Reports

2025 SANS Security Operations Center (SOC) Survey

SANS Institute has been researching and analyzing how security operations centers (SOCs) are built, staffed, managed and most importantly, what their top challenges are for nearly a decade now. 

The 2025 SANS SOC Survey, written by Chris Crowley, analyzes data from global SOC teams to report on common challenges and industry improvements.

Download this report to gain strategic insights about:

• SOC organizational structure comparisons 
• Outsourcing and technology trends 
• Common areas for improvement