Independent research on AI in security operations
I publish research on AI and security operations, including sponsored papers for security vendors.

I publish research on AI and security operations, including sponsored papers for security vendors.

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Both are being sold as ways to reduce the work involved in triage, investigation and response,
but they do it differently.
This paper compares the two models, the work each takes on,
and the circumstances in which buying one, the other, or both makes sense.
Sponsored by Daylight Security.
Oliver Rochford

Oliver Rochford, Cyber Futurists








AI SOC tools and AI-enabled MDR services promise many of the same outcomes, but they solve different problems. Sponsored by Daylight Security.
Security data costs are forcing changes to SIEM architecture. This report examines the emerging security telemetry pipeline market, why organisations are separating collection and transformation from analytics, and what that means for the security stack. Sponsored by Auguria.
AI analysts change more than Tier 1 triage. They change the economics and structure of the SOC itself. This research examines what a SOCless operating model looks like in practice, where AI agents fit and where people remain essential. Sponsored by Dropzone AI.
A discussion with Augusto Barros on what AI is actually changing in security operations, where adoption remains limited and which vendor claims deserve more scrutiny. With Prophet Security.
I research emerging security operations technologies from the buyer's side: what problem they solve, how they change the architecture or operating model, where they fit against existing products, and whether the evidence supports the claims being made for them. My current work focuses on AI in the SOC, security data architecture, detection and response, threat and vulnerability management, and the changing economics of security operations.
Commission a paper on a topic relevant to your customers.
Each project investigates an agreed research question, with conclusions based on the evidence.
We help cybersecurity companies with product positioning and competitive analysis. The work addresses specific commercial questions, such as how to explain a product's value to prospective buyers.
Talks and webinars on cybersecurity and AI, drawing on our research into security operations.
Cyber Futurists specialises in cybersecurity research and advisory. Oliver Rochford is a former Gartner Research Director with more than twenty years of industry experience.
Contact us about commissioning research, advisory work or a speaking engagement.
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