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THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOC: FUTURE -READY SOLUTION
Continuous Posture
Assessment
Machine learning and
arti昀椀cial intelligence
Continuous posture assessment
(CPA) aims to combine the
data outputs of vulnerability
management, attack surface
management, and breach and
attack simulation. In a futureready SOC architecture, posture
assessment must be continual
and sustained. The information
provided from these combined
assessments allows organisations
to understand critical assets,
the expanse of relevant IT
environments, and the overall
security posture of an organisation.
CPA should catch and provide
the real-time data used to inform
an organisation of how best to
interact with assets, remediate
issues, and reduce waste all in
consideration of the ultimate goal:
cyber resilience.
Considering analyst fatigue is a
real concern within the traditional
SOC model, it is important for
the next generation of SOCs, like
most cybersecurity solutions,
to embrace machine learning
(ML) and arti昀椀cial intelligence (AI)
as an aid. By using this growing
technology to cut through the
noise, analysts can focus on more
unique or signi昀椀cant concerns.
By carefully experimenting,
organisations that purposefully
adopt technology like ML and AI can
use these tools as a 昀椀rst line of
defence. With AI trained to 昀氀ag any
baseline deviations in behaviour,
organisations can then focus on
the more signi昀椀cant, higher-level
concerns. Security professionals
believe that AI and ML will greatly
bene昀椀t cybersecurity. Indeed, an
Adarma survey of 500 security
leaders from last year found that
over half of the respondents
believed AI could theoretically
e昀昀ectively manage up to 30% of
security operations.
Ready to take the leap?
A future-ready SOC is a
comprehensive solution that
enhances visibility across all the
environments under monitoring.
Companies opting for this approach
will not only experience improved
security and teamwork but also
ongoing adjustments to stay ahead
of threats. A future-ready SOC truly
represents the next generation.
However, organisations looking
into this path must 昀椀rst assess
the status of their current SOC.
Before transitioning to a futureready SOC, businesses should ask
themselves the following questions:
•
Does your organisation
understand its security posture
against emerging threats?
•
Can your organisation adapt
its threat response as business
priorities and functions change
with time?
•
Does your organisation have
the in-house capabilities
to maximise and manage
security investments?
•
Can your organisation
prioritise against the
exponentially increasing
vulnerabilities a昀昀ecting
enterprise environments?
•
Does your organisation have
a broad, easy-access view of
all exposures, vulnerabilities,
miscon昀椀gurations, and threats
that are impacting operations
or may do so in the future?
•
Can your organisation
communicate the value
of its security operations
to leadership?
By asking these questions,
organisations can advance into the
next generation of SOC with a clear
understanding of their current
standing. Given the rapid changes
in data and asset security
methodologies over the past decade,
these requirements are likely to
keep evolving in the coming years.
This emphasises the increasing
importance of establishing security
operations in a 昀氀exible and agile
manner, enabling adaptation,
evolution, and ultimately, improved
cyber resilience.
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