Managed or in-house? Choosing a SOC approach that fits.
A practical framework for SMEs trying to decide whether to build a security operations capability internally, outsource it, or run a hybrid model — without falling for the marketing on either side.
Managed or in-house? Choosing a SOC approach that fits.
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What actually matters
- Cost per incident vs cost per seat
- Time-to-detect vs time-to-hire
- How your existing team feels about being on-call
A simple framework
If your security team is smaller than 4 people, you almost always want a managed partner. If it's larger than 10, you almost always want hybrid. The middle is where it gets interesting.