---
title: "Info   Documentation Structure"
source: Open Source SOC Documentation
source_url: https://github.com/madirish/ossocdocs
licence: MIT
domain: engineering
subdomain: soc-docs
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

| Prefix | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| INFO   | Informational documentation to include miscellany necessary to support the Security Operations Center (SOC).                                                                                                                                                                      |
| POL    | Policy document stating what should, and should not, occur.  Policy documents may also outline governance, responsibilities, expectations, and authorities for various elements of the SOC.                                                                                        |
| PRO    | Process documents.  These are high level workflows that describe how to accomplish multi-stage tasks.                                                                                                                                                                             |
| SOP    | Standard Operating Procedure documents, also known as runbooks, that serve as the core of the SOC.  SOPs should be as atomic and discrete as possible, meaning they are the smallest breakdown of work.  SOPs might describe steps that occur in any number of Process documents. |
