Episode 10 — SOC Design and Planning: assess business goals and security requirements
This episode introduces SOC design as a business-aligned operating model, which GSOM tests by asking whether your SOC choices match organizational risk, constraints, and expected outcomes. You’ll define the SOC’s mission in measurable terms—coverage, response expectations, and service boundaries—then translate business goals into security requirements like detection scope, investigation depth, and escalation authority. We’ll explore planning concepts such as stakeholder needs, critical asset identification, regulatory drivers, and how staffing and tooling choices should follow from use cases rather than vendor features. Scenarios include designing coverage for a small team with limited after-hours support, deciding what “24x7” truly means operationally, and troubleshooting common design failures like unclear handoffs, unrealistic SLAs, and missing ownership for response decisions. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
