SOC isn’t something to skimp on when it comes to budgetary considerations. Hire the right people, implement the right processes (response plans) and technology to prioritize and neutralize incidents, stay current on threat intelligence and never stop improving your defensive measures.

Even if they’re solid now, they can always be better — and they’ll soon be antiquated, which means more easily breached by bad actors. Not least of all (by a long shot), make sure to keep communication channels open with other key non-IT departments like legal and compliance. Siloed security is the weakest security, especially as more employees than ever are working remotely and as a result have “expanded the attack surface” tremendously.

If all of that seems like it might be expensive to implement and maintain, you’re right. But keep in mind that spending more up front — especially on things like multiple platforms and licenses — will likely save you a bundle later on. “A centralized SOC enables an organization to reduce these costs by sharing them across the entire organization,” according to a report from cyber security firm Check Point. “Elimination of departmental silos reduces the additional overhead caused by duplication and redundancy.

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