Key security concepts NetOps must understand to proactively support SecOps
Network engineers tell me that their security colleagues now routinely provide a list of requests and questions to help them better assess and manage risk.
Network engineers tell me that their security colleagues now routinely provide a list of requests and questions to help them better assess and manage risk.
The short version
- Threat trends and SOC pressures help explain why.
- Mandiant’s M-Trends 2026 Report finds that adversaries remain undetected on networks longer, often by establishing persistence on edge devices (firewalls, routers, switches and access points) that frequently lack telemetry.
- Bad actors are also performing more phases of the attack lifecycle from both edge and core network devices.
What happened
Additionally, nearly a quarter of the cybersecurity leaders who responded to SANS Institute’s 2026 SOC Survey cited a lack of enterprise-wide visibility as the top barrier to effective security operations. Organizations already have the tools to address visibility gaps, but they are scattered across teams with different priorities.
Why it matters
The network team keeps the network running, which requires deep knowledge of the devices on the network and a focus on availability.
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