24/7 SOC Launch with Zero-Day Incident Mitigation

A national critical infrastructure provider with thousands of endpoints across its IT and OT networks engaged NXFORT to establish a fully operational Security Operations Center (SOC). Their top priority: achieving continuous threat monitoring and rapid response to advanced persistent threats and zero-day exploits.

Prior to partnering with NXFORT, the organization relied on fragmented logging, outdated alerting systems, and no centralized visibility across assets. When a zero-day vulnerability was exploited on a publicly exposed system, it became clear that an immediate SOC deployment was essential.

NXFORT rapidly deployed a hybrid SOC-as-a-Service solution that:

• • Implemented centralized log aggregation and correlation using SIEM and SOAR platforms
• • Established real-time detection playbooks for malware, command-and-control, and insider threats
• • Enabled 24/7 monitoring with proactive threat hunting and threat intelligence integration
• • Mitigated a live zero-day exploit in under 3 hours during the first week of operation

Following deployment, the client reported a 70% decrease in time-to-detect (TTD) and full containment of high-risk alerts within SLA windows. Their SOC is now capable of handling both compliance-driven monitoring and active response to emerging threats — without the cost burden of internal staffing.