A SOC manager wants to compare the SOC's performance against industry benchmarks. The manager has collected data on time to detect, time to respond, and false positive rate. Which of these should be classified as a KPI?

Only time to detect and time to respond, because they are time-based

Any of them, if they are tied to a specific target or business objective

Only false positive rate, because it measures quality

All three, because they are all quantitative

A SOC manager is evaluating the impact of a new SIEM rule. Before the rule, the SOC had 1,000 alerts and 100 confirmed incidents. After the rule, the SOC has 2,000 alerts and 150 confirmed incidents. The manager wants to determine if the rule improved detection efficiency. Which metric should be used?

Total number of confirmed incidents

A SOC manager is using a maturity model to plan a roadmap. The SOC is currently at Level 2 (Managed) in incident response but at Level 4 (Quantitatively Managed) in detection. The manager has limited resources and must choose one improvement project. Which project best aligns with the maturity model's goal of raising the overall maturity?

Enhance detection from Level 4 to Level 5

Improve incident response from Level 2 to Level 3

A SOC manager is using a maturity model to assess the SOC. The SOC has a strong detection capability and a well-documented incident response plan, but the plan is not updated after major incidents, and there is no process for continuous improvement. The manager wants to move the SOC to a higher maturity level. Which action should be prioritized?

Increase the number of detection tools

Establish a post-incident review process

Reduce the number of false positives

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16application · medium
A SOC manager wants to compare the SOC's performance against industry benchmarks. The manager has collected data on time to detect, time to respond, and false positive rate. Which of these should be classified as a KPI?
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17expert · hard
A SOC manager is evaluating the impact of a new SIEM rule. Before the rule, the SOC had 1,000 alerts and 100 confirmed incidents. After the rule, the SOC has 2,000 alerts and 150 confirmed incidents. The manager wants to determine if the rule improved detection efficiency. Which metric should be used?
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18expert · hard
A SOC manager is using a maturity model to plan a roadmap. The SOC is currently at Level 2 (Managed) in incident response but at Level 4 (Quantitatively Managed) in detection. The manager has limited resources and must choose one improvement project. Which project best aligns with the maturity model's goal of raising the overall maturity?
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19application · medium
A SOC manager notices that the mean time to respond (MTTR) has increased over the past quarter. The manager wants to identify the root cause. Which additional metric would be most useful to analyze?
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20expert · hard
A SOC manager is using a maturity model to assess the SOC. The SOC has a strong detection capability and a well-documented incident response plan, but the plan is not updated after major incidents, and there is no process for continuous improvement. The manager wants to move the SOC to a higher maturity level. Which action should be prioritized?
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Questions 16–20

A SOC manager wants to compare the SOC's performance against industry benchmarks. The manager has collected data on time to detect, time to respond, and false positive rate. Which of these should be classified as a KPI?

A SOC manager notices that the mean time to respond (MTTR) has increased over the past quarter. The manager wants to identify the root cause. Which additional metric would be most useful to analyze?

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