A complete guide for building a modern CSOC and IRT, focusing on governance, roles and responsibilities, and accountability. #CSOC #IRT #cybersecurity
LinkedIn's Ethical Hackers Academy posted an infographic comparing the legacy SOC and the modern SOC, highlighting the need for context and discussion.
The director of Cyber Security Operations at IAI aimed to involve the SOC in investigations and proposed creating a separate IR team within the Cyber Directorate.
A modern CSOC or IRT is essential for real-time monitoring, detection, response, and mitigation of security incidents and threats.
The existing SOC lacked defined procedures and processes, leading to the need for a rebuild.
The top-level directive defined the roles, authorities, and responsibilities of the CSOC and IRT, emphasizing the need for proactive, threat-driven cyber resilience.
The CSOC/IRT core subdomains include automation and integration, training and doctrine, supervision and process improvement.
A battle rhythm was implemented to synchronize daily operations and create a structure for day-to-day and shift-to-shift operations.
Documented procedures and directives create governance, set expectations, define accountability, and provide an anchor for lessons learned and continuous improvement.
Implementation and enforcement of the documentation are crucial for success. The methodology is addressed in the next chapter. #cybersecurity #CSOC #IRT