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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why NHS organisations need a SOC that supports assurance, reduces noise and helps teams act with confidence.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0963d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0963d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHS cyber teams are under more pressure than ever.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are expected to protect increasingly digitised healthcare environments, support critical services, work with complex supplier ecosystems, evidence cyber maturity, respond to changing assurance requirements and manage cyber risk across Microsoft-heavy estates.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, many teams are working with limited internal resource and growing operational demand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is not that NHS organisations do not care about cyber security. They do. The problem is that cyber security has become harder to prove, harder to govern and harder to operationalise.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where the Security Operations Centre, or SOC, conversation needs to mature.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For too long, SOC has been spoken about as if 24\/7 monitoring is the end goal. But for NHS organisations in 2026, monitoring alone is not enough. A modern SOC needs to reduce noise, provide clear reporting, support CAF alignment, improve visibility over supplier and identity risk, and give cyber teams meaningful actions they can actually use.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, an NHS SOC should not just tell you something happened. It should help you understand what matters, what to do next and how to evidence progress.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af28331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af28331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CAF has changed the conversation <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a36e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a36e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cyber Assessment Framework, known as CAF, is now central to the way NHS organisations think about cyber assurance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2024, the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) changed to adopt the National Cyber Security Centre\u2019s Cyber Assessment Framework as its basis for cyber security and information governance assurance. NHS guidance explains that the CAF-aligned DSPT approach is focused on principles, expert judgement, competent decision-making and achieving key outcomes. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>(Source: <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.nhs.uk\/cyber-and-data-security\/guidance-and-resources\/caf-aligned-dspt-guidance\/audit-guides\/strengthening-assurance-independent-assessment-summary-of-guides\/cyber-assessment-framework-caf-aligned-data-security-and-protection-toolkit-dspt\/\">NHS England Digital<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That matters because CAF is not just a tick-box exercise.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It asks organisations to show how cyber outcomes are being achieved, how risk is being managed and whether the right evidence exists to support assurance conversations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That changes what NHS teams should expect from their SOC.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A SOC should not simply provide technical alerts. It should help produce evidence. It should support service reviews. It should give leadership, governance and technical teams reporting that connects security operations to cyber assurance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af7888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"9af7888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><p class=\"elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe question becomes:\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title  ekit-heading__title-has-border start\">Is your SOC helping you evidence cyber maturity, or is it simply producing more operational noise?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3361eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3361eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third-party risk is now a SOC visibility issue<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d2629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6d2629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third-party supply chain risk cannot sit only in procurement, contracts or supplier assurance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In healthcare, suppliers and third parties often have access to systems, platforms, support environments, applications, devices and data pathways. That creates an operational cyber question: who has access, what are they doing, when does behaviour change and how quickly can the organisation respond?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This matters because NHS environments are complex, interconnected and reliant on many partners. The NHS cyber security strategy to 2030 recognises the need to strengthen cyber resilience across health and adult social care so services, data and public trust can be protected. <strong>(Source: <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transform.england.nhs.uk\/information-governance\/caf-aligned-dspt-evolution-of-our-assurance-model\/\">NHS Transformation Directorate<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For SOC teams, that means third-party risk needs to become visible in the day-to-day security conversation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A modern healthcare SOC should help NHS teams ask better questions:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who has access to our environment?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which suppliers interact with critical systems?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What privileged access exists?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where are the unusual behaviours?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What happens if a supplier account is misused?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How is this reported back into governance and assurance?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>That does not mean every supplier risk can be eliminated. It does mean NHS organisations need better visibility, faster escalation and clearer reporting around supplier access and behaviour.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A SOC that cannot help with third-party risk visibility is only seeing part of the picture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3fd750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3fd750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privileged access belongs in the SOC conversation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d798732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d798732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privileged access is not just an identity management issue. It is a SOC issue.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If an account has elevated permissions, supplier access, administrative rights or unusual behaviour, it should form part of the operational visibility layer. This becomes even more important in Microsoft-heavy environments where identity, endpoint, cloud and productivity signals are deeply connected.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BeyondTrust\u2019s 2026 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report reported that critical Microsoft vulnerabilities doubled year-on-year, <strong>from 78 to 157<\/strong>. It also reported that Elevation of Privilege accounted for <strong>40% of total Microsoft vulnerabilities in 2025<\/strong>. <strong>(Source: <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondtrust.com\/resources\/whitepapers\/microsoft-vulnerability-report?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">BeyondTrust<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For NHS cyber teams, the takeaway is simple: identity and privilege need to be part of the SOC conversation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The question is not only:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Who has access?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is:<\/span><\/p><p><b>What are they doing with that access, and would we know if that behaviour changed?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is where privileged access, user behaviour, Microsoft security signals, endpoint visibility and supplier activity become connected.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SOC should not treat these as separate conversations. It should help bring them together into a clearer operational view.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56c70e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a56c70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alert fatigue is still one of the biggest SOC failures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435cddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"435cddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More alerts do not mean better protection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, too many alerts can weaken security if they make teams slower, less confident or less able to identify what genuinely matters. This is especially true in NHS environments where cyber and IT teams are already under pressure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A noisy SOC can create a false sense of activity. Reports may show lots of events, tickets, alerts and notifications. But if only a small number are genuinely actionable, the service is not reducing pressure. It is creating it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The better question is:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Is your SOC producing alerts, or is it producing meaningful action?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For healthcare teams, this distinction matters.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A SOC should filter noise, understand the customer environment, prioritise risk and route the right information to the right people at the right time. It should not behave like a generic push-notification service.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of the areas where <strong>Maple\u2019s SOCaaS approach is deliberately outcome-focused<\/strong>. The goal is not to flood customers with every possible signal. The goal is to help them understand which signals matter, what action is required and how the environment is improving over time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65be630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65be630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dynamic reporting is no longer optional<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54b8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b54b8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For NHS organisations, reporting is not just a monthly admin task.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is how cyber teams show progress, evidence maturity, support governance, justify investment and make better decisions. That means SOC reporting needs to work for multiple audiences:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical teams need operational detail.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber leads need trends, risks and recommendations.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior leaders need clarity around exposure, progress and business impact.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governance teams need evidence aligned to assurance requirements.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This is why <strong>dynamic reporting matters<\/strong>.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If CAF changes, SOC reporting should be able to change with it. If an NHS organisation needs to evidence a particular area of risk, the SOC should help support that conversation. If the organisation is trying to understand supplier exposure, privileged access, incident trends or remediation progress, the reporting should make that easier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Static reports are not enough.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A modern SOC should support continuous improvement through service reviews, trend analysis, prioritised recommendations and reporting that makes decisions easier rather than harder.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>That is where Maple\u2019s approach is different. Our SOCaaS service is designed to provide transparency, visibility and evidence that helps customers understand what is happening, what has improved and where further action may be needed.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4608b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4608b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthcare SOC needs to work as an extension of the team\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629cecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"629cecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many NHS teams do not need another supplier sending more information into an already busy environment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They need a partner that understands how healthcare organisations actually operate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means working alongside internal teams, not around them. It means understanding what the organisation is trying to achieve, how the service is governed, what actions can be taken, where escalation is required and how recommendations are fed back into operational improvement.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is also why response models matter.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional tiered SOC models can slow things down if incidents move through layers before they reach the right expertise. A stronger model gives customers quicker access to experienced analysts who can support triage, investigation and response without unnecessary hand-offs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For NHS teams, that matters because delays, confusion and unclear ownership all create pressure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A SOC should reduce that pressure. It should help teams move from uncertainty to clarity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a166c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16a166c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CREST recognition helps reduce supplier uncertainty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b855a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b855a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supplier assurance matters in healthcare.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHS buyers need confidence that cyber partners can demonstrate recognised capability, quality and assurance. The new CREST Marketplace is designed to give buyers a clear, central view of accredited cyber security services and make accredited capability easier to understand and compare.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maple is listed on the CREST Marketplace and is one of only <\/span><b>18 UK-headquartered companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to hold CREST accreditations across <\/span><b>Incident Response, Security Operations Centre and Penetration Testing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <strong>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.crest.org\/supplier\/maple-networks-ltd\/\">CREST Marketplace<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For NHS organisations, this matters because it gives buyers confidence that Maple is not just claiming capability, but operating with independently recognised standards across key cyber disciplines.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This does not replace due diligence, but it strengthens supplier assurance and helps healthcare organisations make more confident, defensible decisions when reviewing SOC providers.<\/span><\/p><p><b>In a sector where assurance, resilience and trust matter, choosing a CREST-recognised provider gives NHS teams an additional layer of confidence.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3301d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be3301d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6882a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de6882a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f5710 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"30f5710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SOC-CREST-Accreditation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SOC-CREST-Accreditation.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SOC-CREST-Accreditation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SOC-CREST-Accreditation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SOC-CREST-Accreditation-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SOC-CREST-Accreditation-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">CREST SOC Accredited<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee471ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee471ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41dfb64 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"41dfb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pen-Test-CREST-Accreditation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pen-Test-CREST-Accreditation.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pen-Test-CREST-Accreditation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pen-Test-CREST-Accreditation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pen-Test-CREST-Accreditation-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pen-Test-CREST-Accreditation-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">CREST Penetration Testing Accredited<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5781455 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5781455\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756f76a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"756f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IR-CREST-Accreditation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IR-CREST-Accreditation.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IR-CREST-Accreditation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IR-CREST-Accreditation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IR-CREST-Accreditation-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maple-networks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IR-CREST-Accreditation-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">CREST Incident Response Accredited<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13606d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13606d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762eaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762eaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Client Testimonial<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ccb60 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c9ccb60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIn my 15 years in this role, I have worked with a number of agencies, and I can wholeheartedly recommend Maple as a trustworthy, diligent, and capable partner.\" \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">IT Security and Compliance Manager, Large NHS Trust<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e519c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e519c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What NHS teams should expect from a modern SOC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b480841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b480841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SOC conversation in healthcare needs to move beyond basic monitoring.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A modern NHS SOC should help answer:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can we evidence cyber maturity against CAF?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can we identify meaningful actions rather than drowning in alerts?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can we see supplier and third-party access risk clearly?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can we understand privileged access and abnormal identity behaviour?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can reporting support technical, governance and leadership teams?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can we respond quickly without unnecessary escalation delays?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can we prove value over time?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can the service adapt as requirements change?<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e41f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e41f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the answer to these questions is unclear, then the SOC may not be delivering enough value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a352c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72a352c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f79539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f79539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Maple helps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16c48d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a16c48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maple works with organisations that need their SOC to provide more than visibility. They need clarity, action and assurance.<\/p><p>Our SOCaaS approach is built around helping customers reduce noise, improve reporting, understand risk and make better decisions. For NHS and healthcare organisations, that means supporting the areas that matter most right now: CAF alignment, supplier risk, privileged access, Microsoft security visibility, alert fatigue and dynamic reporting.<\/p><p>We focus on meaningful outcomes, including:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3bb86 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9b3bb86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reducing low-value noise and prioritising actionable insight.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Supporting reporting that helps evidence progress and improve governance.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Providing transparency through service reviews, evidence and operational 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class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Acting as an extension of internal teams rather than another black-box provider.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Working with customers to improve over time, not simply monitor from a distance.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b77db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b77db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aim is simple: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">help NHS cyber teams turn SOC activity into measurable action<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0577f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0577f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final thought<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5af85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b5af85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"13595\" data-end=\"13637\">NHS cyber teams are not short of pressure.<\/p><p data-start=\"13639\" data-end=\"13844\">They are facing CAF expectations, supplier risk, privileged access concerns, Microsoft security complexity, operational constraints and alert fatigue, all while protecting services that patients depend on.<\/p><p data-start=\"13846\" data-end=\"13878\"><strong>That is why SOC needs to evolve.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"13880\" data-end=\"14116\">Healthcare organisations do not need more alerts for the sake of more 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