Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC)
Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC) are essential services for identifying and resolving system and security issues, respectively. NOC assists companies in identifying, examining, and sorting out system issues. On the other hand, SOC enables businesses to identify and respond to security incidents and alerts that may impact crucial data and systems.
While the roles of NOC and SOC appear similar, they have different responsibilities. However, both services have excellent benefits for a business undertaking.
Here’s why companies should consider outsourcing NOC and SOC as a service.
SOC as a service
A well-managed SOC is the heart of a robust cybersecurity program. SOC is a centralized facility housing the most qualified cybersecurity team tasked with monitoring, analyzing, detecting, and responding to cyber threats and risks. It is responsible for maintaining a company’s enhanced security posture in a constantly changing security environment. Although the SOC roles vary according to organization or industry, it has three overarching mission objectives:
- Orchestrate incident response measures
- Coordinate the investigation and analysis of threat data
- Correlate and consolidate log data of an organization’s networks, devices, systems, and clouds
NOC as a service
A NOC is a centralized location where a competent staff supervises, monitors, and manages a network. A network operation personnel ensures a company’s network, databases, devices, external services, and firewalls are up and running 24X7X365. Since networks are expensive to maintain yet necessary for a business to operate, enterprises need to consider a NOC.
NOC as a service is where a service provider takes over the management, monitoring, analysis, and security of a network. It is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses that lack the capacity and technical expertise to maintain their systems.
