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Benefits of A Security Operation Center (SOC)

By Pedro Tavares, Editor-in-Chief seguranca-informatica.pt

The creation of a Security Operations Ce nter (SOC) has increasingly stood out as something necessary
to help companies defend themselves against damage caused by cyber-attacks. SOC is considered the
kernel of an organization's security operations, the purpose of which is to provide detection and response
services to security incidents.

The creation of a SOC from-scratch involves a large investment in human and technological resources,
especially when it is intended to maintain operations on a full-scale 24×7. Implementing a SOC solution
goes far beyond buying technologies and putting it into operation. First, there is a great shortage of
qualified professionals which makes it a real challenge to bring them into your organization. From a
technological perspective, the right equipment and the right platforms can help you automate or at least
optimize your incident detection and response capabilities. How to decide the best option: Implement or
Hire a SOC? The answer is not simple.

Create your own SOC or Hire a third-party SOC

One of the advantages of creating your own SOC is having a team exclusively dedicated to achieving
your goals. This team will have a deep understanding of the business. They will better understand the
general context around events and have more knowledge about how you operate in contrast to a third
party SOC.

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