Processes and procedures
A SOC must consistently implement effective identification and remediation activities. These processes and procedures ensure that these activities are carried out in a repeatable, reliable, and efficient manner.
Key categories of processes and procedures crucial to ensuring an effectively managed and operational SOC include the following:
- Detection: This involves promptly defining the mechanisms to recognize a potential security incident. Processes must be in place to flag unusual activities, anomalies, or patterns that may signify an attack or breach. These could be automated alerts from security tools or manual reports from users or IT staff.
- Analysis: Once a potential incident has been detected, analysis begins. Procedures should outline how to examine the incident, gather evidence, and determine the scope of the threat. This might involve threat intelligence, log analysis, or forensics.
- Containment: After an incident has been identified...
