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SEC595: Applied Data Science and AI/Machine Learning for Cybersecurity Professionals

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SEC595: Applied Data Science and AI/Machine Learning for Cybersecurity Professionals
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From Playbooks to Robocop: The Evolution of SOC Automation

  • Thu, Mar 27, 2025
  • Duration: 1 Hour
  • English
  • Erik Van Buggenhout & Wouter Stinkens
  • Technical Presentation
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The landscape of Security Operations is changing rapidly, and automation is leading the charge. In the second episode of the “Purple Team Power Hour”, we’ll explore how security teams are moving beyond static, pre-built playbooks toward dynamic, AI-driven solutions that can adapt to evolving threats in real time. Key topics we’ll cover:

  • Introduction
  • Playbook-driven automation is not dead!
  • The rise of AI agents
  • Combining playbooks and AI for maximum effect
  • Summary and recommendations

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Erik Van Buggenhout

Erik Van Buggenhout

Co-Founder and Partner at NVISO

Train with Erik Van Buggenhout, SANS instructor and NVISO co-founder, and develop hands-on skills in purple teaming, adversary emulation, and detection engineering to continuously improve detection, response, and real-world cyber defense.

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Wouter Stinkens

Wouter Stinkens

Senior Security Expert at NVISO

Wouter is a senior security expert at NVISO with 15 years of experience in the IT industry, currently serving as the lead of the SOAR engineering team at the NVISO Security Operations Center (SOC).

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