SOC as a service

September 19, 2026 | 14 min

Who's Watching at 3 AM? A Hong Kong Retailer's SOC Decision

A composite scenario from Hong Kong: a multi-outlet retail chain's ops director asks a simple question during a security review — who is actually watching our systems at 3 AM — and the honest answer is nobody. Why the fix isn't another tool, and how SOC as a service closes the gap between detection and response.