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1 year ago in Cybersecurity Governance By Deeksha S
Is It Time to Retire the "SOC" Acronym?
 The term "Security Operations Center" feels a bit old-school. With all the automation, threat hunting, and proactive work we do now, should we be calling it something else?
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By Rohan Answered 10 months ago
 The acronym "SOC" is definitely ingrained, but you're right—the job has evolved far beyond a passive "operations" center. Some in the industry are pushing for names that reflect its modern, intelligence-driven role, like Cyber Defense Center (CDC) or simply emphasizing the SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) function. While the core mission of monitoring and responding remains, a new name could better capture its proactive, integrated, and automated nature in today's threat landscape.
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