The rising number of cyberattacks and the increasing costs of incidents are making cybersecurity a key element of ensuring business continuity and resilience. Regulations such as NIS2, uKSC and DORA impose obligations on organizations not only to implement security measures but also to continuously monitor IT environments, detect threats and respond quickly. The Security Operations Center (SOC) serves as a 24/7 monitoring hub that reduces threat detection time, limits attack damage and helps build cyber resilience.
Cybersecurity is no longer a topic that concerns only IT managers. Organizations today depend on technology more than ever – for sales, production, logistics, customer service and internal communication. An outage can quickly translate into financial and reputational losses. According to NASK data, in 2025 the number of security incidents handled by CERT Polska increased by 152% year-on-year, reaching 260,800 from 103,400 the previous year. Meanwhile, cybercrime is becoming increasingly profitable. Sophos reports that the median ransom paid to ransomware groups rose from $400,000 in 2023 to $2 million in 2024.
Regulatory pressure and rising operational costs
In April 2026, Poland’s Act on the National Cybersecurity System (uKSC) came into force, implementing the EU NIS2 directive. It imposes numerous organizational and technical obligations on thousands of enterprises across 18 critical sectors. Since January 2025, the DORA regulation has also been in effect, introducing uniform digital resilience requirements for financial institutions, including ICT risk management, operational resilience testing and oversight of technology service providers. Both regulations mean that organizations must not only deploy safeguards but also continuously monitor their IT environments, identify threats and be ready to react quickly.
The question is no longer whether an attack will happen, but when. The key capability becomes rapid detection and limiting the consequences. This is why the gold standard is establishing a Security Operations Center – a team of specialists and tools responsible for around-the-clock monitoring of IT systems. It can be compared to a surveillance center that watches networks, servers, computers and applications instead of physical premises. Its job is to detect suspicious activity, analyze threats and coordinate incident response.
The shift toward SOC as a service
– In practice, the difference between an organization with a mature SOC and one without it often comes down to time. We cannot guarantee that an attack will never happen. But we can significantly shorten the time needed to detect it and respond. That time determines the scale of business and reputational losses. Through constant monitoring and advanced tools, a SOC helps limit the impact of incidents, reduce the risk of downtime and better protect data – said Hubert Liberadzki, Head of Enterprise Security at OChK.
Modern SOCs use systems that analyze millions of events from various IT infrastructure components, quickly catching signs of an attack. Threat hunting – actively searching for traces of threats that may have evaded automated security mechanisms – is also gaining importance. This allows the SOC not only to react but also to identify risks before they cause real damage.
Building an in-house SOC remains a major challenge. It requires not only the right technology but, most importantly, a team of specialists for monitoring, threat analysis, incident response and process development – all operating 24/7. As a result, the SOC-as-a-service model is gaining popularity. It provides access to expert teams, proven processes and advanced technologies without the need to build all competencies internally. An additional benefit is the experience gained from handling multiple organizations and various attack scenarios, leading to faster detection of new techniques.
– The biggest challenge today is not buying security tools but accessing specialized skills. Maintaining an in-house SOC means building a team of analysts, incident response specialists, security engineers and threat hunters. It is a costly and time-consuming process, especially given the shortage of experts on the market. The SOC-as-a-service model allows organizations to benefit from mature processes, advanced technologies and the experience of a team that handles many environments and threat types daily. For many companies, this is the fastest and most cost-effective path to a high level of cyber resilience – added Hubert Liberadzki.
With the growing number of cyberattacks, new regulatory obligations and a chronic shortage of specialists, organizations can no longer treat cybersecurity as just an additional layer of protection. It is becoming an element that ensures business continuity and reduces operational risk. In this context, the Security Operations Center is no longer a solution reserved for the largest organizations. It is becoming a fundamental tool for building cyber resilience – the ability to detect threats, respond to incidents and maintain business continuity even in the face of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
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