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Security Operations Center

A function responsible for monitoring, detecting, investigating and coordinating responses to security events.

QUICK DEFINITION

Security Operations Center — A function responsible for monitoring, detecting, investigating and coordinating responses to security events.

WHY IT MATTERS

Why Security Operations Center matters in finance

Continuous oversight is important where financial services operate around the clock.

FINANCIAL SYSTEM CONTEXT

Security is also a market-infrastructure question

In financial services, security operations center should be understood in relation to operational continuity, data integrity, payments, market infrastructure and interconnected dependencies. A control can be technically effective while still leaving material resilience risk if critical services cannot continue or recover during disruption.

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