Open – It integrates other 3rd party security functions and capabilities e.g. network security (firewall), secure email gateway (SEG), secure web gateway (SWG) and Endpoint Protection (EPP/EDR) from 3rd party best-of-breed global vendors. It can support multiple similar functions (e.g. network security / firewall) from multiple vendors (e.g. Fortinet, PAN). It can be readily cloud-deployed in a centralized or distributed fashion. It exposes an extensive set of open APIs for Partners to integrate into their business and operational support systems to automate processes. An OSMP can also provide data to other systems and ingest data such as threat information, from other 3rd party threat intelligence sources.
Benefit: enables innovation of new services and vendors, without vendor lock-in, as well as integration of existing systems.
Security – the platform enables the provision of security services to customers at scale.
Benefit: New revenue opportunities from existing or new customers
Management – this is particularly relevant and important to SPs (see above) in being able to manage the whole customer lifecycle from onboarding, provisioning, delivery, assurance, billing, support etc. The overarching, guiding objective of CyberCision is to enable SPs to sell and deliver more security services while not having to add resources or expenditure in people, systems or tools. The platform orchestrates, simplifies and automates process.
Benefit: lower cost-to-serve customer base by leveraging automation
Platform – one place to deliver the security services with one set of management capabilities and functions. When new security services are added to the SP’s portfolio, the security function itself is new, but the lifecycle services of ordering, provisioning and deploying are the same.
Benefit: Accelerating sales and support of security services while lowering the ‘cost-to-serve’.