Buzz about AI agents is everywhere in security. But in the SOC, trust remains the biggest barrier to adoption. Trust that AI actually brings value instead of mere vendor hype. Trust that AI SOC tools aren’t being used to replace analysts.
Analysts are right to be skeptical. Black-box automation, vague promises, and “AI replaces humans” narratives have created fear and resistance rather than real progress.
In this webinar, Chris Cochran, Field CISO and Vice President of AI Security at SANS Institute and Nathan Burke, CMO at 7AI cut through the hype to explore the truth about AI in the SOC: what you should trust, what you shouldn’t, and how to use AI in ways that actually make analysts more effective.
We’ll introduce a practical framework for separating human work from non-human work, showing where AI agents can safely take repetitive tasks off analysts’ plates – and where human judgment must remain firmly in control. Through real SOC workflows and concrete examples through customer deployments, we’ll walk through how trust in agentic AI develops over time, from simple enrichment to investigations and, where it makes sense, response.
Why Register
- Separate real SOC value from AI hype and marketing claims
- Learn how to evaluate and adopt AI without sacrificing analyst trust or control
- See where AI agents can reduce repetitive work while preserving human judgment
- Explore real-world SOC workflows that demonstrate how trust in AI evolves over time
- Leave with practical guidance to reduce burnout, accelerate investigations, and prove measurable impact
- Earn 1 CPE credit
Whether you’re just starting to explore AI or already building your own agents, you’ll leave with clear guidance on how to use AI to reduce burnout, accelerate investigations, prove value, and enable analysts to focus on the work they actually want to do – without surrendering control.
