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 automates final TLS certificate deployment
Shorter TLS validity periods are set to increase outage risk and admin workload, prompting ManageEngine to automate post-renewal deployment.
Integrity360 boosts FBD cyber defences across Ireland
Tighter regulation and rising cyber threats are pushing insurers to bolster defences for customer data and operational systems.
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.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Security Operations Centres
Check Point launches AI Network Firewall in R82.20
Arctic Wolf recognised in IDC MDR market assessment
Cloudbrink launches AI security platform for enterprise
IDC survey flags networking bottlenecks for agentic AI
Tanium named leader in IDC digital employee experience
Featured News
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
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.
Reviews
Expert Columns
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While OT security is maturing, risk is not slowing down
Stop confusing demos with POCs - Your pipeline depends on it
Your Immune System Doesn't Wait. Neither Should Your Security
Unlocking intelligence with access control
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard
The Death of the Firewall
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Security Operations Centres News
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.
Acalvio launches AI deception guardrails for agents
Security teams may get earlier warning of hijacked AI agents as fake credentials and decoy tools are planted to expose misuse.
Reco named OpenAI Select Partner amid AI security concerns
Enterprise security teams face fresh oversight burdens as Reco joins OpenAI's partner network to monitor agent access and permissions.
Discern Security raises USD $13 million in Series A
Funding will help the Sunnyvale cybersecurity firm expand its platform as businesses struggle to turn overflowing alerts into faster remediation.
Doppel launches AI email security & human risk service
Security teams face faster, more convincing phishing as Doppel rolls out tools that link inbox alerts to attack infrastructure and automate awareness training.
Okta to buy Permiso Security in identity threat push
The deal aims to give security teams faster detection of post-authentication attacks as AI agents and machine identities multiply across cloud systems.
Cybercriminals shift from ransomware to data theft
Organisations face a growing risk of silent data theft as criminals exploit cloud identities and credentials for extortion instead of encryption.
F5 & NVIDIA tie up on AI guardrails for production
Centralised oversight for AI traffic should help firms cut prompt-injection and data-leakage risks as models shift into production.
Digimune & AnyTech365 launch AntiScam Mobile service
Rising smartphone fraud is pushing banks, insurers and telecoms to add scam protection without building it in-house.
Primion partners Iveda to expand AI video analytics
European security customers will be able to add AI video analysis to existing cameras, cutting disruption and helping link access logs with footage.
SpecterOps adds AWS & Entra Agent ID to BloodHound
Security teams can now trace attack routes across AWS and Microsoft Entra, as SpecterOps extends BloodHound into hybrid and AI-linked environments.
Fortinet lifts full-year revenue guidance after strong Q2
Stronger demand for its network security tools sent quarterly revenue up 26 per cent and prompted a higher full-year outlook for the cybersecurity group.
Proofpoint flags underground AI prompt injection tools
Proofpoint says underground forums are advertising tools that use indirect prompt injection across emails, PDFs, calendar invites and web pages.
KnowBe4 backs Open Secure AI Alliance for AI defence
KnowBe4 has backed the Open Secure AI Alliance, arguing AI security depends on governing agent behaviour as well as models.
Delinea launches runtime authorisation for AI agents
Businesses using AI agents can now approve or block individual commands in real time, reducing the risk of authorised access doing unauthorised things.
Reco adds live AI runtime controls for browser use
Security teams can now block risky AI prompts in real time as Reco expands its platform from visibility into browser-level enforcement.
Team Cymru launches Pure Signal Command for threat response
Security teams could cut incident response from hours to minutes as Team Cymru folds telemetry, investigation and AI access into one platform.
Miggo launches rapid defence layer for active exploits
Security teams can now block newly disclosed flaws in minutes, as Miggo's tool adds temporary protection while patches are still being deployed.
Compromised credential monitoring lags threat awareness
Despite widespread concern over stolen logins, only 19% of organisations continuously monitor and automatically remediate exposed credentials.