Distributed perimeters
Every site has a security appliance and none of them should drift.
Managed services · Meraki Security
Firewall, VPN and threat policy under daily operation.
Managed security operations using Meraki MX and vMX, enterprise and advanced security capabilities, security monitoring, dashboards and reporting.
How the service runs
Concept model
- 01 · Onboard Baseline the security posture Policy · licences · contacts
- 02 · Operate Monitor, triage and change Events · rules · escalation
- 03 · Review Report and re-check posture Reports · exceptions · QBR
A conceptual service lifecycle used to explain the model—not a customer deployment.
Overview
What it is
Managed security operations delivered through the Meraki dashboard and the CDS operations model. The service may include firewall, VPN, content filtering and threat protection capabilities, with security event monitoring, dashboards and recurring reporting.
- 01
Security event monitoring and triage
- 02
Firewall and VPN operated as a service
- 03
Content filtering and threat protection policy
- 04
Security dashboards, reporting and review
Service inclusions
What is included
Supported Meraki platforms: Meraki MX and vMX with enterprise and advanced security licensing. Specific capabilities depend on the licences held.
| Service inclusion | Managed Meraki Security |
|---|---|
| Security event monitoring and triage | Included |
| Cloud orchestration via Meraki dashboard | Included |
| Firewall as a Service | Included |
| VPN as a Service / Auto VPN | Included |
| Content filtering | Included |
| Threat protection / IDS-IPS policy | Included |
| Network-based AMP enablement | Included / License-dependent |
| Customer service portal / dashboard | Included |
| Event log retention | As per SLA |
| Availability reporting | Included |
| Incident management reports | Included |
| Exception and threshold reports | Included |
| Security reports and review | Included |
| Dual firewall / HA design | Optional |
Read the qualifiers. Rows marked optional, tiered, add-on, licence-dependent or “as per SLA” are not included by default — each is confirmed during scoping and written into the service agreement.
Right fit
Who it is for
Teams without a SOC
Security events need triage by someone during the contracted hours.
Audit and review needs
Recurring posture reporting is expected by the business or a regulator.
Outcomes
What you get
Triage
Security events are looked at and escalated under a defined process.
Policy
Firewall, content and threat protection settings maintained under change control.
Reporting
Availability, incident, exception and security posture reports produced on a cycle.
Review
Policy and posture revisited rather than set once at deployment.
Questions, answered directly
What buyers usually need to establish
Is AMP included?+
Network-based AMP enablement is listed as included but licence-dependent. Whether it applies to your estate follows the Meraki licences held.
How long are event logs retained?+
Event log retention is set by the SLA rather than a fixed default. The retention period is confirmed in the service agreement.
Is a high-availability firewall design included?+
No. Dual firewall and HA design is optional and scoped separately from the recurring managed security service.
Start with who runs it today.
Describe the current estate, the operating gaps and the service level the business expects. Scope and packaging follow that conversation.