Prophet Security Research Finds AI Is Cutting SOC Investigation Times, But Nearly Half Of In-house Builds Fail To Stick
Security teams are turning to AI as they struggle to investigate the volume of alerts coming into the SOC, according to new research from Prophet Security.
The State of AI in Security Operations 2026 report surveyed 250 IT and cybersecurity professionals. Forty percent said AI is already part of their day-to-day SOC workflow, and 56% are evaluating or piloting it. Only 4% have no current plans to use AI.
Among teams already using AI, 72% said it had cut alert investigation time by at least 25%. For 18%, the reduction was more than half.
However, the research also found that building AI for the SOC in-house has had mixed results. Most AI users have tried it, but nearly half of those projects have since been abandoned, replaced, or failed to reach production.
SOCs are leaving alerts untouched
The median organization receives around 100 alerts a day. At the larger end...
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