From securelist.com
The security operations center (SOC) plays a critical role in protecting an organization’s assets and reputation by identifying, analyzing, and responding to cyberthreats in a timely and effective manner. Additionally, SOCs also help to improve overall security posture by providing add-on services like vulnerability identification, inventory tracking, threat intelligence, threat hunting, log management, etc. With all these services running under the SOC umbrella, it pretty much bears the burden of making the organization resilient against cyberattacks, meaning it is essential for organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of a cybersecurity operations center. An effective and successful SOC unit should be able to find a way to justify and demonstrate the value of their existence to stakeholders.