Cost-effective alternative to in-house Security Operation Center
Security Operation Center Centralized organizational unit dealing with IT security issues More and more widespread and needed solution to tackle security issues
In-house SOC
Full control
High up-front investment, high maintenance
Mostly overkill
Staffing issues
24/7 readiness in-house
Skilled, expensive expert staff
Cutting-edge hardware & software
Up-to-date organization
International accreditation
SOC as a Service
Expert staff at SOC partner
Monthly fee suited for needs
Lower investment
24/7 team readiness
Constant monitoring and alerting
No license fee
Open source solutions and custom-made in-house
Monthly fee
Scalable and only pay for what you need
Installed on systems in place
No added costs and usually no need for new technology