CASE STUDY
University of
Sussex

Strengthening cyber resilience
with a fully managed, hybrid SOC
delivering 24 / 7 protection and
faster threat response.

The Solution

Located near Brighton in the south of England, the University of Sussex is a leading higher education and research institution, home to over 18,500 students and nearly 3,500 staff. As part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing cyber security, the University has created a Cyber Security Programme, partnering with Exponential-e to implement a fully managed SOC, to support its vision.

The SOC, which will operate as a hybrid model, will see Exponential-e work in close collaboration with the University’s internal IT Services team. Together they will ensure that cyber security capabilities are strengthened, providing 24 / 7, 365 days a year monitoring, threat detection and response.

The key benefits that the managed SOC service will deliver is an increased capacity for earlier detection and response to events, incidents, and threats to minimise disruption to IT services, leading to a reduction in the number and severity of cyber incidents that occur.

The contract spans an initial period of three years
following implementation, with two annual extension options to a maximum of five years total.

We understand the complexities of malicious behaviour and have deep rooted experience counteracting emerging threats, so we are looking forward to working with the University of Sussex to support its forward-thinking cyber strategy. The managed SOC service will not only monitor and manage threat analysis for quicker response rates to minimise IT disruption for students and staff, but it will also help to reduce the University’s exposure to financial and reputational risk from cyber security threats.

Afshin Attari
Director of Public Sector, Exponential-e.