Overview#
Team and facility that monitors and responds to security events. Runs SIEM, SOAR, and incident response with defined SLAs.
Core objectives#
- Establish shared definitions of Security Operations Center for security, engineering, and leadership teams.
- Connect Security Operations Center activities to measurable risk reduction and resilience goals.
- Provide onboarding notes so new team members can quickly understand how Security Operations Center works here.
Implementation notes#
- Identify the primary owner for Security Operations Center, the data sources involved, and the systems affected.
- Document the minimum viable process, tooling, and runbooks that keep Security Operations Center healthy.
- Map Security Operations Center practices to standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, or CIS Controls.
Operational signals#
- Leading indicators: early warnings that Security Operations Center might degrade (e.g., backlog growth, noisy alerts, or missed SLAs).
- Lagging indicators: realized impact that shows Security Operations Center failed or needs investment (e.g., incidents, audit findings).
- Feedback loops: retrospectives and metrics reviews that tune Security Operations Center continuously.
Related practices#
- Align Security Operations Center with defense-in-depth planning, threat modeling, and disaster recovery tests.
- Communicate updates to stakeholders through concise briefs, dashboards, and internal FAQs.
- Pair Security Operations Center improvements with tabletop exercises to validate expectations.