SOC teams are automating triage — but 40% will fail without governance boundaries

SOC teams are automating triage — but 40% will fail without governance boundaries

The average enterprise SOC receives 10,000 alerts per day. Each requires 20 to 40 minutes to investigate properly, but even fully staffed teams can only handle 22% of them. More than 60% of security teams have admitted to ignoring alerts that later proved critical.Running an efficient SOC has never been harder, and now the work itself is changing. Tier-1 analyst tasks — like triage, enrichment, and escalation — are becoming software functions, a…

From Triage to Threat Hunts: How AI Accelerates SecOps

If you work in security operations, the concept of the AI SOC agent is likely familiar. Early narratives promised total autonomy. Vendors seized on the idea of the "Autonomous SOC" and suggested a future where algorithms replaced analysts. That future has not arrived. We have not seen mass layoffs or empty security operations centers. We have instead seen the emergence of a practical reality.

Alert Fatigue Is a Business Risk, Not a SOC Problem

For some time now, people have seen alert fatigue in SOCs as an operational issue: far too many alerts and not enough staff to deal with them. The average SOC receives hundreds of alerts per day, with 70% of alerts typically ignored due to volume.This explanation may be convenient but it is dangerously incomplete— alert fatigue isn't just a technical inconvenience or operational bottleneck. It is a material business risk that impacts revenue, re…