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Security Operations

Turning intel into controlled action without chaos on the ground.

Threat intelligence only matters if it changes what people do. Operations is where that happens—quietly most of the time, urgently when you need it, and always with a record of what was decided and why.

This is not a generic “SOC-in-a-box.” It’s a way of running security that can stand up in front of your executives, board, and outside counsel when the story is reconstructed.

Explore Ops Modes Design an ops profile

Everything on this page is illustrative and runs locally in your browser. It’s meant to help you visualize how your own operations would behave under pressure.

How operations changes with posture

In practice, teams don’t run at “incident tempo” all the time. Use the toggles below to explore how operating procedures shift between Baseline, Elevated, and Incident modes.

Baseline operations

Quiet, structured, documented.

Routine guardrails: access control checks, visitor management, light monitoring of executives, high-risk staff, and local conditions. The objective is low noise and clean records.

  • Signals from Threat Intelligence are triaged with generous suppression.
  • Guards and staff follow standard posts & patrols, with clear escalation rules.
  • Daily logs are concise but defensible if reviewed months later.
Mapped to baseline playbooks →

Elevated posture

Something is moving; we’re not at red yet.

A threat cluster, protest planning, online harassment spike, or local instability. We adjust posture without crying wolf: more frequent checks, narrowed priorities, clearer briefings.

  • Shorter monitoring intervals and stricter alert thresholds.
  • Visible adjustments to staffing, patrols, and entry controls where appropriate.
  • Pre-briefs for executives and key staff so they understand the posture shift.
See how we detect “elevated” → Which playbooks are staged →

Incident mode

Tight loop between intel, ops, and leadership.

An actual event: a threat at a site, an executive confrontation, a digital attack with physical implications. Everything tightens. We anchor decisions to playbooks and capture the record as we go.

  • Clear Incident Commander with defined span of control.
  • Short, timestamped situation updates for leadership and counsel.
  • Immediate evidence preservation: logs, footage, messages, and decision trail.
Incident playbook examples →

Sketch your operations profile

Use this quick selector to rough-in how your operations should actually behave. It doesn’t store data, but it will rewrite the summary below to reflect your choices.

Pick as many as apply. The copy on the right will adjust. In a live engagement, this becomes a formal operations concept shared with leadership and counsel.

Baseline operations concept

Headquarters-centric Executives monitored

Default operations posture assumes a primary headquarters with defined perimeter controls and a small set of executives under light monitoring. Most staff operate on-site; remote and travel risk is present but not the dominant driver.

How intel feeds this → Which playbooks we lean on →

Simulated operations queue

Toggle filters to see how the same operations function can serve executives, facilities, and digital incidents without losing track of what’s open.

Example task queue
All entries are fictional. Use the type and priority filters to see how work would be sliced in a live operations environment.
High — Executive HQ / CEO

Coordinate protective detail and lobby controls for an executive town-hall after online threats escalated to doxxing.

Due in 4 hours Mode: Incident
Medium — Site Regional office

Adjust visitor procedures and notify reception ahead of a planned demonstration at a regional office.

Next 24 hours Mode: Elevated
Medium — Digital Corporate brand

Work with legal and comms to remove a fraudulent social media profile impersonating the company’s support account.

In progress Mode: Elevated
Low — Executive Travel

Review upcoming executive travel schedules for routing through higher-risk regions and coordinate airport meet & greet.

Due this week Mode: Baseline