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The Hidden SecOps Bottleneck: Getting the Right Data In and the Right Actions Out

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Every security team wants better outcomes. Faster detection. Faster triage. Faster investigation. Faster response.But many teams are slowed down by a less visible problem: operational friction. A customer has a data source that is not supported yet. A parser needs to be built. A log format is messy. A hunting playbook works in one environment […]

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Detection Fidelity Is the New SecOps Efficiency Metric

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Security teams have spent years collecting more data, generating more alerts, and covering more attack surfaces. But more is not always better. More alerts can mean more noise. More detections can mean more false positives. More telemetry can mean more data to search, store, normalize, and explain. For MSSPs, that creates margin pressure. For lean

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When Your SOC Analyst is Also a Bot: AI Agents, MCP, and Many Automation Opportunities in Your Security Operations

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From AI Experiments to Autonomous Operations – Christophe Briguet, Sr. Director of Product Management – AI & Security Analytics, Stellar Cyber San Jose, Calif. – Apr. 28, 2026 Something shifted in early 2026. Not gradually — more like flipping a switch. For years, we talked about AI in the SOC the way we talked about

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The Human-augmented autonomous SOC: A Perfect Blend of Technology and Humanity

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Just after the turn of the century, IBM introduced the term, ‘autonomic IT.” At the time, IBM’s perspective was that IT applications, networks, and systems had become too complex for humans to manage, monitor, or secure. IBM presented its autonomic IT concept, with a vision of IT systems that could manage themselves with advanced capabilities

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NDR is a Requirement for Modern Security Defenses and the Agentic SOC

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Network Detection and Response (NDR) has been the Rodney Dangerfield of security tools over the past few years – “it don’t get no respect.” Conceivably, this state of disrepute came from all the marketing money thrown at Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and eXtended Detection and Response (XDR). It could also be related to growth

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Building the Right Foundation for the Future SOC

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Why SIEM + NDR + Any EDR Is the Strongest Path to a Human-Augmented Autonomous SOC Every security leader faces the same question: what should be at the core of a modern SecOps platform? CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and others argue for an endpoint-first approach: start with EDR, then bolt on SIEM and any NDR. At Stellar

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Lights-Out SOC? Yes, It’s Coming (and Faster Than You Think)

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Recognized by Fast Company, TAG is a trusted next generation research and advisory company that utilizes an AI-powered SaaS platform to deliver on-demand insights, guidance, and recommendations to enterprise teams, government agencies, and commercial vendors in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, Download TAG Analyst Report Is the human-augmented autonomous SOC a contrarian idea or the next

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From Pyramid of Pain to Pyramid of Influence: Rethinking the Analyst’s Role in the Human-Augmented SOC

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Bullish on Autonomous SOC. Realist about what gets us there. There’s been plenty of talk lately about the Autonomous SOC — a future where machines don’t just alert but correlate, triage, investigate, and respond. It sounds fantastic, especially if you’ve ever worked the night shift buried in alerts. But here’s the truth: you can’t automate

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Identity Security, Reinvented: How Stellar Cyber ITDR Stops Credential-Based Attacks Before They Spread

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In today’s hybrid world, identity is the new perimeter-and attackers know it. As traditional EDR and SIEM tools struggle to keep up, identity-focused attacks are rising fast. In fact, 70% of breaches now start with stolen credentials, according to Verizon’s 2024 and 2025 DBIR reports. This calls for a smarter approach to identity security-one that

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Why NDR Alone Is No Longer Enough: The Case for an Open, Unified SecOps Platform Built on a Strong NDR Core

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In today’s cybersecurity arms race, visibility is everything—but context is king. Network Detection and Response (NDR) has long been one of the most effective ways to detect lateral movement, ransomware behaviors, and post-compromise activity using deep packet inspection and behavioral analysis. But as threat actors become more evasive and distributed, relying solely on NDR as a

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Why MSSPs Are Betting on AI—But Still Missing the Power of NDR

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Live Network Traffic is the Missing Link: AI Can’t Detect What It Can’t See AI is dominating cybersecurity conversations—and MSSPs are rushing to capitalize. Whether through SIEM platforms with built-in ML, or EDRs with AI-assisted investigations, the promise is clear: faster detection, smarter triage, and better outcomes. But here’s the hard truth—AI alone won’t save

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Why MSSPs Need a Human-Augmented Autonomous SOC

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Scaling Cybersecurity Services with Agentic AI—Without Losing the Human Touch For today’s MSSPs (Managed Security Service Providers), the game has changed. Rapidly increasing alert volumes, evolving threat vectors, and an unforgiving labor market are forcing providers to rethink how they deliver security services. While legacy SIEMs and first-generation automation promised relief, they often led to

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Empowering SOC Teams with Open and Seamless API Integration

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Today’s complex cyberthreat landscape poses both enterprises and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) multiple challenges. To combat evolved threats across diverse IT & Security environments, cybersecurity professionals develop an array of tools and data sources to monitor their specific threat landscape. However, the tool array presents its own difficulties, as there are gaps in visibility,

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The Power of Partnership: How Armis and Stellar Cyber Combine Forces to Redefine Security Operations

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When it comes to cybersecurity, Armis and Stellar Cyber bring something unique to the table. Armis, a recognized leader in asset visibility and management, empowers organizations with real-time, comprehensive visibility across all devices—whether in the cloud, on-premises, or in IoT environments. Meanwhile, Stellar Cyber’s Open XDR platform is all about making security operations simpler, smarter,

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Drive efficiency with Stellar Cyber Open XDR platform on Oracle Government Cloud

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Government security operations (SecOp) teams face unique challenges as they grapple with relentless attacks in an environment that can shift unexpectedly. The pressure intensifies in the government, and budgets are often constrained. This combination of factors creates a perfect storm of stress and uncertainty. SecOps leaders must find ways to ensure their teams can protect

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How Blackberry Cylance Endpoint and Stellar Cyber Open XDR Work Together to Keep Organizations Safe

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Cylance rocked the legacy endpoint anti-virus world by introducing the first-ever endpoint prevention product that claimed the uncanny ability to detect and prevent never-before-seen malicious files from executing on an endpoint. Previously it was thought the only way to stop malicious files from executing was to have seen them before. With Cylance and its groundbreaking

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