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Security Operations Center

What is Security Operations Center?

A centralized facility where security professionals monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity incidents using technology and defined processes.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern security operations center

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →

What the standards actually require on security operations center

Requirements naming security operations center across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

NIST SP 800-1721 control

Establish and maintain a security operations center that operates 24/7, with allowance for remote/on-call staff.

3.6.1e · Establish Security Operations Center (SOC) →
ISMAP (Japan)2 controls

ISMAP Cloud Governance establishes the management framework for Cloud Service Providers operating under ISMAP. (1) Information Security Management System (ISMS): based on ISO/IEC 27001:2022 + JIS Q 27001 (Japanese Industrial Standard equivalent) + ISMS-AC Info...

ISMAP-CloudGovernance-ISMS-RiskAssessment-SharedResponsibility-Policy-RegulatoryCompliance-RolesResponsibilities · ISMAP Cloud Governance - ISMS per ISO 27001/JIS Q 27001 + Risk Assessment + Shared Responsibility Model + Cloud Security Policy + Regulatory Compliance + Roles and Responsibilities →
TSA Pipeline Security1 control

Operators should notify the Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC, 866-615-5150 or TSOC.ST@dhs.gov) as soon as possible of incidents indicating a deliberate attempt to disrupt pipeline operations or possible precursors: suspicious explosions or fires...

tsa-pipeline-security::AppB · Appendix B TSA notification criteria →
US Executive Order 14028 - Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity1 control

Agencies meet OMB's requirements for logging, log retention and log management, which ensure centralized access and visibility for each agency's highest-level security operations center;

us-executive-order-14028-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity::8(c) · Sec. 8(c) Meet the logging, retention and log management requirements with centralized SOC access →

Questions people ask about security operations center

What is Security Operations Center?
A centralized facility where security professionals monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity incidents using technology and defined processes.
Why is Security Operations Center important for compliance?
Security Operations Center is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding security operations center helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Security Operations Center?
Security Operations Center appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-172, ISMAP (Japan), TSA Pipeline Security, US Executive Order 14028 - Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity. Across these standards we have identified 5 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Security Operations Center?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how security operations center applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.