Is AI replacing Security Analysts?  Should we find new careers?

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into security teams, commonly security operations centers (SOCs), has sparked both excitement and apprehension within the security industry. I’ve had countless conversations in the last 24 months asking if AI advancements will automate analysts out of a job, leading to a SOC filled with nothing more than big screen TVs and empty chairs.

While it’s true that AI is revolutionizing security operations, the reality is far more nuanced and quite frankly optimistic for us, the human analysts. Rather than replacing security analysts, AI is reshaping our workflows and finally offloading many operational tasks – a decade long promise which is now becoming a reality. In our view, these advancements allow us to focus on more complex and rewarding tasks, rather than simply kicking up our feet in a recliner because there’s nothing left to do. Here’s how we see it at Embed Security:

AI is tackling several security challenges. Challenges like dynamically identifying the best next steps or summarizing findings into a security report. AI’s ability to process, analyze and quickly interpret massive amounts of data provides a new level of insight afforded by automated security systems. Threat triage and response times are being dramatically reduced, enabling organizations to improve alert coverage, response times, and free teams to be more proactive than reactive.

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