Comprehensive Zero to ISOC Agentic Playbook: How IT Managers and Security Leaders Build, Run, and Maximize an Integrated Security Operations Center - Softcover

Louis-charles, JC

9798904980054: Comprehensive Zero to ISOC Agentic Playbook: How IT Managers and Security Leaders Build, Run, and Maximize an Integrated Security Operations Center

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798904980054

Publisher: Cybersoft Publishing LLc, 2026

View all copies of this ISBN edition

0 Used

1 New

From � 25.35

Modern security operations are at a breaking point. Analysts drown in alerts, dwell time keeps stretching, and adversaries weaponize automation faster than human teams can respond. Traditional SOCs built on a single SIEM dashboard and a tier-one ticket queue cannot keep pace with ransomware, supply-chain compromise, identity-based intrusion, and AI-driven attack campaigns that probe defenses around the clock. Defenders are asked to do more with less, while regulators, boards, and customers demand evidence that the program actually works. This handbook delivers a complete blueprint for the next generation of defense: the Integrated Security Operations Center, or ISOC—a fused operating model where SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence, identity, cloud telemetry, and agentic AI work as one continuous detection-and-response system instead of a collection of siloed tools.

Inside this book, readers will learn how to:

Distinguish SIEM, SOC, and ISOC capabilities so investment decisions stop funding redundant tooling and start funding measurable risk reduction.
Deploy agentic AI safely for triage, enrichment, hunting, and autonomous response without losing analyst oversight or audit traceability.
Cut alert fatigue and burnout through tiered automation, smart suppression, signal-to-noise tuning, and human-centered workflow design.
Evaluate MDR, MSSP, and XDR vendors using a vendor-neutral scorecard that exposes hidden gaps, lock-in risk, and true cost of ownership.
Defend OT and ICS environments with the Purdue model, NERC CIP controls, and IEC 62443 alignment so critical infrastructure stays resilient.
Operationalize compliance across HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, SOX, GLBA, CMMC, FedRAMP, and FISMA without duplicating control work or evidence collection.
Build the business case with TCO, ROI, and risk-reduction metrics that finance leaders, audit committees, and boards will actually approve.
Execute a 90-day rollout with weekly milestones, MTTD and MTTR baselines, and a maturity curve that proves continuous improvement quarter over quarter.

Each chapter pairs strategic framing for executives with practical guidance for IT managers and the senior analysts who run the console every day. The book moves from the historical evolution of the SOC through the five-layer architecture of a modern ISOC, into agentic AI playbooks, behavioral analytics and UEBA, privacy-respecting employee monitoring under GDPR Article 22, cloud and hybrid telemetry across AWS and Azure, threat-informed detection engineering, and finally the autonomous future of defense. Real-world case studies, decision matrices, governance templates, and ready-to-use checklists make every concept immediately actionable in enterprise, mid-market, and federal environments alike.

If a fragmented stack, alert overload, rising regulatory pressure, or a stalled modernization program is putting the mission at risk, this is the operating manual that closes the gap between intent and execution. It is written for the people who own the outcome—CISOs, security directors, IT managers, and senior analysts—and it gives every one of them the language, the architecture, and the runbook to lead the change. Add it to the cart now and start transforming reactive monitoring into proactive, AI-accelerated defense—before the next incident forces the conversation.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.