What is a Security Operations Center (SOC)?
A Security Operations Center (SOC) is a centralized function responsible for monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity threats. It operates continuously, using tools such as SIEM, EDR, and XDR to provide real-time visibility into security events.
SOC teams leverage Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK to understand attacker behavior and improve detection capabilities.
What is a Security Operations Center used for?
A SOC is used to manage Incident Response (IR), reduce detection and response times, and improve overall Security Posture. It plays a critical role in tracking metrics such as Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTTA), and Mean Time to Recover (MTTR).
Organizations rely on SOC capabilities to defend against threats such as Ransomware, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), and Insider Threat.
