The Ultimate Guide to Security Operations Centres
A curated Asian 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.
Asian Security Operations Centres News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
ITSEC Asia wins approval to expand into AI software
The Indonesian cybersecurity group can now pursue recurring software revenue, as shareholders backed a move into AI, publishing and data services.
Bitdefender report flags AI blind spots in Singapore
More than half of Singapore respondents lacked full visibility of employee AI use, heightening fears over shadow tools, data leaks and breaches.
Google Cloud names new country heads in Indonesia & Thailand
The appointments bolster Google Cloud's push for AI and cloud growth in Southeast Asia, as competition intensifies across key markets.
Google Cloud launches local data residency in Seoul
Korean banks and agencies can now keep security logs in-country as Google Cloud tries to ease compliance worries over cloud-based threat monitoring.
Keeper & Wiz link cloud risk findings to remediation
Security teams can now cut the delay between cloud risk discovery and fixes as Keeper and Wiz connect findings to privileged access controls.
Canon Singapore launches cybersecurity suite with ESET
Businesses facing rising phishing attacks in Singapore now have access to Canon's new suite, which covers monitoring, training and incident response.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Security Operations Centres
Data Theorem launches AI security platform for apps
Mandiant study finds USD $4.3 million annual benefit
Gartner names Tenable leader in AI exposure assessment
Checkmarx named leader in Gartner supply chain quadrant
CrowdStrike named Forrester XDR leader on AI strength
Featured News
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.
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.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Patching delays now carry greater risk as Google says AI is helping attackers scale intrusions, speed up breaches and automate operations.
Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps
The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
AI tools are creating hidden east-west traffic that security teams struggle to monitor, raising the risk of data leakage and compromise.
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
New research shows two-thirds of Australian business and IT leaders feel pressured to approve AI projects while overlooking security risks.
Reviews
Expert Columns
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Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Security Operations Centres News
NTT DATA & HTX to co-develop AI for Singapore security
Rising scam losses in Singapore are pushing police tech investment, as the pair plan forensic and AI tools to speed investigations.
ThreatBook launches AI security tools for SOCs & AI skills
Security teams could cut alert backlogs, while enterprises gain a way to inspect AI skills for hidden tampering and backdoors.
Singapore firms face AI security incidents despite controls
Half of Singapore organisations with AI security coverage still reported a confirmed or suspected incident, exposing gaps in monitoring and response.
Modulus Labs cuts incident response time by 40% with Datadog
Payment failures now surface in seconds for Modulus Labs after it unified monitoring and security, cutting resolution time by more than 40 per cent.
Anthropic partners NEC to deploy Claude across 30,000
The rollout will bring Anthropic's Claude tools to about 30,000 NEC employees and strengthen AI services for Japanese firms and government bodies.
NEC teams with Anthropic for Japan AI enterprise tools
The tie-up could speed secure AI adoption for regulated Japanese firms, with NEC set to roll out Claude to about 30,000 staff.
Keeper adds browser isolation to privileged access
The update lets administrators handle complex web tasks more securely, without losing recording, monitoring or control over file transfers.
Check Point & MyRepublic launch SME email security
Singapore SMEs can now buy managed email protection as phishing attacks rose 49% in 2024, with AI-generated lures increasingly involved.
Microsoft 365 behind 32% of escalated security incidents
Cloud office accounts are emerging as a major weakness in Malaysia, with 3,945 confirmed incidents tied to Microsoft 365 in 2025.
ITSEC Asia plans 1:2 stock split to boost liquidity
ITSEC Asia plans a 1:2 stock split to halve its nominal share value and lower entry costs, seeking to boost liquidity and widen investor access.
Blackwired & NTT Japan launch ThirdWatch in market
Blackwired teams with NTT Japan to launch AI-driven ThirdWatch threat intelligence platform for pre-emptive cyber defence in Japan.
Blackwired, NTT Security Japan partner on cyber intel
Blackwired teams with NTT Security Japan to embed its ThirdWatch intel platform in managed services, boosting pre-emptive cyber defence.
Indosat opens Jakarta cyber hub to counter AI threats
Indosat opens Jakarta Security Command Centre with Cisco and Splunk, offering 24/7 managed cyber defence as AI-driven threats surge.
AI-first firms in Southeast Asia face rising cyber risk
AI-first firms in Southeast Asia suffer longer, costlier cyber incidents as rising AI use widens attack surfaces and fuels scraping costs.
Tanium names Satyen Desai ASEAN Regional Vice President
Tanium appoints Satyen Desai as ASEAN regional vice president to spearhead endpoint security growth amid rising hybrid work threats.
Keeper expands PAM distribution with Ingram in Singapore
Keeper deepens its Ingram Micro alliance in Singapore, extending KeeperPAM to more partners amid rising identity-based cyber attacks.
NetAssist cuts threat times with Graylog SIEM refresh
NetAssist deploys Graylog Security, slashing threat detection from four hours to under 45 minutes while cutting SIEM and infra costs.
Rockwell opens Singapore hub for industrial cyber defence
Rockwell opens a Singapore Security Operations Centre to deliver 24/7 industrial cyber defence and OT threat response across Asia Pacific.
AI-driven cyber attacks surge in Check Point 2026 report
AI-fuelled cyber attacks surged 70% in 2025, with Check Point warning of machine-speed, multi-channel campaigns targeting key sectors.
Group-IB adds CSPM to Unified Risk Platform for cloud
Group-IB has added cloud security posture management to its Unified Risk Platform, automating misconfiguration detection and compliance checks.