EP187 Conquering SOC Challenges: Leadership, Burnout, and the SIEM Evolution
Guest: Nicole Beckwith, Sr. Security Engineering Manager, Threat Operations @ Kroger Topics: What are the most important qualities of a successful SOC leader today? What is your approach to building and maintaining a high-functioning SOC team? How do you approach burnout in a SOC team? What are some of the biggest challenges facing SOC teams today? Can you share some specific examples of how you have built and - probably more importantly! - maintained a high-functioning SOC team? What are your thoughts on the current state of SIEM technology? Still a core of SOC or not? What advice would you give to someone who inherited a SOC? What should his/her 7/30/90 day plan include? Resources: EP180 SOC Crossroads: Optimization vs Transformation - Two Paths for Security Operations Center EP181 Detection Engineering Deep Dive: From Career Paths to Scaling SOC Teams EP58 SOC is Not Dead: How to Grow and Develop Your SOC for Cloud and Beyond EP64 Security Operations Center: The People Side and How to Do it Right EP73 Your SOC Is Dead? Evolve to Output-driven Detect and Respond! EP26 SOC in a Large, Complex and Evolving Organization “The first 90 days” book