11 Strategies of a World-Class Cybersecurity Operations Center
2nd Edition
Published on 7. May 2022
448 pages
979-8-9856450-7-1 (ISBN)
Description
If you are getting started in cybersecurity operations, evolving your existing security operations center (SOC), or engaging with a SOC regularly, 11 Strategies of a World-Class Cybersecurity Operations Center helps you understand what it takes to stand up, grow, and evolve a truly great SOC. Fully revised, this second edition includes new material and evolved thinking to bring a fresh approach to excelling at cybersecurity operations.
This book guides cyber professionals through applying mission context to 11 strategies of a world-class SOC:
- Strategy 1: Know What You Are Protecting and Why
- Strategy 2: Give the SOC the Authority to Do Its Job
- Strategy 3: Build a SOC Structure to Match Your Organizational Needs
- Strategy 4: Hire AND Grow Quality Staff
- Strategy 5: Prioritize Incident Response
- Strategy 6: Illuminate Adversaries with Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Strategy 7: Select and Collect the Right Data
- Strategy 8: Leverage Tools to Support Analyst Workflow
- Strategy 9: Communicate Clearly, Collaborate Often, Share Generously
- Strategy 10: Measure Performance to Improve Performance
- Strategy 11: Turn up the Volume by Expanding SOC Functionality
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Persons
Kathryn Knerler has decades of experience in cybersecurity. Her experience includes cyber analysis, incident response, and network security architecture. She is a Department Manager and Senior Principal Cybersecurity Architect in MITRE Labs' Cyber Solutions Innovation Center. She specializes in cyber threat intelligence and advising executives in operationalizing threat defense strategies. Prior to MITRE, she advanced from incident responder to Program Director of Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Kathryn has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, a M.S. in Cybersecurity, and an M.B.A.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- About
- Second Edition Acknowledgements
- First Edition Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Fundamentals
- Strategy 1
- Strategy 2
- Strategy 3
- Strategy 4
- Strategy 5
- Strategy 6
- Strategy 7
- Strategy 8
- Strategy 9
- Strategy 10
- Strategy 11
- References
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Appendix F
- Index
- Back Cover
