In the first part of the series “How are you insured? Between basic coverage and premium policies – finding the right SOC,” we showed why many companies today need more than a basic version of a Security Operations Center (SOC) and how the analogy to health care helps to classify your own risk profile and the necessary level of security. If you want to protect yourself against specific risks, you need individual concepts.
To part 1: How are you insured? Between basic coverage and premium policies – finding the right SOC
In our paper, you'll learn how a Security Operations Center should be set up to do more than just basic security – and why an adaptive, holistic approach is crucial for a company's digital health.
Best Practice SOC: Architecture that goes beyond basic functions
What principles characterize an adaptive Best Practice SOC, and what should companies look for to ensure that their setup is optimally suited to their operational reality?
7 principles of a best practice SOC setup
1. Rigid suite vs. individual tool selection
2. Seamless integration into the existing IT landscape
3. Holistic security instead of tool silos
4. Resource-efficient analysis through differentiation
5. More than monitoring: prevention, simulation, and root cause elimination
6. Co-pilot instead of pure SOC service provider
7. Transparency and sovereignty instead of black box
Find out more in our paper “Best Practice SOC: Architecture that goes beyond basic functions.”
Part 3:
Which SOC setup is right for your company?
In the third part of the series, we clarify which SOC model is suitable for which situation – from basic security to fully integrated premium protection.
Continue with Part 3 starting February 23, 2026