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Microsoft Rebuilds the SOC with AI Agents, SIEM Integration and Machine-Speed Defense

Attackers increasingly use AI agents to automate steps that once needed several people, while defenders still work across separate monitoring and protection tools. Microsoft says this mismatch is driving a rethink of how security operations centers, or SOCs, should work.

Microsoft Rebuilds the SOC with AI Agents, SIEM Integration and Machine-Speed Defense

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Attackers increasingly use AI agents to automate steps that once needed several people, while defenders still work across separate monitoring and protection tools.

Microsoft says this mismatch is driving a rethink of how security operations centers, or SOCs, should work.

Cyberattacks can move faster than a security team can investigate them.

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Attackers increasingly use AI agents to automate steps that once needed several people, while defenders still work across separate monitoring and protection tools. Microsoft says this mismatch is driving a rethink of how security operations centers, or SOCs, should work. Cyberattacks can move faster than a security team can investigate them.

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Cyberattacks can move faster than a security team can investigate them.

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