Security at machine speed: why the SOC must be rebuilt for the AI era

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At RSAC 2026, the SANS Institute delivered a defining statement. For the first time in the conference’s 25-year history, every dangerous attack technique on its annual list involved AI.

In live demonstrations, attackers moved from initial access to full domain control in less than a minute using AI-driven workflows.