For many organisations, the question is no longer if a cyber threat will strike, but when, how frequently, and how prepared you’ll be when it does.
Today’s threat landscape operates around the clock. Attackers don’t work office hours, and neither do the threats they unleash. From ransomware to data exfiltration, organisations are under pressure to detect, respond to, and recover from incidents in real time.
The challenge? Many businesses still rely on fragmented security controls, under-resourced teams, and monitoring models that weren’t designed to operate 24/7. That’s where the concept of a Hybrid Security Operations Centre (SOC) comes in, offering a practical, scalable path to always-on threat visibility that leverages external expertise while retaining complete control.
This blog offers a quick technical check to help you assess whether your business is truly equipped for continuous protection and where a Hybrid SOC model could step in and help strengthen your posture.
The Readiness Test: Are You Covered?
Use the checkpoints below to assess how prepared your organisation is for today’s constant threat landscape. If any of these areas feel uncertain or underdeveloped, it may be time to explore how a Hybrid SOC can help strengthen your overall posture.
- Do you have consistent, real-time visibility into threats 24/7?
Cyber threats often strike outside core business hours. If your environment isn’t monitored continuously (including nights, weekends, and public holidays) you may be exposed when coverage is needed most. Around-the-clock visibility is now a baseline requirement for reducing dwell time and containing risk. - Are you comfortable with how incidents are triaged and escalated?
Alert fatigue is a growing challenge. Without structured triage processes and clearly defined escalation paths, it’s easy for high-priority issues to be missed or delayed. A well-supported response function of managed detection and response brings clarity, speed, and confidence to incident handling, especially when workloads are high. - Is threat intelligence part of your day-to-day decision-making?
Threat actors are constantly evolving their tactics. Relying on static or surface-level insights can leave critical blind spots. Real-time threat intelligence, tailored to your environment and industry, enhances detection and supports a more proactive defence. - Do you feel confident meeting compliance and reporting needs?
Regulatory frameworks like Essential Eight and ISO 27001 require demonstrable control over logging, response, and reporting. If your logs are fragmented or reports are manually compiled, you may struggle to maintain audit readiness. Centralised, structured reporting builds trust and reduces audit fatigue. - Have you recently tested your team’s incident response strategy?
Even the best response plans need validation. Regular testing, from tabletop exercises to technical simulations, ensures your processes work in practice, not just on paper. It also helps identify gaps and reinforce roles before a real incident occurs.
Why 24/7 Readiness Requires a Hybrid Approach
Even organisations with strong internal IT teams struggle to maintain continuous vigilance. Hiring and retaining security talent is difficult. Building a SOC from scratch is costly and resource-intensive and fully outsourcing often creates a disconnect between your business and your security posture.
A Hybrid SOC offers a more balanced model, one that combines:
- Around-the-clock monitoring by a dedicated team of trusted analysts
- Co-managed visibility, keeping your team in the loop
- Automated response frameworks aligned and tailored to your environment
- Threat intelligence integration from trusted global and local sources
- Compliance-ready reporting for audit confidence.
A hybrid SOC approach isn’t outsourcing, It’s about extending your team with the support and tooling required to mature your posture, without losing control.
What a Hybrid SOC Looks Like in Practice
Technically, a Hybrid SOC operates as an extension of your internal team. It integrates with your environment via SIEM or XDR tooling and provides full-spectrum support including:
- Log aggregation and analysis
- Real-time threat detection and triage
- Defined escalation procedures
- Threat intelligence correlation
- Incident response playbook execution
- Monthly reporting and dashboarding
- Regular review and improvement loops
This model ensures you’re not just catching threats but learning from them, adapting, and continuously strengthening your cyber defence solutions.
Ready to Benchmark Your Security Maturity?
If you’re unsure how your business would respond to a middle of the night breach, it’s time to check. Not with a spreadsheet, but with a structured, expert led assessment.
Cube Cyber is your trusted Australian cybersecurity partner, delivering enterprise grade protection through a locally operated, expert led Hybrid SOC. Our co-managed model provides 24/7 visibility, real time incident response, and high touch advisory, run entirely from our sovereign facility in Brisbane by local analysts who understand your environment.
At the core of our operations is Tesseract, a proprietary in house platform that brings together advanced threat intelligence, automation, and incident response, giving you tailored, scalable protection that scales with your business.
Book your Security Assessment with our trusted local SOC experts today and evaluate your current threat readiness and identify practical areas for improvement.
