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CymruSOC: Insights from the UK’s first National Security Operations Centre

Authors and contributors: Simon Monahan, Ryan James, Gareth Coombs
CymruSOC: Insights from the UK’s first National Security Operations Centre -

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Established by the Welsh government in 2024, CymruSOC is strengthening the resilience of the public sector in Wales by boosting councils’ ability to detect and respond to cyber threats.

Watch this webinar to learn about the impact of the initiative in fostering a ‘defend as one approach’ and for key learnings to help guide your organisation’s own cyber security strategy.

Speakers include Ryan James, CISO at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (the first council to benefit from CymruSOC) and experts from Socura (the
managed detection and response partner delivering CymruSOC).

Insights from CymruSOC you can expect to discover include:

  • Why collaboration is essential to keeping pace with cyber attacks
  • Considerations for enhancing detection and response capabilities
  • Ways to use automation to lighten the load of security operations