The Future of SOC Automation Platforms

Today's piece is the final report in my series of research reports before RSA. It focuses on SOC automation platforms. It is a sequel to my initial report on the evolution of the Modern Security Data Platform. We’re focused on the right side of the security stack, which emphasizes the role of AI response and automation within security teams. This report goes into depth, covering the automation ecosystem across SOAR, hyper-automation, and AI-SOC companies. Enterprises have not yielded the benefit of their automation platforms. As large enterprises built out successful SOC teams with SIEM solutions and a vast array of security tools, they’ve had to deal with the growing alerts that these tools generate. The combination of tool sprawl, skill shortages and alert fatigue has prompted the need for automation solutions, which we will discuss extensively throughout this report. Given the recent breakthroughs in AI, particularly around LLMs, we are yet to see the true value of security automati

Today's piece is the final report in my series of research reports before RSA. It focuses on SOC automation platforms. It is a sequel to my initial report on the evolution of the Modern Security Data Platform. We’re focused on the right side of the security stack, which emphasizes the role of AI response and automation within security teams. This report goes into depth, covering the automation ecosystem across SOAR, hyper-automation, and AI-SOC companies. Enterprises have not yielded the benefit of their automation platforms. As large enterprises built out successful SOC teams with SIEM soluti