Gartner^® Hype Cycle^™ for Security Operations 2024

Discover Key Trends in Security Operations: Gartner Hype Cycle 2024

Unlock the latest insights in security operations with the Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations 2024 report.

Learn about emerging technologies, key trends, and strategic recommendations to fortify your cybersecurity efforts.

Overview

The 2024 Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations provides strategies to enhance your SecOps capabilities, covering key technologies such as managed detection and response services, co-managed monitoring services, ITDR, XDR, and CSMA.

The Gartner report states, “Security operations technology and services defend IT/OT systems, cloud workloads, applications and other digital assets from attack by identifying threats, vulnerability and exposures. This Hype Cycle helps security and risk management leaders strategize and deliver SecOps capability and functions.”¹

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¹Source: Gartner^®, “Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2024,” Jonathan Nunez, Andrew Davies, 29 July 2024.

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Key Findings

Significant Movements

• Managed Detection and Response Services: Focus on outcomes, not technologies.
• Co-managed Monitoring Services: Customizable solutions to boost operational performance.
• Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR): Integrated into SOCs for enhanced threat detection.
• Extended Detection and Response (XDR): AI assistants make XDR solutions more user-friendly.
• Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA): Flexible security architecture to integrate and manage various security tools.

Recommendations

Strategic Steps

• Leverage Managed Detection and Response Services: Examine co-managed security monitoring services for compatibility.
• Use Co-managed Monitoring Services: Differentiate requirements around design and maintenance of detection and reporting content.
• Fortify Digital Identities: Integrate ITDR into your SOC.
• Adopt XDR Solutions: Use preconfigured technologies for quick implementation.
• Implement CSMA: Create a unified security infrastructure with integrated tools.