One SOC. Two worlds.

Start with what works. Open XDR can bring supported data sources into one investigation. We validate connector coverage, retention, duplication and response permissions before recommending consolidation or replacement.

No. Passive monitoring and local incident readiness remain essential for insider activity, maintenance mistakes, malicious imports and unexpected connections. Prevention reduces exposure; monitoring checks whether the assumptions still hold.

Agree this explicitly in the service design. Cynet CyOps covers the contracted Cynet scope. The partner, customer and any additional SOC provider must define ownership for other sources, escalation to plant staff and authority to act. A shared console does not replace a service agreement.

Yes. Establish the IT detection and response foundation, then add OT visibility through approved paths. Map industrial dependencies at the start so early IT automation cannot accidentally disrupt operations, and build the boundary before connecting the plant.

Start with one representative site and agree success criteria before selecting the final stack. Demonstrate useful IT and OT evidence in one investigation, reliable one-way telemetry, controlled file imports and a rehearsed response with named owners. Measure coverage, investigation time and transfer exceptions. The result should show what works, what needs engineering and what it will take to operate at scale.

Scope the service around the assets and risks you need to cover. Endpoint and site counts, telemetry volume and retention, OT sensors, gateways, file-inspection modules, integrations and service coverage all affect the proposal. Keep effective existing controls and add capabilities where there is a gap. Agree the implementation work, recurring licenses, support and operating responsibilities as separate parts of the commercial scope.

Yes. Partners can build a service around assessment, integration, monitoring, controlled transfers and ongoing improvement. Yellow Cube can support architecture and product selection, technical validation and sales enablement. Define who operates each platform, who covers out-of-hours incidents and which actions require customer approval. Confirm vendor service scope and commercial terms for the chosen combination before making commitments to the customer.

Plan for passive observation and staged deployment, with the plant team approving sensor placement, data export and maintenance windows. Validate the monitoring path and its dependencies before enabling a new feed, and agree acceptance and rollback criteria. Monitoring should not become an inline control dependency. Changes to plant equipment or network connections still require site-specific engineering approval.

Assign owners for connectors, sensors, gateway replication, file-inspection policies and detection content. Monitor missing logs and collector health, schedule approved updates, review response permissions and rehearse escalation and recovery. Revalidate isolation when assets or connections change. Regular service reviews should track coverage, investigation times, transfer exceptions and actions completed, so the SOC keeps pace with the environment it protects.

Bring a rough network sketch, your current security tools, the sites and assets in scope, and the known connections between IT and OT. Tell us who handles incidents, which production constraints matter and where coverage is missing. For partners, include the service you want to offer. We can use that starting point to shape a practical proof of concept and the next technical and commercial steps.