Google Targets SOC Overload With Automated AI Alert and Malware Analysis Tools

Technology giant Google this week announced plans to unleash automated AI agents into overtaxed SOCs to reduce the manual workload for cybersecurity investigators.

The AI-driven agents, which promises workload relief for Tier 1 and Tier 2 SOC analysts, are a key component of a larger Google Unified Security platform offering security tools across threat intelligence, security operations, cloud security, and secure enterprise browsing.

At Google Cloud Next conference, the company said the AI-driven security agents are aimed at easing the pressures on security operations centers that are often overwhelmed by the sheer volume of alerts and incident data. By automating routine tasks, Google believes that AI agents will allow human analysts to focus on more complex investigations and speed up incident response tasks.

The company said the first tool is an alert triage agent embedded in Google Security Operations that’s slated for preview with select customers in Q2 2025 ...