WARGAMING INSIGHTS: IS INVESTING IN A SOC WORTH IT?

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A cybersecurity study used Markov Chain simulations to compare two defense strategies: a prevention-only approach versus a detection and response approach. In the prevention-only strategy, attackers had a 49% success probability with about 2 attempts. Adding a 10% detection probability reduced success rates to 26% and increased the number of attempts to 3.84. The simulation showed that detection capabilities are more effective than layered defenses, as detection success rates of 30% provide equivalent protection to three layers of 50%-effective preventive controls, highlighting the SOC as a powerful security force multiplier.