# Should we outsource the SOC or build one?

Most companies under a few hundred people outsource it or do without a full SOC, because round-the-clock coverage needs several trained people, not one. A SOC (security operations centre) is a team that watches alerts and responds, often around the clock. Building one means hiring and keeping analysts for night and weekend shifts, buying and tuning tools, and writing procedures; for a mid-sized company that is a large fixed cost. Outsourcing to an MDR or MSSP provider turns it into a contract, but you still need someone inside who knows your business and makes decisions. A middle path suits many: automated detection that runs at all hours, alerts explained well enough for a generalist, an on-call arrangement with your IT provider, and an incident-response firm on retainer. NetSenX fits that middle path as detection software; it is not a SOC and nobody at NetSenX watches your alerts for you.

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## Read next

- https://netsenx.com/en/what-is-ndr
- https://netsenx.com/en/blog/2026-09-24_ndr-vs-edr-vs-siem

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