Description

If you are getting started in cybersecurity operations, evolving your existing security operations center (SOC), or engaging with a SOC regularly, 11 Strategies of a World-Class Cybersecurity Operations Center helps you understand what it takes to stand up, grow, and evolve a truly great SOC. Fully revised, this second edition includes new material and evolved thinking to bring a fresh approach to excelling at cybersecurity operations.

This book guides cyber professionals through applying mission context to 11 strategies of a world-class SOC:

• Strategy 1: Know What You Are Protecting and Why
• Strategy 2: Give the SOC the Authority to Do Its Job
• Strategy 3: Build a SOC Structure to Match Your Organizational Needs
• Strategy 4: Hire AND Grow Quality Staff
• Strategy 5: Prioritize Incident Response
• Strategy 6: Illuminate Adversaries with Cyber Threat Intelligence
• Strategy 7: Select and Collect the Right Data
• Strategy 8: Leverage Tools to Support Analyst Workflow
• Strategy 9: Communicate Clearly, Collaborate Often, Share Generously
• Strategy 10: Measure Performance to Improve Performance
• Strategy 11: Turn up the Volume by Expanding SOC Functionality