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Tips for Selecting the Right Tools for Your Security Operations Center
Finding the right tools to power your security operation center (SOC) team is not an easy feat. What factors do you need to evaluate? How do you know what the “best” tool or process is? When is the right time to make that investment? You can look to other SOCs for guidance, but no two SOCs are alike, with nuances in their use cases, staff, and maturity level.
How can modern SOCs navigate the challenging task of selecting tools to improve operational efficacy? The Gartner® Report, Tips for Selecting the Right Tools for Your Security Operations Center, offers actionable insights to get you started:
Prepare the SOC team and relevant stakeholders for a process-driven evaluation with a “premortem” analysis to reduce the chance of failed projects.
Align the tool selection process according to the target operating model and goals of the SOC, avoiding premature investments in tools perceived as “advanced.”
Make technology investments that match business risk requirements, IT roadmap such as public cloud and SaaS adoption, available staff skill sets and enhance areas of the SOC with operational challenges.
Involve stakeholders beyond the security team when making decisions on security tools. There will be security alerts that will need other areas in the business involved to help rectify the escalations.
For in-depth analysis and more tips to guide your decisions, download the full Gartner® Report!
