Log inRequest demo
Back to Security Concepts

October 19, 2026

What are the three pillars of a SOC?

A quick answer to a common question about security operations.

The three pillars of a security operations center (SOC) are people, processes, and technology. Analysts bring expertise, processes define how alerts are triaged and escalated, and technology collects and analyzes telemetry. In an agentic SOC, AI agents take on routine triage and investigation, so analysts focus on decisions that need human judgment.