SINGAPORE (Dec 2): Symantec Corp on Wednesday inaugurated a dedicated Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Singapore, part of the online security company's plan to invest US$50 million ($71 million) globally to beef up its cyber security services business.

The  SOC will double Symantec's cyber security service expertise in the Asia-Pacific region, says Symantec.

Symantec's SOCs analyse 30 billion logs worldwide each day to provide enterprise-wide protection to help organisations strengthen their defences and respond to new threats as they emerge.

With the launch of the SOC, businesses will have access to intelligence, accurate threat detection and proactive notification of emerging threats to ensure their most sensitive data is protected, Symantec says. The new SOC will also enable businesses to shorten the time between detection and response, reduce operational costs and proactively counter emerging threats.