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
A Dark Reading readership poll on Black Hat USA 2026 themes found that 50% of respondents ranked AI-driven attacks versus AI-powered SOC defenses as the most pressing issue, far ahead of automation and AI-trust topics at 22%. Conference sessions covered OpenAI's probe into the Hugging Face breach, AI-fueled fraud operations, and prompt-injection risks in AI browsers, while experts noted exploitation of disclosed vulnerabilities now often begins within hours rather than weeks.
darkreading.com
· 2026-10-05
A new Swimlane survey of security operations center professionals found that 91% report increased job satisfaction since adopting AI-driven detection and response tools. However, nearly half of respondents said AI has made it harder for newcomers to break into the field, and one in four said reliance on AI is limiting their own skill development.
darkreading.com
· 2026-09-30
ESET's Director of Threat Research, Jean-Ian Boutin, explained how his team's intelligence work integrates into ESET's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) offering. He outlined how combining automated detection technology with human analyst expertise gives small and midsize businesses access to proactive threat hunting capabilities they couldn't otherwise afford to build in-house.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-27
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