Chapter 14: Security Operations

In this chapter, we will cover security operations and how monitoring tools can be incorporated into their operational workflows. Like a technical operations team, it is just as important to have a security operations team or Security Operations Center (SOC) and program in place. This team's day-to-day responsibilities include 24/7 monitoring and response to any security-related incidents that affect your environment or end users. This is a critical component and a necessity of an overall security program. Recent trends have shown that attackers operate during off hours, weekends, and holidays to avoid detection and maximize damage.

In this chapter, we will focus on the Microsoft technologies available that can support your SOC and provide the insights needed to ensure that servers, end user devices, and users are safe. We will first cover an introduction to a SOC and provide an overview of the key concepts needed to implement a successful operation...