N-able report highlights shift to proactive risk management in SOC operations

The 2026 N-able State of the SOC report emphasizes the critical need for organizations to shift from reactive monitoring to proactive risk management, especially as threat volumes and complexity increase. Recent findings from the report indicate that automation and integration are now essential, with organizations achieving true resilience by measuring key performance indicators, with further coverage provided by CSO Online.

The report identifies six key metrics for moving from reactive to proactive security. Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) are crucial for rapid threat identification and containment, with automation significantly reducing dwell time and response actions. Time to Recover (TTR) is highlighted as a core resilience metric, emphasizing the importance of automated backup and disaster recovery solutions. Endpoint patch compliance is vital for closing entry points, while comprehensive asset and identity coverage are necessary to eliminate blind spots and prevent credential theft. Finally, quantifying Downtime Avoided demonstrates the business value of security efforts by correlating incident response with cost savings.

The N-able report underscores that single-layer security approaches are insufficient, with a significant number of threats bypassing traditional endpoint defenses. By focusing on these six key metrics, identifying gaps, and leveraging unified security solutions, businesses can achieve greater operational clarity and proactive resilience in an evolving threat landscape, according to N-able.

Source: CSO Online