AI is Working in the SOC. So Why are Security Executives More Worried Than Ever?
An Omdia survey of 500 security leaders commissioned by Rapid7 reports 97% positive AI outcomes in the SOC despite heightened executive concerns.
Omdia, commissioned by Rapid7, surveyed 500 security professionals and found 97% reporting positive outcomes from AI in security operations. 98% said AI reduces alert fatigue and 95% said it helps address staffing shortages. Despite this consensus, the report highlights a growing confidence gap and elevated concerns among security executives about where operations are headed.
- 97% of 500 surveyed professionals report positive AI outcomes in security operations
- 98% say AI reduces alert fatigue; 95% say it helps staffing shortages
- Despite consensus on benefits, security executives report growing worries
Something shifted in security operations over the last two years: AI stopped being a pilot program and became the plan. And if you survey 500 security professionals on whether that's going well – as Omdia did, commissioned by Rapid7 – you get a remarkable level of consensus: 97% report positive outcomes, 98% say AI reduces alert fatigue, and 95% say it's helping address staffing shortages. Those numbers are high enough that the story could stop there; AI is working, everyone agrees. Move on. But there's a more interesting finding sitting underneath that consensus, and it tells you something important about where security operations is actually headed. The confidence gap nobody is talking…
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