HM Treasury is taking up a managed detection and response service for its cyber security under a new contract with IT services company Littlefish.
They have reached an agreement that came into effect in March and will run for two years with a value of £370,000.
The contract award notice says it will provide 24/7 detection and response as part of a hybrid security operations centre using Microsoft Sentinel, which provides a monitoring and alerting capability to minimise the likelihood of a security incident.
Three features
The service overview within the contract outlines three key features, one being the development of a bespoke solution for endpoint detection and response, using more than 120 data connectors available to Littlefish.
Another is automated escalation and response, involving capabilities for an agile approach to triaging and resolving alerts to reduce alert dwell time and provide faster resolutions.
Third is a consistent threat landscape assessment, monitoring indicators of compromise and evaluating an attacker’s tactics, techniques and procedures. The document says these are mapped within the security solution for detection and response action.
The contract was called off under the G-Cloud 14 procurement mechanism.
