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Inside the SOC

Demand Proof, Not Promises: 15 Questions to Ask Every Agentic SOC Vendor After RSAC

RSAC had 50+ vendors claiming "Agentic SOC." Here are the 15 questions that separate real autonomous AI from repackaged automation, answered transparently.
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Inside the SOC

From Subtle Anomalies to Confirmed Malice: Reconstructing a Malicious Installer Attack Chain

Why would a scheduled task run every 18 minutes? That question led to a spoofed Microsoft Teams page, a signed installer, and a hidden DLL. One anomaly unraveled a full compromise.
Joe Choi
April 15, 2026
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Inside the SOC

The Value of a Clean Hunt: Finding Insights When You Don't Find Threats

A threat hunt that finds nothing is not a failed hunt. Learn how to measure and report threat hunting ROI from every clean hunt, and why AI changes the math.
Tyson Supasatit
April 13, 2026
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Inside the SOC

What Happens After You Deploy AI Agents in Your SOC? 11 Outcomes Security Teams Report

Learn about the 11 operational outcomes security teams report after deploying AI agents in the SOC, from 5x faster MTTR to clearing alert queues without adding headcount.
Tyson Supasatit
April 13, 2026
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Inside the SOC

AI in Cybersecurity: A Primer for Security Leaders

AI is reshaping cybersecurity from both sides of the threat. Here is what CISOs and security leaders need to understand about AI in security operations.
Tyson Supasatit
April 10, 2026
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Inside the SOC

AI-Augmented Threat Hunting: Scaling Expertise at Machine Speed

AI copilots and agentic AI hunt differently. Here is what the three-tier model means for SOC scale, hunt frequency, and analyst roles.
Tyson Supasatit
April 9, 2026
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Engineering

The Agentic SOC: Why We're Building a Team of AI Agents

CEO Edward Wu on the Agentic SOC vision: 100% software, no hidden humans, and why AI Threat Hunter and AI Threat Intel Analyst join the team.
Edward Wu
April 8, 2026
Inside the SOC

The Case for a Vendor-Agnostic AI Layer in Security Operations

Every security tool now has its own AI, and none of them talk to each other. Learn why SOCs need a vendor-agnostic AI layer that reasons across the full stack.
Tyson Supasatit
April 1, 2026
overlooking a vast, dark Security Operations Center (SOC). The woman, in a black tactical jacket, faces a massive hall filled with rows of identical humanoid robot analysts, each sitting at their own desk with dual monitors backlit in pink and purple.
Inside the SOC

Demand Proof, Not Promises: 15 Questions to Ask Every Agentic SOC Vendor After RSAC

RSAC had 50+ vendors claiming "Agentic SOC." Here are the 15 questions that separate real autonomous AI from repackaged automation, answered transparently.
Tyson Supasatit
March 30, 2026
Two security analysts work at a threat investigation console surrounded by autonomous AI robots, with overlaid labels highlighting agentic SOC capabilities including anomalous auth pattern detection, lateral movement identification, and end-to-end agentic
Inside the SOC

From SOAR to Agentic SOC: The Evolution of Security Automation

SOAR was built for playbooks. AI SOC agents reason through investigations. Learn why security teams are moving from orchestration to SOC automation.
Tyson Supasatit
March 27, 2026
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Inside the SOC

The Rise of Agentic AI in Cybersecurity

Agentic AI is reshaping security operations. Learn why the shift is happening, what it means for SOC teams, and how multi-agent AI systems work.
Tyson Supasatit
March 25, 2026
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Inside the SOC

How AI is Transforming Threat Hunting in 2026

AI threat hunting compresses 20-hour manual hunts to roughly one hour. See how AI is reshaping detection, threat intel speed, and SOC accessibility in 2026.
Tyson Supasatit
March 23, 2026
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Inside the SOC

The Agentic SOC Explained: AI Agents, Multi-Agent Architecture, and What It Means for Your Team

The agentic SOC is a security operations model where AI agents investigate alerts, hunt threats, and execute strategy autonomously. Here is how the model works.
Tyson Supasatit
March 21, 2026
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