For Security & Risk Professionals (Length: 14 pages)

March 19, 2008

Building A World-Class Security Operations Function

by Paul Stamp

with Khalid Kark, Allison Herald


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

To protect their vital information assets better and be more responsive to business requirements, companies have shifted security programs to gain better visibility into what happens in their environments. As a result, security teams have to gather data from an increasing number of sources and must provide more comprehensive analysis and response for the issues they encounter. This means that many organizations are formalizing their approach to security operations and creating security operations centers (SOC). To ensure success in this arena, careful people management and process re-engineering take priority over technology and tools.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemNew Focus On Protecting Information Drives More Internal Monitoring

itemOrganizational Structure Varies, But Functions Remain The Same

itemIncident Identification And First-Level Response Are Primary Security Operations Functions

itemSecurity Operations Work Closely With Other IT Functions To Round Out Security Services

itemSOC Business Value Comes Through Alerts, Reports, And Advisories

itemStaffing And Sourcing Are Central To SOC Success

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itemMake Process And Staffing Your Top Priority

Forrester interviewed 12 vendor and user companies, including ArcSight, AT&T, CA, eIQnetworks, IBM, netForensics, Symantec, and Verizon Business.

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Technology: Security & Risk, Security Operations
Geography: Europe, North America

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