SOCs battle to keep up with their organization’s digital acceleration. COVID has forced a new normal for working, and this applies just as much to the SOC as it does the C-suite.
Security Operation Centre’s (SOCs) are the core engine of any organization’s cybersecurity defenses. SOCs provide the critical people and process components of an organization’s security posture complementing technology and services. The rise of hybrid working, increasing cyberattacks, and growing dependence on cloud -based applications and services not only forced many SOC teams to rethink the way they operate, but highlighted their vital contribution toward businesses resilience. These increased security risks elevated the role of SOCs from behind the scenes to a leading part in business operations. With remote working here to stay and cyber criminals showing no sign of slowing down, companies have all eyes on data integrity and operational resilience. This puts CISOs firmly in the limelight. Their SOCs, in turn, are feeling the pressure; operating a bevy of security systems against a kaleidoscope of threats, while trying to, maintain compliance and governance– all under direct scrutiny from the board of directors. Threats to organizations are never static and attackers are continuously finding new ways of carrying out attacks. Recent research from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC) revealed three quarters of organizations were victims of DNS attacks alone in the last year. Increasing attack rates, sprawling attack surfaces, and mountains of data to analyze, flag and respond to all means the SOC has never been under more pressure.
