SecureBank SOC

24/7 Cybersecurity Operations Center

SIEMSOCElastic StackSuricataSOARMITRE ATT&CK

A Security Operations Center built for a leading private bank. The institution was processing an average of 4.2 million financial transactions daily under PCI-DSS and international financial regulatory requirements. However, its existing security infrastructure consisted of siloed point solutions; threat correlation was manual, and the mean time to detect (MTTD) averaged 72 hours.

We designed a three-tier SOC architecture comprising a centralized log aggregation layer on Elastic SIEM, a network monitoring module powered by Suricata IDS/IPS, and proprietary statistical anomaly models. Through SOAR integration, we defined automated response playbooks for 14 distinct incident types. The entire infrastructure was deployed on-premise within the bank's own data center.

System Architecture

Data SourcesLog ProcessingAnalysisResponseSyslogNetFlowAlertsNormalizedEventsLookupAnomaliesTTPsIncidentsFirewallsNetwork SensorsSuricata IDS/IPSLog AggregatorElastic SIEMStatistical EngineMITRE ATT&CK DBSOAR PlatformAnalyst Dashboard

Highlights

  • Elastic SIEM centralized log correlation (380M+ daily events)
  • Suricata IDS/IPS with 12,000+ rule set for network monitoring
  • Statistical anomaly detection (Z-score & Isolation Forest)
  • SOAR integration with automated playbooks for 14 incident types
  • Threat mapping aligned to MITRE ATT&CK framework

Results

MTTD reduced from 72 hours to 45 minutes
False positive rate down 82% after tuning
Mean time to respond (MTTR) at 18 minutes
Full compliance with financial regulatory audit requirements