade detection without the hiring challenge.

  • Up to 90% reduction in mean time to detect
  • 24/7 analyst coverage without staffing overhead
  • Monthly threat briefings and executive reporting

Compliance Automation for Regulated Industries

Financial services, healthcare, and government contractors face overlapping compliance requirements. Partners deploy automated evidence collection, continuous control monitoring, and multi-framework mapping that replaces manual audit preparation. Compliance becomes a continuous posture rather than a periodic project.

  • Up to 60% reduction in audit preparation time
  • Continuous control monitoring across frameworks
  • Automated evidence collection and reporting

Vulnerability Orchestration at Scale

Large enterprises with complex multi-cloud environments generate vulnerability data from dozens of scanners. Partners consolidate findings into a single risk-scored view, map vulnerabilities to business context, and drive remediation workflows with SLA tracking. The backlog finally starts shrinking.

  • Single pane of glass across all scanning tools
  • Business context-aware risk prioritization
  • SLA-tracked remediation with executive dashboards
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Ready to Deliver Managed Security at Scale?

Whether you are a VAR building a managed services practice or a distributor enabling your partner ecosystem, we will help you deliver enterprise security operations without building a SOC from scratch.

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