Is Your SOC Ready for AI Agents? A Maturity Check Before You Deploy

More than half of security operations centers are exploring artificial intelligence, with 56% currently in a testing phase, a finding detailed in Prophet Security's State of AI in Security Operations 2026 survey. Furthermore, a significant portion of these operations, specifically forty percent, are already integrating AI into their daily routines. This widespread adoption is underscored by the fact that a mere four percent of surveyed CISOs, SOC leaders, and practitioners indicated they have no intentions of adopting AI. For those organizations still in the evaluation stage, the immediate challenge revolves around assessing their own preparedness for AI integration. The concept of AI SOC readiness itself comprises two distinct components, one of which relates to whether the SOC possesses the necessary...