Cybersecurity solutions provider Fortinet launched a new security operations center augmentation services to strengthen an organization’s cyber resiliency and short-staffed support teams strained by the talent shortage.

In addition, as part of Fortinet’s leadership efforts to help close the cyber skills gap, the Fortinet Training Institute has added initiatives across its programs further to increase access to its industry-recognized training and certifications.

“But technology alone won’t solve this issue, which is why we are dedicated to delivering human-based SOC augmentation services to provide immediate support while investing in an industry-leading training institute to close the cybersecurity skills gap. This combination of technology, services, and training enables SOC professionals better to protect their organizations from detection to incident recovery,” John Maddison, executive vice president of Products and CMO at Fortinet, said.

He added that the company builds ML-driven automation into its SOC offerings to support short-staffed teams affected by the cybersecurity skills shortage.

The prevailing talent shortage remains one of the top challenges facing SOC teams globally. Fortinet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Skills Gap report found that 50 percent of global leaders cite security operations as one of the most challenging roles to fill, and 42 percent are still in need of security operations analysts.

Additionally, the same Fortinet survey found that 80 percent of organizations suffered one or more breaches worldwide due to a lack of cybersecurity skills and awareness.

A lack of resources and personnel, combined with the sheer volume of security alerts SOC teams receive daily, often results in missed detections and slower responses that increase exposure to cyber risk.

SOC teams require an immediate solution to mitigate these challenges through investment in automated and integrated SOC and cybersecurity technologies and experienced professionals to better protect against threats.

Committed to helping organizations overcome these obstacles, Fortinet’s new and enhanced services help SOC teams reduce their organizations’ cyber risk while freeing up their time to focus on higher-priority projects.