Over the last few weeks I published a post on the architectural and operational gaps that created the new wave of SIEM and AI SOC vendors. A bunch of people asked the same follow-up question: “Ok, but how do I evaluate vendors consistently without falling back into feature checklists and marketing claims?” So I turned […]

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Action depends on truth. Truth is hard to come by. There’s an old trope: “You can’t protect what you can’t see.” This burning need for total visibility has led to an abundance of security data across every domain. But abundance doesn’t equal clarity. One tool says a device is patched, another says it’s vulnerable. HR..

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I have been talking to a few AI SOC and new SIEM market entrants over the past few weeks. I have voiced some opinions in previous posts but have now started to capture a list of features that I believe represent the openings existing SIEM players have created in the market for these new vendors […]

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As we look back on 2025, AI and open source have fundamentally changed how software is built. Generative AI, automated pipelines, and ubiquitous open source have dramatically increased developer velocity and expanded what teams can deliver — while shifting risk into the everyday decisions developers make as code is written, generated, and assembled.

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