New Technology (News - Alert) Ends the Threat Chase Race for SOCs
The specific cybersecurity threats a company’s Security Operations Center (SOC) handles will differ from one business to the next. However, no matter where SOC professionals work, they’re charged with the same mission: being on the front lines of their company’s cyber defense and keeping data safe from bad actors looking for a way to infiltrate systems. Analysts need to act fast and act strategically—but they can’t do that if they have to fight fires every day, rather than positioning themselves to ensure they don’t get ignited in the first place.
A triage strategy alone is not enough. To truly be effective, SOCS need to be proactive. StrikeReady allows them to put their fire hoses down long enough to do it.
Moving From Reactive to Proactive
StrikeReady, which was founded in 2019, provides an AI-powered Security Command Center that empowers SOCs to defend systems from modern threats, as well as keep abreast of the constantly changing cyber landscape—and the vulnerabilities that come with it. Through this single, integrated platform—which is vendor agnostic—StrikeReady delivers full-spectrum risk visibility, intelligent threat management, and automated response.
“Security teams are often just chasing the latest threat, but it doesn’t have to be that way. When analysts are stuck in a state of perpetual reactivity, they’re not able to control and reduce risk in real time,” explained Alex Lanstein, StrikeReady’s Chief Technology Officer. “We’ve developed an approach that allows SOCs to not only become aware of threats a lot faster, but also close security gaps before the bad guys have a chance to exploit them.”
For example, SOC experts may instinctively feel inclined to try to fight every conceivable threat that’s out there. That’s understandable, but it’s simply not possible. They need to be able to pinpoint the cyberattacks that are most relevant to them—whether that means zeroing in on threats related to their geographic location, industry, or past exposure—and prepare before they happen. The latest iteration of StrikeReady’s Security Command Center, which will be debuted at RSA (News - Alert) Conference 2025, allows analysts to do that by giving them a consolidated view of risk across different identities, assets, and vulnerabilities. And it’s done in one unified interface, so they don’t have to navigate multiple platforms.
“Moving away from a firefighting strategy allows SOCs to engage in informed, strategic planning,” Lanstein said. “This goes a long way toward boosting the efficiency of their threat readiness.”
Reaping the Rewards of Proactivity
When companies change their SOC paradigm from a reactive approach to a proactive one, they reap many benefits—not the least of which is time. SOC professionals may spend anywhere from four to six hours reviewing threat intelligence reports. With StrikeReady, this time is decreased down to a mere four to six minutes. Similarly, the Security Command Center drops alert processing time down from one hour to one minute.
And of course, every business wants to be sure that they’re getting a good return on their investment in the SOC. Unfortunately, the hard work of analysts isn’t always understood—or even known—by companies, which makes it difficult for executives to appreciate the importance of being proactive, rather than reactive.
“This is in part what keeps the firefighting mindset alive. Many company decision makers don’t recognize SOC’s true value when they don’t see evidence of it in the form of threats constantly being fought,” said Lanstein. “However, StrikeReady makes the SOC’s return on investment obvious. The cost of clearing phishing alert backlogs alone can be slashed by $180,000 in a single year. The proactive approach works—and it helps save the time, money, and sanity of the SOC.”
