The CIS Security Operations Center (SOC): The Key to Growing Your SLTT's Cyber Maturity

In the most recent Nationwide Cybersecurity Review (NCSR), 3,681 U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) government organizations identified their top five cybersecurity concerns. Lack of sufficient funding topped the list at 72% of SLTT participants. Increasing sophistication of threats wasn’t too far behind at 63%, followed by the lack of documented processes, emerging technologies, and inadequate availability of cybersecurity professionals.

These five challenges compound the difficulty SLTTs face in the critical task of growing their cyber maturity and defending against cyber threats.

SLTTs can’t address their top cybersecurity concerns on their own. They need access to experts who can help to manage their security operations in the context of their evolving security requirements and business needs. This is where a managed security operations center (SOC) can help.

In this guide, we’ll provide an overview of a typical SOC, including the kinds of tools it uses and the services it provides. After discussing the pros and cons of building your own SOC, we’ll discuss how and why your SLTT can best navigate the concerns discussed above with the help of the 24x7x365 Center for Internet Security® (CIS®) Security Operations Center (SOC).