SOC modernisation / Detection-as-Code

Modernise your SOC.
Validate what matters.

Turn relevant threats into tested, version-controlled detections. SMARTSEC works alongside your SOC to strengthen detection engineering, build a practical CI/CD workflow and introduce AI assistance with clear human oversight.

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From threat to assurance

A repeatable detection lifecycle

  1. PrioritiseRelevant adversary behaviour and business risk
  2. EngineerDetections as reviewed, version-controlled code
  3. ValidateAutomated tests and realistic adversary activity
  4. DeployControlled release into your existing SIEM/XDR
  5. ImproveMeasure outcomes and feed lessons back

The question that matters

Can your SOC observe and detect the attacker behaviour that could affect your organisation?

The consultancy service

Better detections.
A stronger operating model.

SMARTSEC helps your team establish the people, process and engineering practices behind reliable detections. The engagement is tailored to your maturity, available telemetry and existing SIEM/XDR platform.

01 / Assess

Find the gaps

Review detection coverage, telemetry, rule quality, ownership, deployment practices and response handoffs against relevant attack paths.

02 / Build

Engineer the workflow

Define detection standards, repository structure, peer review, test data, automated checks, approval gates and rollback.

03 / Embed

Make it sustainable

Co-develop priority detections, coach your engineers and set measures for coverage, signal quality and ongoing validation.

Detection-as-Code CI/CD framework

From intelligence to continuous assurance.

Each stage produces evidence for the next. Your SOC retains approval and operational ownership.

01

Threat intelligence

Prioritise adversary techniques, attack paths and assets that matter. Define the behaviour the SOC needs to observe.

02

Detection engineering

Write portable detection requirements and platform-specific logic in version control, with documented data sources and response context.

03

CI/CD validation

Run syntax, schema and logic checks; test against malicious and benign examples; peer review changes before release.

04

SOC deployment

Promote approved rules through controlled environments, monitor alert quality and make rollback straightforward.

05

Continuous assurance

Emulate relevant behaviours, measure detection and response, tune false positives and update the backlog as threats change.

Traditional expertise + responsible AI

Human judgement stays in the loop.

AI can help engineers move faster. It does not replace validation, approval or accountability.

Foundations

Established detection engineering

  • Threat modelling and analyst expertise
  • Telemetry and data quality assessment
  • Version control, tests and peer review
  • Adversary emulation and SOC feedback

Acceleration

AI-assisted work

  • Draft detection ideas and test cases
  • Summarise intelligence and investigations
  • Suggest enrichment and tuning options
  • Help identify coverage gaps for review
Governance by design: engineers verify AI output against source evidence and test data; authorised reviewers approve production changes. Sensitive data handling follows your organisation's policies.

What you leave with

Practical outputs your team can use.

Current-state assessment

A prioritised view of detection, telemetry and workflow gaps, tied to relevant attack scenarios.

Detection pipeline

Agreed repository, review and CI/CD pattern with test and release controls suited to your platform.

Validated use cases

Co-developed detections with test evidence, response context and clear ownership.

Coverage roadmap

A backlog of priority behaviours, data dependencies and improvement work.

AI guardrails

A practical approach to AI assistance, verification and human approval.

Team enablement

Working sessions and documentation that help your SOC maintain the approach.

Start a conversation

Build detection capability
that keeps improving.

Tell us about your SOC, your current tooling and the detection challenges you want to solve. We can scope an assessment, a focused pilot or an ongoing engineering engagement.

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