Get smarter SOCs in the age of intelligent threats

Al-powered SOCs are transforming security, combining automation and intelligence to enhance detection, response, and cyber resilience across the industry.

- BY AJAY BIYANI

In an era where digital threats evolve faster than defences, the Security Operations Centre (SOC) has emerged as the nerve centre of an organisation's cybersecurity posture. It unites people, processes, and technologies to monitor, detect, and respond to threats in real time—ensuring operational resilience and business continuity. As adversaries weaponise artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes, the SOC is no longer a support function but a strategic command hub for proactive defence and intelligence.

The SOC has become the frontline of collective cyber responsibility across governments, enterprises, and individuals. In a hyper-connected digital economy, it represents the single most critical layer of defence. In this environment, every millisecond counts and each decision defines whether an organisation stays ahead or falls behind in its cybersecurity posture.

SOCS TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN 2025

As the control tower of cybersecurity, the SOC enables the convergence of human expertise and automation to identify, analyse, and neutralise threats. In 2025, its importance spans large enterprises, government entities, and mid-sized organisations alike. With the growing sophistication of AI-driven attacks and weaponised deepfakes, continuous vigilance is no longer optional. The SOC has become the foundation of digital trust and business resilience.

However, as the threat landscape expands, SOCs are under immense pressure. The very model that served enterprises for years—tiered analysts manually filtering the signal from the noise—has reached its limits. Mounting alert fatigue, skill shortages, and data overload now threaten to undermine the SOC’s effectiveness.

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