What does a SOC do?

A security operations centre (SOC) is a cyber security team responsible for monitoring and analysing organisation’s security posture on an ongoing basis. The SOC team’s goal is to detect, analyse, and respond to cyber security incidents using a combination of technology solutions and a strong set of processes.

The SOC team is responsible for ensuring that potential security incidents are correctly identified, analysed, defended, investigated, and reported.

Why Outsource your SOC?

Creating an in-house SOC requires a huge amount of expertise and upfront investment in technology and specialist staff with high ongoing operating costs. Most organisations simply do not have the time, resources or budget to do this internally.

Organisations without their own SOC, the responsibility of managing cyber security often falls on internal IT staff who do not have the tools or skill set needed to do this effectively.