Welcome to another episode of SOC Stars, hosted by Vladislav Babiuk from Stellar Cyber. In this episode, Vlad is joined by the threat hunting experts from RSM — Ben McGavin, Justin Dolgos, and Todd Willoughby — for an in-depth conversation on the future of threat hunting, AI in SOCs, and the path toward autonomous security operations. Read Full Article

Security operations centers face an unprecedented challenge: thousands of daily alerts overwhelming analyst teams while sophisticated threats demand immediate response. At Black Hat USA 2025 in Las Vegas, Stellar Cyber presented a revolutionary approach that fundamentally reimagines how SOCs operate in the age of AI-driven threats. Read Full Article

Endpoint detection and response represents a critical security capability that modern mid-market companies desperately need. EDR tools provide comprehensive monitoring and threat response for endpoints within AI-driven SOC operations and Open XDR platforms. Read Full Article

Modern cybersecurity faces an unprecedented challenge: traditional security measures fail against sophisticated insider threats and compromised credentials. User entity behavior analytics emerges as a critical solution. Read Full Article

Every security leader faces the same question: what should be at the core of a modern SecOps platform? CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and others argue for an endpoint-first approach: start with EDR, then bolt on SIEM and any NDR. At Stellar Cyber, we believe the stronger foundation comes from SIEM + NDR, plus any EDR. Read Full Article

Back in the mid-90s, I watched with curiosity as an IBM machine beat Gary Kasparov in chess. At the time, it felt like a fun computer science parlor trick, this interesting software machine that could hold its own against the world champion. But looking back, that moment was a clear harbinger of what we now accept as inevitable: In any domain governed by rules, data, and pattern recognition, the sad fact is that machines will eventually win. Read Full Article