Plan a pilotHardware · Software · Controls
Answer ten questions to get a suggested setup for a pilot, also called a proof of concept (PoC): a short trial, at your site, of the QASO (Quantum Agentic Security Operations) products: Secure, Assure, and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR).
01 · FOOTPRINT
How many network zones will the PoC cover?
Count the isolated or separately governed environments that each need their own collection point.Glossary of terms used in this planner
- QASO Quantum Agentic Security Operations
- PDF Portable document format
- PoC Proof of concept: a short trial at your site
- SOAR Security orchestration, automation, and response
- IT Information technology: office and business systems
- OT Operational technology: industrial and building control systems
- IoT Internet of Things: connected devices
- DMZ Demilitarized zone: a network segment for internet-facing services
- SPAN Switched Port Analyzer: a switch port that copies traffic for monitoring
- TAP Test access point: a device that copies network traffic
- API Application programming interface
- AI Artificial intelligence
- CPU Central processing unit
- GPU Graphics processing unit
- RAM Random-access memory
- ECC Error-correcting code (memory)
- SSD Solid-state drive
- NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express (fast storage)
- RAID Redundant array of independent disks
- GB Gigabyte, a unit of memory or storage size
- TB Terabyte, 1,000 gigabytes
- LTS Long-term support
- TPM Trusted Platform Module
- VM Virtual machine
- OCI Open Container Initiative
- SaaS Software as a service
- IdP Identity provider
- SSO Single sign-on
- MFA Multi-factor authentication
- PAM Privileged access management
- IAM Identity and access management
- RBAC / ABAC Role-based / attribute-based access control
- PKI Public key infrastructure
- TLS Transport Layer Security
- mTLS Mutual TLS: both sides prove their identity
- DNS Domain Name System
- NTP Network Time Protocol
- CMDB Configuration management database
- SOC Security operations center
- CBOM Cryptography bill of materials
- PQC Post-quantum cryptography
- STRIDE Spoofing, tampering, repudiation, information disclosure, denial of service, elevation of privilege
- DoS Denial of service
- JSON JavaScript Object Notation (a data file format)