SOC
As businesses begin the transition from small- to medium-sized organizations, often, the very first thing that the organization begins to think about is the SOC. The main purpose of most SOCs within organizations is to improve the organization's security posture. Usually, this is done by creating functions to prevent, detect, and analyze cybersecurity incidents within an organization by continuously monitoring for events and working with stakeholders, such as the Information Technology (IT) department, to improve the overall security footprint of the organization.
There are many different roles within the SOC that will, ultimately, consume threat intelligence. The following is a list of some of these key roles but not a holistic representation, as SOC implementation can differ between enterprise organizations:
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO): Put simply, the CISO is the executive function that is responsible for the organization's strategy around...