The SANS 2018 Security Operations Center Survey is intended to provide a community perspective on what security operations centers (SOCs) look like within organizations across the globe, as well as data and guidance to enable organizations to build, manage, maintain and mature effective and efficient SOCs. The pace of change in vulnerabilities, threats and business technology is much faster than many organizational cultures can deal with. However, real-world experience has long demonstrated that the existence of defined SOC processes backed by skilled personnel using effective security tools is a key differentiator between companies that see high levels of business damage due to attacks and those who avoid or minimize that damage.
