Why should you enable AI in your SOC?

Current Problem:

Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are facing a crisis. Analysts are drowning in a relentless wave of alerts-most of which are false positives, repetitive, or lack the necessary context for quick resolution. This constant barrage leads to burnout, missed threats, and operational inefficiencies that leave organizations exposed.

How Alert Fatigue Impacting SOC Performance?

• Security analysts spend more time sifting through endless alerts than actively defending against real threats.

• According to the 2025 SANS Detection Engineering Survey, 64% of respondents cited high false positive rates from vendor tools as a major challenge.

• The result: Delayed responses, missed critical incidents, poor SLAs and high analyst turnover.

• Analysts become reactive instead of proactive, constantly firefighting rather than improving security posture.

• The longer a real threat sits in a queue, the more time attackers have to escalate privileges and exfiltrate data.

• High turnover leads to loss of expertise and increased training costs.

Why Traditional Tools Aren’t Enough

• Advanced detection tools like SIEMs, EDRs, and SOAR platforms generate even more alerts, often increasing analyst workload.

• These solutions require significant tuning and still depend on human analysts for triage and investigation.

• The primary bottleneck is not investigation speed, but the Mean Time to Detect (MTTD)-the time it takes for an alert to be picked up and first response is recorded.

Challenges with Manual Triage:

• Nearly half of SOC time is spent chasing false positives.

• Analysts must wade through low-priority and duplicate alerts to find real threats.

• SOAR platforms automate predefined responses but can’t handle nuanced or evolving threats, keeping analysts stuck in manual triage cycles.

AI-enabled SOC: A Game-Changer for Alert Triage

How AI Transforms SOC Operations:

• AI SOC agents proactively and autonomously triage most of the alerts, replicating the investigative techniques of expert analysts.

• Routine noise is handled automatically, while critical incidents receive immediate attention to the right set of analysts

• This shift enables SOC teams to focus on strategic threat detection and response, reducing burnout and improving efficiency.

Automated Triage and Investigation:

• AI investigates every alert as it arrives, gathering context, correlating data, and determining if it’s a true or false positive.

• Alerts are processed within minutes, with AI providing decision-ready reports for immediate action.

• Analysts are freed from repetitive tasks and can concentrate on high-priority security challenges.

Tackling False Positives with AI

• AI autonomously investigates and filters out false positives before they reach human analysts.

• Only the most critical, high-priority threats are escalated, ensuring analysts’ time is spent where it matters most.

• This intelligent filtering creates a leaner, faster, and more effective SOC.

Human in the loop: Amplifying AI Impact

• AI is not about replacing human analysts, but amplifying their effectiveness.

• By offloading repetitive, low-value tasks, AI gives analysts more time for complex investigations and strategic projects.

• AI continuously learns from each investigation, improving its accuracy and precision over time.

• The result is a partnership where AI handles the heavy lifting, and human analysts apply their expertise to the toughest problems.

Trench AI is custom built for having reinforcement from the SOC analysts. Human analysts can command and control Trench AI to meet their organization’s context, local knowledge and criticality baselining. For example, SOC analysts can fine tune the investigations, findings and the AI playbooks as per their custom requirements.

Benefits having AI agents in your SOC

• Reduced Stress & Burnout: Analysts can focus on meaningful work, reducing turnover and retaining institutional knowledge.

• Faster Response Times: AI slashes Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) by escalating real threats within minutes.

• Scalability Without Headcount: AI scales SOC capacity without the need for expensive hiring, supporting 24/7 security coverage.

• Sustained Security Posture: Teams remain engaged, proactive, and better equipped to handle rising threat volumes.