Security Operations Center

SOC teams analyze alerts they receive to determine whether a potential incident is a real attack or a false alarm.

Not all security incidents are equally threatening, and an organization has limited response resources. Once an incident is identified, prioritization should be done to optimize the use of resources and minimize risk to the business.

Responding to an incident requires the involvement of many stakeholders and the use of a number of different tools. SOC analysts need to coordinate this process to ensure that oversights do not result in delayed or incomplete corrective actions.

The range of cyberthreats is constantly evolving, and SOC teams must be able to respond to the latest threats to the organization. They are required to keep abreast of knowledge of new types of attacks and ensure that security systems have an updated set of rules to help detect such attacks.

SOC teams are responsible for identifying security vulnerabilities, applying and testing patches for vulnerable systems and software.

The evolving catalog of cyberthreats and the growth of the corporate landscape of systems and networks require new security solutions. SOC teams are responsible for identifying, implementing, configuring and managing security infrastructure.

SOC analysts may work with IT support departments to fulfill employee requests related to the security area.

Effectively informing business audiences about security costs and return on investment in the security area.

There is a significant shortage of professionals with a specific level of competencies in the cybersecurity industry. This makes it difficult for organizations to attract and retain the talents required to provide protection against cyberthreats.

The SOC receives thousands of alerts every day, but only a small fraction of them are related to real threats. Alert triage consumes valuable time and resources.

Not every suspicious incident in an organization is part of a real attack. SOCs must uncover and eliminate only real attacks while allowing legitimate operations to continue.

The longer an attacker has access to an organization’s network, the greater the cost and damage to the organization. SOC teams must quickly identify and respond to attacks to minimize the impact on the company.

Many organizations have a number of point solutions in the security area in place. Lack of their integration makes it difficult to effectively detect and respond to incidents.