The Blurred Lines Between ITOps and SecOps: Necessity or Strategy?>
BNN – Wojciech Zylm
The lines between IT operations (ITOps) and security operations (SecOps) are blurring as cybersecurity skills shortages force ITOps engineers into security roles.
However, dedicated SecOps teams are still needed.
Key Points
ITOps engineers are becoming the first line of defense for security as their monitoring positions them to detect threats early.
Their system knowledge also allows them to effectively respond.
ITOps engineers strengthen defenses through system configurations, patching, etc.
However, businesses still need dedicated SecOps teams recruited and trained to meet evolving threats.
There’s an ongoing technology battle between security information and event management (SIEM) and extended detection and response (XDR) solutions.
SIEM remains unmatched for correlated data views and ensuring efficiency.
Ultimately, collaboration between ITOps, SecOps, and other teams is crucial, along with a convergence of technologies.
The winning strategy takes a concerted, stakeholder-wide effort.
Key Takeaways
ITOps plays a key security role but dedicated SecOps is still needed
The cybersecurity skills gap is blurring organizational lines
Technology convergence and cross-team collaboration is essential
Link: https://bnnbreaking.com/tech/the-blurred-lines-between-itops-and-secops-necessity-or-strategy