Evolving SIEM and the Human Factor

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