Imagine leaving your office front door unlocked every night from 5:00 PM to 9:00 AM. In the physical world, this is unthinkable. Yet, in the digital world, many organizations still rely on "business hours" security monitoring.
The statistics are clear: 76% of ransomware deployments occur outside of standard working hours (nights, weekends, and holidays). Attackers know when your team is sleeping.
The Cost of "Dwell Time"
Dwell time is the duration an attacker remains undetected in your network. The longer they dwell, the more data they exfiltrate and the deeper they bury their persistence mechanisms.
If an alert fires at 2:00 AM on Saturday and nobody sees it until 8:00 AM on Monday, you have given the adversary 54 hours of unrestricted access. That is more than enough time to encrypt your entire storage array.
Building vs. Buying a SOC
To run a true 24/7/365 internal SOC, you need a minimum of 12 dedicated analysts (to cover shifts, vacations, and turnover). For most organizations, this cost is prohibitive.
By partnering with QMasters MCSS, you get:
- Instant Scale: Access to a fully staffed SOC immediately.
- Expertise: Tier 2 and Tier 3 analysts who have seen it all.
- Reduced Noise: We tune your systems so you only hear about what matters.
Security is a 24-hour problem. It requires a 24-hour solution.