I Underestimated How Fast Security Teams Would Trust AI to Act in the SOC
Help Net Security, Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
Exaforce's Aqsa Taylor says security teams have trusted AI to act in the SOC faster than expected, with autonomy earned over time.
In this sponsored Help Net Security piece, Exaforce chief security evangelist Aqsa Taylor says organizations adopted AI in security operations faster than she expected because it shortens time from detection to impact and helps with growing alert backlogs.
Teams typically start with AI recommending actions that analysts approve, with every step logged, and grant more autonomy as accuracy is proven.
She cites customer Invisible Technologies reporting a 95 percent cut in mean time to investigate.
She argues trust depends on the data foundation, favoring semantic knowledge graphs, and recommends treating known vulnerabilities as live exposure, measuring real response times and closing identity, cloud and SaaS visibility gaps.