BSidesSF 2026 - Architecting the Modern SOC: The Evolving AI Reality for Blue Teams (Panel)

This talk explores the architectural decisions essential for modernizing Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and how these decisions impact the effectiveness of AI-assisted security operations in real-world scenarios. The speakers, Bryan Fite, Dean De Beer, Nicole Grinstead, and Swathi Joshi, examine the challenges of integrating AI within SOCs, weighing policy-flexibility tradeoffs and discussing practical human-in-the-loop design patterns that can be implemented at enterprise scale. Participants will gain insights into the evolving landscape of AI in cybersecurity and its implications for blue teams.