Security, Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) can now scale well beyond the limitations of conventional platforms thanks to the introduction of native artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into security operations centers (SOCs), which many refer to as "hyper automation." The biggest security platform providers, such as Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, and Cisco/Splunk, released updated versions of their conventional SOAR solutions last year, incorporating native AI capabilities and further integrating them with SIEM and XDR This article explores automation biggest security. .

AI is intended to significantly increase automation in their clients' SOCs by enabling virtual agents to handle the volume of alerts that security analysts must handle.

In the meantime, a number of startups and smaller companies have surfaced with improvements to established SOC automation platforms or substitutes for "legacy" SOAR that enable sophisticated AI capabilities. Related: To improve browser security, CrowdStrike will purchase Seraphic Security. Among them, Torq, a startup founded in 2020 by Ofer Smadari, Leonid Belkind, and Eldad Livni, has grown significantly over the last two years.

Dropzone AI, Intezer, and Prophet Security are a few more companies that IDC categorizes as SOAR providers that oversee SOC operations. Related: 'Stanley' Toolkit Makes Chrome an Undetectable Phishing Vector Kissel notes that this sector of the market is still in its infancy but is expanding. Notably, Torq was among the first companies to use AI agents, and they appear to be scalable.

Torq is absolutely a serious player.” Francis Odum, an independent industry analyst, believes Torq has an advantage over established SOAR offerings despite the recent release of next-generation platforms by established providers. He notes that Torq's event-driven architecture delivers up to 5x alert throughput. According to Odum, "Torq challenges incumbents like Splunk and Palo Alto Networks through architectural modernity and operational accessibility that legacy platforms cannot match."