Security Operations Center

The Exabeamannual State of the SOC Report identifies the various factors that contribute to a successful SOC. This year, staffing and budget remain a top pain point, with budget issues only continuing to feed the challenges that SOC teams face.

The Exabeam 2019 State of the SOC Report is a comprehensive survey of U.S. and U.K. cybersecurity professionals who manage and operate SOCs. We asked respondents like you about basic SOC operations, hiring and staffing, operational processes, technology, and finance and budget.

A security operations center continuously monitors and analyzes the security procedures of an organization. It also defends against security breaches and actively isolates and mitigates security risks. We look at key SOC roles and responsibilities and best practices.

Building a modern security operations center (SOC) is much more than assembling the latest equipment and then hiring a team of analysts. Read about what it takes to stay on top of threats, be current with emerging technology and trends, and hire and keep the right talent.

A quick start guide to the Security Operations Center (SOC): Learn about the operations of the SOC, the five steps to set up your first SOC, and suggestions for essential SOC technologies.

Exabeam’s 2018 State of the SOC Report dove into the mindset of those in the cybersecurity trenches, as well as the managers and CISOs who lead them. Their views on critical aspects of operations, technology, hiring, and staffing provided key insights on how organizations can maintain a well-run and effective SOC. The study also reveals several common concerns—ranging from staffing and retention to frustration over legacy technologies. And it found a surprising degree of separation between the perspectives of top management and their frontline security analysts.

Stopping Malware from Compromised Insiders: Many of the most devastating data breaches are caused by attackers using stolen credentials to gain access to organizations’ network assets.

The results are in — on Exabeam’s comprehensive survey of U.S. and U.K. cybersecurity professionals involved in the management of a Security Operations Center (SOC).

I’m passionate about the development of effective security organizations—especially security operation centers (SOCs).

The Exabeam 2018 Cyber Security Professionals Salary and Job Report is based on a global survey of 481 security professionals done in March 2018.

For an in-depth view on how to use both next-gen EDR and UEBA for a comprehensive defense against insider threats, please check out the Exabeam webinar with Cybereason.

This is a very interesting report from our partner, Intel Security/McAfee. Some interesting bits: Enterprise security operations center[…]