Security Operations (SecOps) is a collaboration between security and IT operations teams, where security and operations staff assume joint ownership and responsibility for security concerns. It is a set of SOC processes, practices and tools which can help organizations meet security goals more efficiently.
SOC:
A Security Operation Center (SOC) is a centralized function within an organization employing people, processes, and technology to continuously monitor and improve an organization's security posture while preventing, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents
Threat intelligence:
Threat intelligence, or cyber threat intelligence, is information an organization uses to understand the threats that have, will, or are currently targeting the organization. This info is used to prepare, prevent, and identify cyber threats looking to take advantage of valuable resources
Incident response:
Incident response is a term used to describe the process by which an organization handles a data breach or cyberattack, including the way the organization attempts to manage the consequences of the attack or breach
SIEM:
SIEM stands for security information and event management and provides organizations with next-generation detection, analytics and response. SIEM software can have a number of features and benefits, including:
- Consolidation of multiple data points
- Custom dashboards and alert workflow management
Example SIEM technology:
- Arcsight
- Splunk
- Qradar
- RSA Envison
Example successful hiring project:
Naturally as Excelerate partners with global IT services companies, projects have included supporting the growth of SOCs and wider SecOps teams through Europe. Italy, Spain, France the UK and Germany are just some of the countries we have worked within in relation to headhunting highly technical security operations talent.
Investment banks, retail organisations, shipping companies are just a few of the types of companies we have helped recruit SOC related employees for.
