A 2026 Gartner report by analyst Pete Shoard, titled 'The Roles Required for the AI-Enabled Security Operations Center (SOC),' predicts that by 2028 security operations centers will employ 50% more engineers than analysts. The report attributes this shift to AI agents taking over much of the routine alert-handling work, pushing analysts toward case ownership and response decisions rather than triage. Prophet Security is distributing the full report as a free download.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-11-03
Gartner's HR Symposium data shows just 3% of organizations exceeded their cost-cutting targets from AI-driven productivity gains, while 97% failed to achieve savings through productivity alone. Despite this, nearly 40% of companies are already over budget on AI spending, and 85% say they intend to increase that spending next year. Gartner analyst CV Viverito said AI's real value lies in enabling new capabilities rather than cutting costs.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-28
Elice, a South Korean AI data center firm, listed on the country's secondary market and saw its shares crash more than 30% on their first day of trading. The slump came as Asian and European tech stocks broadly declined, reversing Monday's brief rebound in AI-related shares on Wall Street, with CoreWeave closing lower despite a Goldman Sachs upgrade.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-20
Research firms Omdia and Gartner have outlined a set of governance, security, and value challenges that organizations are expected to confront as AI adoption matures over the next year. Their analysis points to accountability becoming a central issue as companies scale AI deployments.
darkreading.com
· 2026-10-02
Dubai-based SpiderSilk has built AI-driven scanning tools that need only a company's name to search billions of IP addresses for leaked data, exposed assets, and compromised credentials. The system mimics how an outside attacker would probe an organization's digital footprint, flagging weaknesses before they can be exploited. Co-founder Mossab Hussein says many organizations previously had no clear picture of what was exposed on the open internet until damage was already done.
darkreading.com
· 2026-09-11
Gartner projects global AI spending will reach $2.59 trillion this year, a 47% jump from 2025, even as companies report a persistent gap between employee confidence in using AI tools and actual productivity gains. Workers say they feel comfortable relying on AI for administrative tasks, freeing time for higher-value work, but that comfort isn't consistently translating into measurable output improvements.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-04
Despite many employers reversing AI-related layoffs over the past year, 53% of Americans still fear AI could cost someone in their household a job, according to new commentary from Gartner's Jackie Swanson. She argues most companies have detailed AI adoption plans but lack honest strategies for addressing the impact on employees, career pacing, and leadership pipelines. Contract software firm Ironclad offers a contrasting approach, framing AI as a tool for skill-building and business growth rather than job cuts, using peer training and upskilling programs to maintain worker confidence.
cnbc.com
· 2026-08-23
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