Tag: soc
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Is Your SOC Ready for AI Agents? A Maturity Check Before You Deploy
Forty percent of security teams now use AI every day, and another 56% are testing it. Only 4% have no plans to adopt it, according to Prophet Security’s State of AI in Security Operations 2026 survey of more than 250 CISOs, SOC leaders and practitioners. For the teams still testing, the next decision is whether…
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11 SOC-as-a-Service Providers: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
SOCaaS is bought on the 3 a.m. question what may the provider do without waking you, and how fast does a human touch your alert? This verdict guide judges eleven providers (our sheet’s twelfth, Blackpoint Cyber, is excluded under this publication’s standing editorial policy) across the operating dialects that actually differ: concierge squads, transparent co-management,…
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12 Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP): The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
Choosing an MSSP is choosing a relationship model pure-play SOC specialists, telecom-scale operators, consulting houses attaching run to transform, and the outsourcing giants folding security into contracts you already hold and 2026 adds ownership homework (Secureworks now answers to Sophos). This verdict guide judges twelve providers on delivery truth, contract shape, and the governance disciplines…
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Closing the loop: Why an effective SOC focuses on remediation, not just containment
By Oliver Spence, CEO, CybaVerse According to a recent report from insurance firm Hiscox, 38 percent of UK organisations have a suffered cyber attack in the last year. The figure is not hugely surprising. Cyber crime is widely recognised as the number one threat to business today. However, what is concerning is that the rate…
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12 SIEM Tools: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
SIEM purchases fail by buying someone else’s SOC the wrong pricing architecture for your log profile, the wrong engine for your team’s skills and 2026 adds consolidation homework: QRadar’s lanes split, Exabeam carries a merger, Splunk answers to Cisco. This verdict guide judges twelve platforms on pricing-architecture honesty, analyst-loop quality, and estate gravity, spanning the…
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I underestimated how fast security teams would trust AI to act in the SOC
For most of my career, I have watched new security platforms work through enterprise programs at a slow pace, so when AI began showing up in security operations tools, I … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/28/exaforce-trust-in-ai-security/
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Mave Raises $34M for AI Models Built for Cybersecurity
Israeli Startup Says General-Purpose LLMs Are Too Costly for Specialized SOC Tasks. Tel Aviv-based Mave raised $34 million across seed and Series A rounds to develop specialized AI models, proprietary agent infrastructure and real-time security data integration, aiming to consolidate SOC workflows and compete with established SIEM and managed detection and response providers. First seen…
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From federal SOCs to Talos: Ryan Fetterman on practical security research
What does it mean to be “blue collar” for the blue team? Ryan Fetterman discusses the realities of detection engineering, and shares his philosophy on building a career in security without burning out. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/from-federal-socs-to-talos-ryan-fetterman-on-practical-security-research/
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12 File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) Tools: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
File integrity monitoring succeeds by what it ignores: PCI DSS mandates the control, but a tool that pages on every patch Tuesday trains the SOC to delete the folder. This verdict guide judges twelve FIM options on the property demos hide reconciling detected changes against authorized ones plus who-data, platform reach, and the agent-consolidation math…
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Between alerts: What Attackers Do in the Spaces Ordinary Detection Misses
Every SOC struggles with a pile of alerts. Very few of those alerts explain how an attack started or how it progressed. Network data, like that from a network detection and response (NDR) platform, connects individual alerts into one timeline, and it feeds the defensive systems that can tie all events together into one coordinated…
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Agentenbasierte KI im SOC Vom Copiloten zum digitalen Kollegen
KI-Agenten entwickeln sich im Security Operations Center vom unterstützenden Werkzeug zum eigenständig handelnden digitalen Kollegen. Am Beispiel der Level-1-Triage zeigt sich, welches Potenzial Multi-Agenten-Systeme entfalten und warum erst eine zentrale Plattform mit klarer Governance, technischen Leitplanken und lückenloser Kontrolle den sicheren Betrieb ermöglicht. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/agentenbasierte-ki-im-soc-vom-copiloten-zum-digitalen-kollegen/109154/
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Product showcase: Stellar Cyber’s ISOC platform provides full-cycle architecture
An AI SOC that starts with somebody else’s alert is already too late. Stellar Cyber collects and normalizes telemetry, detects suspicious activity, correlates evidence, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/26/product-showcase-stellar-cyber-isoc-platform/
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SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten On Autonomous SOC AI: ‘We’re Well Ahead’
SentinelOne’s progress in bringing autonomous, AI-powered security operations to thousands of customers is giving the company a major ‘technology edge’ over competitors”, and is proving the real-world growth opportunities available to partners, SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/sentinelone-ceo-tomer-weingarten-on-autonomous-soc-ai-we-re-well-ahead
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SentinelOne’s AI Security Surge Driving ‘Separation’ From The Pack: Partners
SentinelOne’s massive push into AI agent security and autonomous SOC is driving strong differentiation for the vendor in an increasingly crowded market”, and enabling massive opportunities for partners in services, solution provider executives tell CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/sentinelone-s-ai-security-surge-driving-separation-from-the-pack-partners
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Bringing AI into the SOC means watching for shadow AI and loose permissions
In this Help Net Security video, Vince Stoffer, Field CTO at Corelight, talks about how AI is changing work in the SOC and how attackers are using the same tools. He explains … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/21/bringing-ai-into-the-soc-video/
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AI security hiring focuses on red-teaming, SOC orchestration and governance
Roles mitigating AI deepfakes and overseeing post-quantum encryption rollouts are on the horizon, according to a new report. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-security-jobs-hiring-sans-tracker/833465/
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Anzeige: Die Ukraine als Frühindikator: Warum Berichte über Cyberbedrohungen den ukrainischen Kontext brauchen
Cyberbedrohungen 2026: Warum der ukrainische Kontext für europäische IT-Sicherheit entscheidend ist. Erfahren Sie mehr über Vorfallreaktion & SOC-Schutz. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/advertorial/anzeige-die-ukraine-als-fruehindikator-warum-berichte-ueber-cyberbedrohungen-den-ukrainischen-kontext-brauchen-334510.html
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Swarmview gibt umfassende Einblicke, wie das Agentic-SOC von Arctic Wolf moderne Bedrohungen mit Maschinengeschwindigkeit untersucht
Arctic Wolf hat auf dem 2026-Security-Operations-Summit <> angekündigt. Die neue Funktion macht die Leistungsfähigkeit des Swarm of Experts unmittelbar für Kunden zugänglich und bietet umfassende Einblicke darin, wie das Aurora-Agentic-SOC moderne Bedrohungen mit Maschinengeschwindigkeit untersucht, bewertet und darauf reagiert. Swarmview macht transparent, wie KI-Agenten sowie menschliche Expertinnen und Experten während einer Untersuchung zusammenarbeiten. So können…
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MDR vs EDR vs SOC: What You’re Actually Buying in 2026
MDR vs EDR vs SOC explained for 2026, covering tools, monitoring, incident response, staffing and how each option supports CMMC compliance. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/mdr-vs-edr-vs-soc-what-you-buy-in-2026/
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AI Decision Models and Their Impact on AI SOC Platforms
In the space of a month, a new category of AI model went from nonexistent to everywhere. TypeSafe AI released Jev on September 15 and called it a System One model, a nod to Kahneman’s fast, intuitive thinking. OpenAI announced its own Decisions API at DevDay and opened a public beta on October 6. Cribl…
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Fake WatchGuard VPN site steals credentials, then serves the genuine signed client
Huntress researchers have uncovered an SEO-poisoning campaign that harvests SSL VPN credentials through a lookalike WatchGuard download page, then hands victims the real, validly signed installer from WatchGuard’s own CDN, leaving endpoint tools with nothing to detect. The activity, detailed by the Huntress SOC on 13 October, centres on watchguard-vpn[.]net, a lookalike domain posing as…
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Torq ‘REVs’ Up Channel Efforts In The Agentic SOC Space”, Exclusive
Tags: socTorq launches REV (Revenue Enablement Velocity) program for partners to work with the company’s agentic SOC platform. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/torq-revs-up-channel-efforts-in-the-agentic-soc-space-exclusive
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Agentic SOC: Wie autonome Cyberabwehr den Zeitvorteil der Angreifer verkürzt
KI beschleunigt Cyberangriffe, senkt Einstiegshürden und ermöglicht parallele Angriffsschritte. Unternehmen müssen ihre Security Operations deshalb nicht nur mit mehr Daten, sondern vor allem mit kürzeren Entscheidungswegen aufrüsten. Ein Agentic SOC kann Signale zusammenführen, Vorfälle priorisieren und abgestufte Gegenmaßnahmen anstoßen vorausgesetzt, Governance, technische Leitplanken und menschliche Kontrolle wachsen mit. Management Summary Tempo wird zum Sicherheitsfaktor:… First…
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SOC staffers generally pleased with AI’s impact, but worries remain
AI is likely to eliminate some entry-level SOC roles, a survey found, but it is also creating opportunities to develop more strategic skills. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-security-operations-centers-careers-skills-swimlane/831882/
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Many expect AI in the SOC to make entry jobs harder to get
A junior analyst in a security operations center, or SOC, has usually learned the job the slow way. You work the same phishing lure dozens of times, chase the same familiar … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/01/ai-soc-entry-jobs/
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As AI Reshapes the SOC Career Ladder, Satisfaction Rises for 91%, but Entry Gets Harder for Nearly Half
New Swimlane research underscores a paradox: While AI detection and response is essential to giving defenders an edge, one in four security pros say AI limits their skill development. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/ai-reshapes-soc-career-ladder
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AI Boosts SOC Analyst Capacity but Limits Skill Development
Swimlane finds that AI is reducing repetitive work for SOC teams but some feel their careers may suffer First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-boosts-soc-analyst-capacity/
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With the Rise of AI Agents, SOC 2 Should Adapt or Risk Irrelevance
AI agents can operate through human credentials and take actions that existing SOC 2 controls may not distinguish from human activity. Token Security explains why SOC 2 needs to adapt to address the security gaps created by agent identities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/with-the-rise-of-ai-agents-soc-2-should-adapt-or-risk-irrelevance/
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With the Rise of AI Agents, SOC 2 Should Adapt or Risk Irrelevance
AI agents can operate through human credentials and take actions that existing SOC 2 controls may not distinguish from human activity. Token Security explains why SOC 2 needs to adapt to address the security gaps created by agent identities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/with-the-rise-of-ai-agents-soc-2-should-adapt-or-risk-irrelevance/
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The SOC Doesn’t Need to Start Over with Every Alert
Security leaders keep debating whether AI will produce an entirely new class of cyberattack. The nearer change is quieter and already visible: AI has made a failed attack cheap to retry.The routine version looks like this. An attacker lands on a low-privilege cloud account, and the first try at privilege escalation goes nowhere. That dead…