Month: March 2025

  • Detection Engineering 101: Using AI to Write One Rule and Convert It Everywhere

    Detection engineering is a beautiful, frustrating, and often tedious art. You write a killer detection for one SIEM, pat yourself on the back, and then—bam—your SOC lead tells you it also needs to work in Splunk. And Sentinel. And whatever other logging monstrosity they’re using this week. Now, you have two choices: Welcome to the…

  • Why SOC Automation Usually Fails: Lessons from the Field

    Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are always under pressure—too many alerts, not enough analysts, and an ever-growing attack surface. Enter automation, the supposed magic bullet to eliminate manual work, reduce response times, and make security teams more efficient. Except… it rarely works as advertised. Despite the promises of AI-driven SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) and…