The Ultimate Guide to Security Operations Centre
2025 edition
Overview
Also known as SOC.
Generally operated by larger organisations or as a shared service provided by a Managed Services Provider, the Security Operations Centre is a centralized function handling information security issues, challenges, protective measures, and intelligence. The SOC is tasked with managing and maintaining organisational security posture, and typically addresses the issue from the three related factors of people, process and technology, a combination of which is essential for appropriate cybersecurity risk mitigation.
Analyst reports

IDC MarketScape on SOC & Network Infrastructure
Vectra AI leads in 2024 IDC report on network detection
Fri, 20th Dec 2024

IDC MarketScape on SOC & Cloud Security
Vectra AI named leader in 2024 IDC MarketScape report
Tue, 17th Dec 2024

Gartner on SOC & Firewalls
Radware introduces AI SOC Xpert for enhanced security
Wed, 20th Nov 2024

Gartner on SOC & Malware
Check Point Software named Visionary in 2024 Gartner re...
Fri, 27th Sep 2024

Forrester Wave on SOC & Firewalls
Palo Alto Networks leads attack surface management in F...
Fri, 27th Sep 2024
Expert columns

By Luke Power of Extreme Networks
Platforms will usher in the next era of IT simplificati...
Last month

By Matt Fishback of Milestone Systems
Why cloud-based Video Surveillance is the future for SM...
Fri, 13th Dec 2024

By Gareth Cox of Exabeam
Stretching the SOC’s ability to cover more threats
Wed, 4th Dec 2024

By Sakshi Udeshi of SquareX
The intersection of browser security and AI: how enterp...
Fri, 22nd Nov 2024

By Innes Muir of Logpoint
How MDR will transform cybersecurity in the mid-market
Mon, 16th Sep 2024
More expert columns

By Tony Jarvis of Darktrace
Cloud security is a shared responsibility – and AI can ...
Mon, 24th Jun 2024

By Matt Caffrey of Barracuda Networks
The six big challenges facing Australian MSPs in 2024
Thu, 20th Jun 2024

By Jason Duerden of SentinelOne
Australian organisations must now show they can work in...
Fri, 31st May 2024

By Adam Khan of Barracuda XDR
How attackers target security blind spots: Three real-l...
Thu, 18th Apr 2024

By George Moawad of Genetec
How to converge physical security and IT to better prot...
Fri, 29th Mar 2024
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