security operations center
sih-KYOOR-ih-tee OP-er-ay-shunz SEN-ter
sɪˈkjʊərɪti ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz ˈsɛntərListen
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a centralised function within an organisation staffed by security analysts and engineers who continuously monitor, detect, analyse, and respond to cybersecurity incidents using a combination of technology tools, processes, and human expertise; a SOC operates around the clock and serves as the nerve centre of an organisation's defensive security capability, correlating alerts from SIEM systems, threat intelligence feeds, EDR platforms, and network monitoring tools to identify and triage genuine threats from the high volume of security events generated by enterprise IT environments
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