The Ultimate Guide to Security Operations Centres
A curated Asian edition of IndustrialDay 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.
Asian Security Operations Centres News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Scouter launches in Singapore with cybersecurity services
The new unit will help Singapore organisations choose and deploy security tools, with local engineering support aimed at complex regulated sectors.
Keeper links Tenable scans to instant cloud remediation
Security teams can now fix Tenable alerts in seconds, as Keeper links detections to automated credential rotation and just-in-time access.
ITSEC Asia signs Côte d'Ivoire security partnership
The pact gives public institutions and critical infrastructure operators in Côte d'Ivoire access to locally run security operations as cyber risk rises.
Italy to debut national pavilion at GovWare Singapore
The move is aimed at helping Italian startups win customers across Singapore and Southeast Asia as cyber threats escalate in the region.
Hexnode XDR adds macOS support & new response tools
Security teams can now isolate affected Macs as Hexnode extends XDR with auto remediation, threat intelligence and severity-based alert ranking.
PayMongo taps Datadog to boost payments reliability
Incident response at the Philippines-based payments firm has fallen from hours to minutes, helping it fix most issues before merchants are hit.
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
Palo Alto Networks: AI hunting vulnerability in legacy systems
Critical infrastructure operators are being urged to merge IT and OT security as AI speeds up attacks on ageing industrial systems.
Filigran: Does your CISO know enough?
CISOs are under pressure to answer boardroom questions on exposure in minutes, as Filigran pushes CTEM and open-source validation tools.
AI transforming physical security into enterprise data solution
AI and cloud tools are turning cameras into live operational data sources, helping firms cut costs, spot errors and manage fleets centrally.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
Trusted identity cuts across physical and logical systems
Unified identity systems can cut admin overhead and shrink attack surfaces as remote work and cyber threats blur physical and digital access.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Seven Cyber Controls Businesses Can No Longer Afford to Overlook
Integrated video security - a must for modern preschools
In the AI era, channel value is being redefined
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
Singapore's security teams are losing a race they don't know they're running
AI is testing the limits of Zero Trust
Frontier AI compresses cyber attack timelines. Can Singapore's defences respond at machine speed?
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Security Operations Centres News
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.
Arctic Wolf names Hayes & Hunter for APJ expansion
The hires give the cybersecurity vendor dedicated sales and engineering leadership as it pushes deeper into Japan and Southeast Asia amid rising online threats.
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.
Cisco warns Asia Pacific firms lack confidence on AI agents
Only 52% of firms across Asia Pacific, Japan and China feel ready to detect and respond to compromised AI agents, Cisco found.
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.
Bitdefender launches exposure management for security teams
The new tool aims to help lean security teams prioritise the most dangerous gaps before attackers can exploit them.
Arctic Wolf says AI resolves 60% of security cases
Arctic Wolf says AI now resolves 60% of security investigations, while monthly investigation volumes rise and alert volumes fall across more than 11,000 organisations.
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.
Cisco warns Singapore firms struggle to spot compromised AI
Just 38% of Singapore organisations feel able to detect and respond to compromised AI agents, as 89% suffered a cyber incident last year.
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.
