Choosing The Right SOC Model

Determining the right SOC for your organization depends on multiple factors specific to you. Start with these questions:

1. What is your overall risk profile?
2. What is your organization’s acceptable risk level?
3. What is your cybersecurity budget?
4. How much of your cybersecurity do you want to own and how much are you willing to outsource?

Comparing your answers with the different SOC descriptions will give you a good sense of what may be the best fit for your organization.?

If your organization is serious about its cybersecurity, it needs access to a SOC.?

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Why It's Essential to Integrate Security Operations and Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability management and security operations are the foundation of an effective security program, but these functions can only be successful if they work together. As organizations grapple with the increasing sophistication of cyber threats, the synergy between these two functions is not just beneficial but essential for a robust security posture. Vulnerabilities are one of the largest initial access vectors used by threat actors,?accounting for one-third of breaches . This underscores the need for a proactive and collaborative approach to cybersecurity to reduce the window of opportunity for potential attacks.

The role of the vulnerability management team is to identify, assess, and prioritize vulnerabilities within an organization's IT infrastructure. By keeping an inventory of assets and continuously scanning for weaknesses, this team acts as the first line of defense, aiming to proactively patch any security holes before they can be exploited. However, without real-time threat context from an organization’s environment, their efforts can be akin to shooting in the dark.

Learn more: Combining Your SOC and Vulnerability Management Functions | Secureworks

Inside the Threat: Secureworks CTU Analysis

The rapid advancement of Generative AI is fueling an equally rapid evolution of deepfake technology. From effortlessly cloning voices to generating convincing replicas of individuals' faces, deepfakes are enabling the creation of deceitful material with unprecedented accuracy. Exploited by threat actors, these tools can lead to significant financial fraud by usurping identities of high executives.

Join Secureworks? CTU? experts as they discuss the world of deepfakes, from face swapping and avatars to more sophisticated uses of social engineering that could lure an unsuspecting employee into releasing sensitive information.

Register for the webinar: Inside the Threat: Secureworks CTU Analysis | Episode 2 | Secureworks