Introducing the SOC

Operations within the technical world have become a very standard and mature process. This function is core to the ongoing success of ensuring your users, systems, and applications are always available and running efficiently for your business. If there is an outage or an issue, operations teams typically follow very strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to return the service back to normal. This same concept is applicable to the security world. The concept of a SOC has grown exponentially over recent years, to the point where it is a necessity for maintaining normal business operations.

In short, a SOC manages and overlooks the day-to-day functions of your security operations for your organization. They typically operate 24/7 to monitor and detect potential security risks and alerts within your organization. If any alerts are detected, it is the SOC's responsibility to investigate and remediate them. A major part of this process also includes identifying...