How AI is Evolving and What Your SOC Needs to Do About It

AI is changing everything — including how security teams operate. From accelerating triage to surfacing hidden threats, AI is beginning to transform the SOC. But let’s be clear: the hype is loud, the technology is fast-moving, and the pressure to “do something with AI” is real.

The good news is that you don’t need to build custom models or deploy next-generation tools to see results. Many security teams already have AI-powered capabilities in their SIEM, SOAR, and data platforms. They just haven’t fully tapped into them.

This guide lays out six practical ways analysts and SOC directors can evolve the SOC for the age of AI. These aren’t abstract ideas or future-state ambitions. They’re concrete shifts you can start making today to boost productivity, improve outcomes, and maintain control — all without replacing the human judgement at the heart of security operations.