Open-Source Security Operations Center (SOC)

14Emerging Trends and the Future of SOC Analysis

Introduction

As security operations centers (SOCs) adapt to the evolving threat landscape, new trends are shaping how threat analysis and incident response are conducted. Emerging technologies like cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain are transforming existing SOC models and processes. At the same time, the threat paradigm is also evolving with the increasing sophistication of bad actors. In this dynamic environment, SOCs must leverage cutting-edge solutions to sustain efficacy and keep organizations steps ahead of cyber adversaries.

Emerging Trends and the Future of SOC Analysis

An overarching trend transforming SOCs is the mainstream adoption of cloud computing and architectures shifting away from traditional on-premises infrastructure. According to Gartner, over 90% of organizations will utilize some form of cloud service or delivery model by 2025. This paradigm change brings unique considerations for SOC operations, ranging from visibility, compliance, and multi-tenancy challenges to the sharing of responsibilities between in-house and cloud security teams.

To begin with, the move to cloud disperses attack surfaces across multiple public, private, and hybrid clouds from various providers. This makes it far more difficult for SOCs to gain unified visibility and collect logs compared to monitoring a single on-premises environment. Cloud services like SaaS also obscure lower-level infrastructure details traditionally ...