The Ultimate Guide to Security Operations Centres
A curated Irish edition of TechDay 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.
Irish Security Operations Centres News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation
The rollout gives enterprise IT teams autonomous task execution across service, security and endpoint management, with built-in privacy controls.
Renaissance partners with CyberSmart to widen Ireland reach
Irish businesses will gain access to a single platform for threat detection, compliance and staff training as a new channel deal broadens coverage.
Irish firms face ransomware resilience gap, report warns
Many organisations overestimate their ability to recover from ransomware, as 57% of Irish respondents reported at least one attack in two years.
eSentire awards bursary to MTU cybersecurity student
The award will fund and place Munster Technological University student Bartosz Lipinski in eSentire's Cork security operations centre amid a widening EU skills gap.
Irish tech leaders see stronger returns & AI focus
Irish tech leaders report stronger returns on digital spend than global peers, as AI strategies sharpen and cyber risk climbs the agenda.
Qualcom invests EUR €500,000 in secure AI services
Qualcom launches EUR €500,000 secure AI push in Ireland, creating new practice, hiring specialists and partnering with NROC on services.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Security Operations Centres
Data Theorem launches AI security platform for apps
Mandiant study finds USD $4.3 million annual benefit
Gartner names Tenable leader in AI exposure assessment
Checkmarx named leader in Gartner supply chain quadrant
CrowdStrike named Forrester XDR leader on AI strength
Featured News
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Patching delays now carry greater risk as Google says AI is helping attackers scale intrusions, speed up breaches and automate operations.
Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps
The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.
Reviews
Expert Columns
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Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Security Operations Centres News
XBOW wins AWS application security competency status
The AWS badge could help XBOW win more enterprise deals as buyers seek continuous testing that shows which vulnerabilities are exploitable.
Vonage launches Okta authentication suite to curb fraud
Enterprises using Okta may gain stronger checks against SIM swap fraud and inflated traffic as Vonage packages SMS and voice authentication.
AI agents emerge as top cyber threat, Exabeam finds
Security teams now see autonomous AI as a bigger internal danger, even as most say it is boosting productivity, a survey found.
Google Cloud links Wiz exposure data with threat intel
Security teams could cut alert overload as Google ties exposed assets to live attacker activity, helping prioritise the riskiest flaws first.
Commvault launches AI cyber resilience recovery test
The two-hour exercise is designed to show whether security teams can recover cleanly as AI-driven attacks can now unfold in minutes.
Barracuda buys Evo Security to bolster MSP identity tools
The deal gives managed service providers a broader way to control identities across customer systems as attacks on credentials and privileges rise.
Check Point report: vulnerabilities drive cyber risk rise
Security teams are being pushed to prioritise more than ever, as vulnerabilities now make up 42.6% of critical exposures, Check Point says.
DigiCert launches Quantum Central for post-quantum readiness
Security teams gain a free way to map hidden cryptography before quantum threats make current encryption less reliable.
HP expands OpenAI partnership to scale AI across business
The rollout could speed up support, security fixes and software delivery across a business that channels more than 80% of sales through partners.
Jamf launches Beacon threat-hunting service for Mac
Rising Mac adoption has left many security teams short of Apple-specific expertise, prompting Jamf to add dedicated threat hunting and investigations.
Critical vulnerability exposures double, Check Point finds
Only a small share of alerts proved urgent, but critical vulnerability exposures more than doubled as phishing also surged in the report.
Dropzone AI signs QBS for exclusive EMEA channel deal
MSSPs across EMEA could cut alert backlogs as QBS Software adds Dropzone AI's autonomous SOC analyst to its partner network.
SOCRadar cuts threat query times with AlloyDB shift
Faster threat hunting and fewer manual database tasks are helping the cybersecurity firm cope with rising data volumes and alert fatigue.
Endava & Wiz partner on AI cloud security services
Enterprise AI roll-outs will get closer monitoring as Endava adds Wiz tools to spot cloud risks earlier across multi-cloud systems.
Exabeam expands AI agent security tools with Claude
Security teams gain wider visibility into risky AI agent activity as Exabeam doubles behavioural detections and adds Claude telemetry.
AI-led security centres warned over missed threats
Missed intrusions could cost more than false alarms, as Secure.com says AI tools in security operations can miss real attacks in live use.
Google Cloud unveils AI updates on standards & security
Enterprises may gain safer, more portable AI deployments as Google Cloud adds an open knowledge standard, Apple privacy work and Claude availability.
BeyondTrust launches AI Agent Security beta for endpoints
The beta aims to stop unauthorised AI tools on corporate devices from reaching cloud services, repositories and production systems.
NCC Group & Avertro launch managed cyber risk service
The deal aims to help boards turn cyber data into clearer risk reporting as firms face pressure to prove controls reduce exposure.
Amazon Web Services launches no-code AI customer designer
Business teams can now build AI-led service journeys without engineering support, as AWS previews a no-code designer for Amazon Connect Customer.