As a manager or member of the systems department in a company, you will know that remotely monitoring both the network infrastructure and its applications, services and processes is a highly complex task. Adding to this that another of your objectives is to take the appropriate precautions to protect the network from the risks involved in the constant use of such information systems.

If you find yourself in this situation you have probably heard about the Network Operations Center (NOC) and the Security Operations Center (SOC), in this article we will discuss the real difference between a NOC and a SOC

The real difference between a NOC and a SOC
Now that we have talked about the functions and benefits of each one, it is time to define what is the basic difference between the two:
The function of an NOC Engineer is to keep the equipment operating correctly according to the service agreements and to deal with incidents that may affect the performance of the network to maintain its 100% availability.
The SOC Engineer focuses more on protecting the computers and networks of intellectual adversaries that seek to violate the security of the network.
The most advisable thing is that both operate separately and the personnel working in them have a different profile, since having both areas together would lead to not fulfilling their functions correctly. The best solution is to allow them to collaborate without merging them.