Gartner® Innovation Insight | October 2025
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Cybersecurity leaders must scale security operations without breaking budgets or burning out teams. This complimentary Gartner Innovation Insight reveals how AI security operations center (SOC) agents are transforming threat response—augmenting analysts, reducing mean time to respond, and enabling teams to do more with existing resources. Based on objective analysis of 25+ providers, discover the validated use cases, measurable benefits, and deployment methods that leading organizations use to gain operational advantage.
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By the Numbers: Gartner's Analysis of AI SOC Agents
25+ Providers Analyzed Gartner evaluated the complete AI SOC agent landscape to identify market leaders, deployment approaches, and differentiated capabilities across vendor offerings.
7 Mission-Critical Use Cases Validated applications where AI SOC agents deliver measurable operational gains—from alert triage to threat hunting augmentation.
6 Transformative Benefits Consistent improvements organizations achieve: workload reduction, process consistency, alert quality, decision speed, talent reinvestment, and knowledge retention.
4 Deployment Methods Distinct approaches vendors use: simplified knowledge access, simplified systems interface, generative capabilities, and observational learning.
What You'll Discover in This Gartner® Innovation Insight
Why Traditional Automation Is Failing
Security operations teams face 10,000+ daily alerts with only 10-15% requiring investigation. Static SOAR playbooks break when attack patterns evolve, leaving 40-60% obsolete within 12 months. Meanwhile, the average breach goes undetected for 207 days because critical threats hide in alert backlogs. Organizations without AI augmentation average 4-6 hours for triage alone—during which lateral movement accelerates and breach impact multiplies exponentially.
7 Validated Use Cases for AI SOC Agents
Gartner's 12-page Innovation Insight provides cybersecurity leaders with objective, vendor-neutral analysis of AI SOC agents designed to augment security operations. The report covers seven mission-critical use cases: alert triage, augmented investigations, detection content recommendations, threat hunting augmentation, incident summarization, operational oversight, and response recommendations. Each use case includes implementation guidance and expected operational improvements based on hundreds of client interactions.
Measurable Results Organizations Achieve
Organizations implementing AI SOC agents report 40-50% workload reduction in targeted use cases, with alert triage dropping from 15-20 minutes to 2-3 minutes per alert. Mean time to respond decreases from 4-6 hours to under 1 hour. False positive rates reduce from 85% to 40%. Process adherence improves from 68% to 94% across all shifts. Teams free 800+ monthly hours for strategic work like threat hunting and purple team exercises—without new hires.
Frequently Asked Questions About AI SOC Agents
AI SOC agents are AI systems that automate security operations tasks like alert triage, investigations, and threat hunting. Unlike traditional SOAR platforms with static playbooks, they use machine learning to adapt to new threats and learn your environment without manual programming. Learn more about AI SOC capabilities →
Pricing varies by vendor and deployment model, typically ranging from per-analyst licensing to consumption-based models. Gartner's report analyzes 25+ providers to help you compare approaches. Most organizations see ROI within 3-6 months through reduced alert triage time and freed analyst capacity. Calculate your potential savings →
Alert triage and augmented investigations deliver immediate, measurable impact. Organizations reduce triage time from 15-20 minutes to 2-3 minutes per alert and cut MTTR from 4-6 hours to under 1 hour. Gartner's report covers all seven validated use cases with implementation guidance. See alert triage in action →
Simplified deployment methods deliver value in days to weeks, while observational approaches that learn your environment may take 2-3 months. Gartner recommends starting with simplified knowledge access or systems interface methods for quick wins, then expanding. The report details all four deployment approaches.
No, they augment analysts by automating repetitive tasks. Organizations free 40-50% of analyst time for strategic work like threat hunting and purple teaming, improving both efficiency and job satisfaction. Junior analysts gain access to elite investigative techniques through AI guidance. Read customer success stories →
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Don't let competitors gain an insurmountable operational advantage. Security operations leaders are deploying AI SOC agents today to scale teams, reduce MTTR, and transform alert backlogs into proactive threat hunting programs—without proportional headcount increases.
This complimentary report provides:
- Objective analysis of 25+ vendors to identify solutions aligned with your operational needs
- 7 validated use cases with ROI guidance to quantify improvements
- 4 deployment methods explained—from quick wins to long-term investments
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