SOC Maturity
Assessment
A structured evaluation of your security operations capability — CMMI maturity scoring, MITRE ATT&CK coverage mapping, and a prioritized roadmap for maximum security improvement per dollar invested.
Benchmark · Detect · Improve
CMMI maturity benchmarking, MITRE ATT&CK detection coverage audit, and SOC process improvement — all three dimensions of SOC effectiveness.
SOC Capability Assessment & CMMI Scoring
Benchmarking your SOC against the CMMI maturity model and industry peer comparisons. We evaluate people (analyst skills, shift model, training program), processes (workflows, SOPs, escalation paths), and technology (SIEM, SOAR, EDR capabilities) to produce a structured maturity score with domain-level breakdowns.
- CMMI-based maturity scoring across 5 domains
- Technology stack evaluation — SIEM, SOAR, EDR capability review
- Analyst skill and shift model assessment
- Process workflow and SOP documentation review
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage & Detection Quality Review
Auditing your current detection use case library against the MITRE ATT&CK framework — identifying which threat techniques you currently detect, which are covered but poorly tuned, and which represent critical gaps. Delivering an ATT&CK coverage heatmap showing your actual detection posture.
- MITRE ATT&CK coverage gap analysis and heatmap
- Detection use case quality audit — logic, thresholds, false positive rates
- SIEM rule tuning recommendations for top-noise use cases
- New use case development recommendations for critical ATT&CK gaps
SOC Process, Metrics & Operations Improvement
Reviewing your SOC operating model, incident response procedures, and performance measurement framework. Assessing shift staffing, escalation efficiency, ticket SLA compliance, runbook quality, and analyst performance review processes — producing specific, prioritized improvement recommendations.
- SOC SOP and runbook quality review
- IR plan alignment with current threat scenarios
- SOC KPI and metrics framework assessment
- Staffing model, shift coverage, and escalation path review
Most SOCs Are Less Effective Than Their Leaders Believe
SOC investments are significant — SIEM licences, analyst headcount, threat intelligence subscriptions, and SOAR platforms represent millions in annual spend. But most organizations have no objective measure of whether that investment is actually delivering effective threat detection. SOC leaders feel confident; their MTTD metrics tell a different story.
A SOC maturity assessment provides the objective, evidence-based answer — not based on what documentation says should happen, but on what actually happens: what gets detected, where analysts spend their time, and which threats would succeed undetected against your current SOC.
CMMI Maturity Score
Objective, evidence-based maturity score across 5 SOC domains — not self-assessment, but independently validated against documented evidence and observed practice.
ATT&CK Heatmap
A visual map of your detection coverage against all MITRE ATT&CK techniques — showing exactly where your SOC can and cannot see attacker activity.
Prioritized Roadmap
A 12-month improvement roadmap sequenced by impact and feasibility — so you know exactly what to fix first for the most security improvement per dollar.
Spend Efficiency
Identifying underutilized security tool capabilities and duplicated investments — most assessments identify $200K-500K of redundant or wasted security spend.
5-Phase SOC Maturity Assessment
From stakeholder interviews and document review through technology assessment, detection coverage mapping, and roadmap delivery.
Stakeholder Interviews & Document Review
Structured interviews with SOC leadership (CISO, SOC Manager), analysts, and operations stakeholders. Reviewing existing IR plans, SOPs, runbooks, KPI reports, and architecture documentation. Establishing the assessment baseline and documenting current-state processes.
Technology Stack & SIEM Assessment
Hands-on review of your SIEM deployment — evaluating log coverage completeness, data quality, use case library volume and tuning status, correlation rule performance, and SOAR workflow effectiveness. Producing a technology maturity score for each platform category.
Detection Coverage & Use Case Quality Review
Mapping your active detection use cases to MITRE ATT&CK techniques. Identifying coverage gaps, poorly tuned rules with excessive false positive rates, and use cases that haven't fired in 90+ days (indicating ineffective rules or detection gaps). Delivering an ATT&CK heatmap.
People, Process & Governance Assessment
Reviewing analyst skill levels, training programs, and career development frameworks. Assessing shift model coverage, on-call procedures, and escalation effectiveness. Reviewing SOC governance — metrics reporting, management visibility, and continuous improvement mechanisms.
Maturity Report, Roadmap & Improvement Recommendations
Delivering a comprehensive maturity assessment report with CMMI domain scores, ATT&CK coverage heatmap, identified improvement opportunities, and a prioritized 12-month roadmap. The roadmap sequences improvements by impact and feasibility — focusing early actions on highest-value, lowest-effort improvements.
Every Layer of Your SOC Evaluated
SIEM maturity, detection engineering, SOC processes, staffing and skills, technology stack, and ATT&CK coverage mapping.
SIEM Maturity Review
Evaluating SIEM log coverage completeness, use case quality, rule management processes, and data enrichment capability against CMMI maturity criteria.
Detection Engineering Assessment
Full ATT&CK-mapped detection use case audit — identifying coverage gaps, tuning issues, and false positive patterns. Delivering a prioritized list of detection improvements.
SOC Process & SOP Review
Reviewing alert handling workflows, escalation paths, handoff procedures, and incident documentation quality against industry-standard SOC operating models.
People & Skills Gap Analysis
Assessing analyst team skill levels, training program maturity, shift model coverage, and analyst performance management against industry benchmarks.
Technology Stack Evaluation
Evaluating SIEM, SOAR, EDR, threat intelligence platform, and ticketing system maturity — identifying tool capability gaps and underutilized capabilities.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage Mapping
Producing a full ATT&CK coverage heatmap showing which techniques your SOC can currently detect, which are partially covered, and which represent critical blind spots.
Evidence-Based Assessment, Not Checkbox Compliance
We operate SOCs — our assessments are grounded in practical SOC operations experience, not theoretical framework checklists.
CMMI + ATT&CK
Combined CMMI maturity scoring and MITRE ATT&CK coverage mapping — industry's most comprehensive dual-framework SOC assessment.
We Operate SOCs
Our assessors have built and operated SOCs — not just audited them. Findings come from operational experience, not framework checklists.
Actionable Roadmap
Every assessment delivers a 12-month improvement roadmap sequenced by impact and feasibility — not a 200-page report with vague recommendations.
SIEM-Agnostic
Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, Elastic — we assess all major SIEM platforms objectively without platform vendor bias.
Frameworks & Platforms Assessed
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about SOC maturity assessments
Know Your SOC's Real Maturity Level
Contact us to scope your SOC maturity assessment. We'll review your team size, SIEM platform, and assessment objectives — then provide a proposal and timeline within 48 hours.
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