The Ultimate Guide to Security Operations Centres
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Security Operations Centres (SOCs).
What to know about Security Operations Centres
A Security Operations Centre (SOC) serves as the critical hub for monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity threats within organisations. Covering a wide spectrum of digital environments, SOCs integrate advanced technologies such as AI, machine learning, and automation tools to enhance threat detection and incident response capabilities.
Exploring recent developments in this field reveals insights on evolving challenges like alert fatigue, skills shortages, and the increasing complexity of cyberattack surfaces. Readers can learn how organisations leverage innovations in SOC-as-a-Service, AI-driven threat hunting, and next-generation platforms to build adaptable, efficient security operations tailored to their needs.
Whether you are an IT professional, security analyst, or business leader, following stories under the 'Security Operations Centre' tag offers valuable perspectives on managing cyber risk, improving operational efficiency, and preparing your organisation for the dynamic cybersecurity landscape ahead.
UK Security Operations Centres News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
UK firms boost AI security use but trust lags behind
Security teams are adopting AI faster than they trust it, with 75.5% of respondents saying they still want human review before autonomous action.
BT launches Microsoft Sentinel security service in UK
The managed offering targets UK organisations struggling to keep pace with faster AI-driven attacks, with round-the-clock monitoring and response support.
BlueVoyant launches Microsoft Defender ISOC service
Enterprises using Microsoft 365 E5 or E7 can now get deployment help as BlueVoyant seeks to simplify security operations inside Defender.
Cyber Fusion & Intezer bring ForensicAI to UK channel
UK security teams could cut alert backlogs as resellers and MSSPs gain access to Intezer's ForensicAI SOC through Cyber Fusion.
Exabeam channel growth beats plan as partners surge
Channel sales have become Exabeam's largest source of revenue, with new-logo pipeline at 138% of target and expansion bookings at 125% of plan.
Sumo Logic adds AI tools to cut telemetry costs upstream
Rising storage and ingestion bills are pushing security teams to trim telemetry before it reaches analytics, as AI swells data volumes.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Security Operations Centres
Gigamon unveils tools to track shadow AI across networks
Contrast Security named leader in IDC DAST assessment
Hack The Box launches AI range for enterprise security teams
Airrived named leader in IDC MarketScape for AI SOC
DigiCert launches Quantum Central for post-quantum shift
Featured News
Reviews
Expert Columns
Seven Cyber Controls Businesses Can No Longer Afford to Overlook
In the AI era, channel value is being redefined
Why the SOC needs to be re-engineered for AI
The autonomous SOC takeover
How security leaders should measure AI SOC performance
AI closes vulnerability window as zero-day exploits surge
The future of autonomous security
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Supercharged security: Cyber risk in the age of frontier AI
The shadow identity crisis: Who let the agents in?
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Security Operations Centres News
WitFoo says filtering data cuts AI security costs 79%
Filtering security logs before they reach AI models could save organisations 79% on annual costs, according to WitFoo's paper.
Google Cloud launches new security tools for AI agents
The rollout aims to help companies patch AI-driven systems faster, as Google adds identity, perimeter and detection controls across its cloud security stack.
Reco & Cyera rank AI agent risks from sensitive data
Security teams can now prioritise AI agent exposures by linking permissions to sensitive data across business systems, Reco said.
Huntress adds new security tools across its platform
The latest releases aim to help customers spot and stop identity attacks, brute-force attempts and ransomware spread sooner across Huntress's platform.
Illumio warns AI authority is outpacing security controls
Most firms now hand AI decisions once reserved for staff, but fewer than half can fully audit its actions, a new survey found.
Logicalis wins Cisco secure networking specialisation
It gives multinational customers a single secure networking managed-service model across five markets, with plans to double that reach within six months.
AppViewX expands Quantum Trust Hub for quantum migration
Security teams gain a standalone tool to map quantum-era cryptographic exposure across certificates, keys and software before 2030 deadlines bite.
Sectigo survey shows quantum threat driving PKI change
Most IT and security leaders expect public key infrastructure to need major changes, as 63% worry about harvest now, decrypt later attacks.
Highland Spring taps Acumen for round-the-clock cyber cover
The move gives the bottled water maker continuous threat monitoring and incident response, easing pressure on its internal IT team.
Tanium joins OpenAI cyber programme for threat research
The limited access will help its hunters and engineers turn OpenAI models into detections, vulnerability work and stronger platform defences.
CrowdStrike expands ties with Dynatrace & CoreWeave
Security teams may gain faster investigations as CrowdStrike links Falcon to Dynatrace telemetry and brings protection to CoreWeave's AI cloud.
CrowdStrike & Dell launch AI Factory security package
The package aims to help enterprises secure AI systems from infrastructure to agents as they rush to deploy production workloads.
Google adds AI & partner tools to air-gapped cloud
Defence and intelligence users can now query local text, audio and video with Gemini, without moving sensitive data outside their air-gapped perimeter.
Keeper links Tenable findings to instant remediation
Security teams can now fix cloud risks faster, as Keeper's new Tenable link rotates credentials and enforces Just-In-Time access in seconds.
Splashtop launches Agentic Packr for Intune packaging
IT teams may be able to cut packaging delays as Splashtop's new tool automates and validates third-party updates before they reach Intune.
Qualys launches TruRisk Eliminate 2.0 with AI remediation
Security teams are under pressure to fix exposures faster as AI shortens attack windows, and Qualys says its update cuts outage risk.
Proofpoint joins Microsoft ICES in Defender portal
Microsoft 365 customers can now review Proofpoint email threat alerts inside Defender, cutting the need to switch between security tools.
Most DLP tools catch data loss only after exfiltration
Only 16% of respondents said their most significant data loss incident was blocked before data left, highlighting gaps in DLP controls as AI use grows.
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Sumo Logic previews Root Cause Agent for DevOps teams
The new tool is aimed at cutting incident triage from hours to minutes by analysing logs and metrics for likely causes automatically.
Sygnia opens AI security hubs in Austin & Singapore
The move will let customers get round-the-clock monitoring as Sygnia widens its follow-the-sun cyber security coverage across three regions.
Job Moves
Core to Cloud names ex-Currys CIO Andy Gamble Chair
Jen Modi joins Barrier Networks as Regional Sales Director
HackerOne names Naveen Bhateja as Chief People Officer
Indigo appoints Nick Barton as Chief Revenue Officer
Quorum Cyber names Joe Strathmann Chief Operating Officer
Talion names Keven Knight CEO & expands Agentic SOC
e2e-assure hires Ian Henderson to bolster OT security
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Serbus completes executive team for UK security push
Acumen Cyber appoints Derek Whigham to support UK growth
