What is a SOC?

The security operations center is a service provided by companies active in the field of information security. This service is composed of various stages and processes to detect, control, manage, and prosecute the security incidents, and any kind of intrusions and unauthorized access related to the IT field. Usually, this system is permanently active, and its mission is to manage risks through centralized analysis using resources such as manpower, and special hardware and software. These resources continuously monitor the events and analyze the risks in order to detect the intrusions and protect the system from them.

Stages for Setting Up a Security Operations Center

In order to set up a SOC, firstly; the range of operations should be determined based on the organization budget, and the current situation of the organization network including the assets and desired processes should be documented completely. Then, the number of required workforce is estimated and the required human resources are provided by training the existing employees appropriately or recruiting new staff. After providing human resources; responsibilities, related processes, and job descriptions of each should be defined according to the organization policies. The next stage is to design and implement the infrastructure of the security operations center which should be completely in line with the client’s ideas. The most important stage of a SOC setup is setting up the technology section where SIEM is responsible for receiving, unifying, storing, and analyzing all the network equipment incidents and providing appropriate reactions towards them.