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2026 (3)

April (1)

security: The agentic SOC—Rethinking SecOps for the next decade

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-04-09

Microsoft describes a future SOC model where autonomous defense handles machine-speed response, agents provide context and coordination, and human analysts focus on judgment, risk, and outcomes.

February (2)

security: Scaling security operations with Microsoft Defender autonomous defense and expert-led services

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-24

Guide-style post arguing that manual SOC processes and legacy tools can’t keep up with AI-enabled attacks, and positioning Microsoft Defender’s autonomous capabilities plus expert-led services as the proposed approach.

security: Unify now or pay later: New research exposes the operational cost of a fragmented SOC

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-17

Microsoft and Omdia report that fragmented security tooling and workflows are increasing SOC operational strain and contributing to overload.

2025 (2)

November (2)

security: Charting the future of SOC: Human and AI collaboration for better security

Microsoft Security Blog

2025-11-25

Microsoft describes its experience building autonomous AI agents for managed detection and response (MDR) and argues that GenAI-powered security operations centers (SOCs) will reshape how humans and AI collaborate to improve detection, investigation, and response.

security: ​​Learn what generative AI can do for your security operations center

Microsoft Security Blog

2025-11-04

Microsoft Security Blog published an e-book that shows how generative AI can improve Security Operations Centers (SOCs) by reducing alert fatigue, speeding triage, enabling proactive threat hunting, and helping teams get ahead of cyberattacks.