John Lodge elected to the CREST Security Operations Centre (SOC) Focus Group Sub-Committee
Socura’s Head of SOC, John Lodge elected to the CREST Security Operations Centre (SOC) Focus Group Sub-Committee
The purpose of a Security Operations Centre (SOC) Focus Group Sub Committee is both reactive and proactive. They will consider items passed to them from the CREST internal Management team, Regional Councils, members accredited to the SOC discipline and other stakeholders as well as items formulated within the Sub Committee.
At Socura, we’re here to help make the digital world a safer place and change the way organisations think about cyber security, we’re excited that John has joined this important initiative to share his knowledge and insight. As one of the sub-committee members, amongst other duties, John will help CREST horizon scan upcoming technological developments to provide input to the examination syllabuses and forward direction of CREST, and to support Government initiatives.
“I’m very excited to have been elected to the CREST Security Operations Centre (SOC) Focus Group Sub-Committee. I look forward to being a part of, and being involved in the development of the CREST SOC group and having the opportunity to bring Socura’s ethos of innovation and doing the right thing into the wider cyber community, as well as being able to learn lessons from within the community that we can apply within our own team.” John Lodge, SOC Manager at Socura
What is CREST
CREST is the not-for-profit accreditation and certification body representing the technical information security industry. CREST provides internationally recognised accreditation for organisations and professional certifications for individuals providing vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, cyber incident response, threat intelligence and SOC services. All CREST Member Companies undergo regular and stringent assessment; while CREST qualified individuals have to pass rigorous examinations to demonstrate knowledge, skill and competence. CREST is governed by an elected Executive of experienced security professionals who also promote and develop awareness, ethics and standards within the cyber security market.
About Socura
We’re here to help make the digital world a safer place and change the way organisations think about cyber security. We blend our technical expertise and industry experience with a people-centric approach and work right alongside our clients to guide them along their cyber security journey.
With innovation in our DNA, we’re building a culture that challenges the status quo and pushes the boundaries to deliver high-value cyber security services for our clients. We believe that standing alongside our clients, and the wider cyber community, and doing the right thing is what gets the best results for our business.