The Modern Security Operations Center: The People, Process, and Technology for Operating SOC Services

Chapter 3

SOC Services

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.

—Steve Jobs

What are SOC services? Simply put, SOC services is a broad term referring to the value the SOC provides to the organization as a whole. Some companies provide SOC-as-a-Service offerings. These service providers ingest your logs, monitor change management, and inform you of potential things that might be occurring in your organization. Some organizations use SOC service providers while other organizations develop their own SOC capabilities using internal resources. It does not matter how a SOC provides services but rather how effective the services are at achieving the goal(s) for ...