AI SecOps: Noise Into Insight

Presentation at BSides Atlanta 2025

Abstract

As security operations centers face increasing alert volumes and analyst burnout, AI agents present a promising solution for augmenting human capabilities. This presentation explores practical approaches to integrating AI agents into SecOps workflows, from alert triage to automated response.

Key Topics

• Current challenges in security operations (alert fatigue, analyst shortage, tool sprawl)
• Understanding AI agents vs traditional automation
• Real-world use cases: alert enrichment, incident summarization, playbook generation
• Building trustworthy AI agents for security
• Measuring impact and ROI
• Lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid

Takeaways

Attendees will leave with:

• Practical frameworks for evaluating AI agent use cases in SecOps
• Implementation patterns and reference architectures
• Understanding of risks and mitigation strategies
• Real metrics from production deployments

This presentation will be updated with slides and video recording after the conference.