Is The SOC Obsolete, And We Just Haven’t Admitted It Yet?

▤ Summary

The article argues that traditional, human-centric Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are becoming obsolete because attackers now operate at near‑machine speed using AI-driven techniques. It says vendor promises of autonomous AI SOCs remain aspirational and highlights examples of AI-enabled offensive advances (e.g., PROMPTFLUX and AI-orchestrated campaigns) that outpace manual workflows. The author recommends adopting sovereign, data-complete architectures so AI agents can operate on full datasets with explainability, auditability, and reproducibility. With complete data and agentic AI doing continuous correlation, human analysts should shift to oversight, exception handling, and high-stakes decision-making.

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