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Top MDR Providers of 2026: What to Evaluate and Where the Category Falls Short
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Top MDR Providers of 2026: What to Evaluate and Where the Category Falls Short

April 23, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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The top MDR providers of 2026 compared by what they investigate, how custom detections are handled, and where the shared-analyst model hits its limits.

Mean Time to Detect (MTTD): Definition, Formula, and Why the Metric Fails in Practice
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Mean Time to Detect (MTTD): Definition, Formula, and Why the Metric Fails in Practice

April 23, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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Traditional MTTD metrics often misrepresent actual SOC effectiveness. MTTD should measure meaningful detection which is the moment when a threat is actively recognized.

Proactive Threat Hunting: Why Programs Stall and What Directed Hunting Changes
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Proactive Threat Hunting: Why Programs Stall and What Directed Hunting Changes

April 22, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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Most threat hunting programs fail at the direction step, not the methodology step. Here's why hypothesis quality matters more than search speed, and what changes when detection engineering and hunting share the same feedback loop.

Prophet AI Now Integrates with Google Security Operations
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Prophet AI Now Integrates with Google Security Operations

April 22, 2026
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Augusto Barros
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Prophet AI now integrates with Google Security Operations, bringing AI-driven alert triage, threat hunting, and bidirectional sync to Chronicle SIEM.

Top SOC-as-a-Service Providers for 2026
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Top SOC-as-a-Service Providers for 2026

April 15, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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The 2026 SOCaaS buyer's guide: how leading MDR providers and emerging AI SOC platforms compare on investigation depth, custom detections, and transparency.

How to Build a Business Case for AI in the SOC

How to Build a Business Case for AI in the SOC

April 14, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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Whether the push comes from your SOC team or the boardroom, the AI business case needs the same framework. Three pillars that survive the finance meeting.

What Are AI SOC Agents? How Do They Work?
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What Are AI SOC Agents? How Do They Work?

April 13, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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Discover what AI SOC Agents are, how they work, and why they’re reshaping security operations. Learn how to evaluate and adopt them in your SOC.

SOC-as-a-Service in 2026: What It Is, What It Costs, and Whether AI Changes the Math
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SOC-as-a-Service in 2026: What It Is, What It Costs, and Whether AI Changes the Math

April 9, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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Learn about SOC as a Service, whether it they are still relevant in the age of AI, and how agentic AI and service as software reshape security operations.

SOC Tiers Explained: What Tier 1, 2, and 3 Analysts Do (and How AI Is Changing Each Role)
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SOC Tiers Explained: What Tier 1, 2, and 3 Analysts Do (and How AI Is Changing Each Role)

April 8, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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What SOC Tier 1, 2, and 3 analysts actually do, how AI is changing each role, and whether the traditional tiered SOC model still makes sense.

99 False Positives and 1 Stolen Session: Why SOCs Need Investigation Depth, Not More Detection
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99 False Positives and 1 Stolen Session: Why SOCs Need Investigation Depth, Not More Detection

April 2, 2026
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Eric Jarlsberg
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Suspicious login alerts are the noisiest signal in your SOC. They're also the only place session hijacking is visible. Here's what most teams miss.

From MDR to AI SOC: What the Transition Actually Looks Like
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From MDR to AI SOC: What the Transition Actually Looks Like

April 1, 2026
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Augusto Barros
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Ready to replace your MDR? Discover why security teams are adopting Agentic AI SOCs for deeper investigations. Get the step-by-step migration guide here.

Supply Chain Alert: Malicious Axios Versions Published to npm
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Supply Chain Alert: Malicious Axios Versions Published to npm

March 31, 2026
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Jon Hencinski
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Supply chain alert: A compromised Axios maintainer account published malicious npm packages. Find IOCs, downgrade instructions, and threat hunting guidance.

What RSA 2026 Confirmed: The Agentic SOC Is Here
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What RSA 2026 Confirmed: The Agentic SOC Is Here

March 30, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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At RSA 2026, every security vendor claimed "agentic SOC" capabilities. Learn how to separate real autonomous AI investigation from rebranded hype with 4 key questions.

Why Most DLP Alerts Go Uninvestigated
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Why Most DLP Alerts Go Uninvestigated

March 18, 2026
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Jamie Scott
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DLP tools detect plenty. Most organizations just can't afford to investigate what they detect. This blog examines the investigation challenges of DLP alerts and how AI augments analysts

Alert Triage: A Complete Guide for Security Operations Teams

Alert Triage: A Complete Guide for Security Operations Teams

March 18, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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What alert triage is, how the process works step by step, common challenges, key metrics, and how AI-driven triage changes the operational model for SOC teams

5 Things to Measure in an AI-Driven SOC (That Didn't Exist Before)

5 Things to Measure in an AI-Driven SOC (That Didn't Exist Before)

March 16, 2026
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Augusto Barros
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Legacy SOC metrics weren't built for AI. These five measurements only matter once AI is doing real investigation work — and most teams aren't tracking them yet

Detection Engineering in an AI-Driven SOC: What Actually Needs to Change
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Detection Engineering in an AI-Driven SOC: What Actually Needs to Change

March 12, 2026
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Daniel Martin
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AI SOC analysts investigate every alert. So what should detection engineers do differently? A look at how the lifecycle, metadata, and tuning model need to adapt.

SIEM vs. AI SOC: Solving the Alert Triage Bottleneck
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SIEM vs. AI SOC: Solving the Alert Triage Bottleneck

March 12, 2026
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Augusto Barros
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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SIEMs handle detection and retention. AI SOC platforms handle triage and investigation. Learn why separating these two layers gives analysts access to data the SIEM was never scoped to hold

MTTR Reduction Guide: Practical Steps to Sub-2-Minute Investigations
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MTTR Reduction Guide: Practical Steps to Sub-2-Minute Investigations

March 2, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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Augusto Barros
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Most SOCs spend more time assembling context than actually making decisions. Here's a practical look at what needs to change architecturally to get investigations under two minutes.

Accelerating the Agentic AI SOC Movement with Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures
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Accelerating the Agentic AI SOC Movement with Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures

February 25, 2026
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Kamal Shah
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Prophet Security scales the Agentic AI SOC with strategic backing from Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures

SOAR Alternative: Why AI SOC Analysts Are Replacing Static Playbooks
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SOAR Alternative: Why AI SOC Analysts Are Replacing Static Playbooks

February 19, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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Augusto Barros
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Traditional SOAR platforms create more technical debt than they resolve. Learn how AI SOC analysts use reasoning-based investigation to eliminate playbook maintenance, reduce MTTR, and achieve full alert coverage.

What is Agentic SOC?
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What is Agentic SOC?

February 18, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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An agentic SOC uses autonomous AI agents to triage, investigate, and respond to alerts with reasoning instead of playbooks. Here's how it works and why the model is replacing SOAR

The SOC Hierarchy of Needs: A Maturity Model for Modern Operations
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The SOC Hierarchy of Needs: A Maturity Model for Modern Operations

February 11, 2026
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Ajmal Kohgadai
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From Alert Management to Posture Improvements, this guide maps the SOC Hierarchy of Needs for modern security teams

5 AI SOC Best Practices
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5 AI SOC Best Practices

February 3, 2026
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Jon Hencinski
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Gourav Nagar
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Unlock the full potential of an AI SOC. Discover 5 operational best practices to eliminate alert backlogs, enforce consistency, and unshackle detection engineers

Zoom Phishing Email: Unmasking a Novel TOAD Attack Hidden in Legitimate Infrastructure
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Zoom Phishing Email: Unmasking a Novel TOAD Attack Hidden in Legitimate Infrastructure

January 28, 2026
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Augusto Barros
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Prophet AI discovered a novel TOAD attack weaponizing Zoom’s legitimate infrastructure to bypass Secure Email Gateways. Learn how attackers abuse "Display Names" to mimic PayPal and how Prophet AI detects these "verified" phishing threats.

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