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SOC Maturity: articles and guides
4 PlayCISO articles on SOC maturity, newest first. The most recent is “AI in the SOC: What It Does and If It Replaces Analysts”.
AI in the SOC: What It Does and If It Replaces Analysts
AI in the SOC handles triage, correlation and enrichment at scale, but it augments analysts rather than replacing them. Here is the division of labor.
September 29, 2026
SOC Automation: What It Actually Is and How to Start
SOC automation offloads repetitive detection and response tasks to code — here's what to automate first, and why analysts aren't going away.
September 25, 2026
What Is Detection Engineering? Role, Career Path, Pay
A practical guide to detection engineering: the role, the salary, the roadmap into it, and how it differs from threat hunting in a SOC.
September 25, 2026
Threat Detection and Response (TDR): A Practical Guide
Learn what threat detection and response means, the four core detection methods, and how to mature your program from alerts to action.
September 25, 2026