Silicon Valley, CA, March 11, 2026 — Stellar Cyber, the cybersecurity illumination company behind the industry’s leading human-augmented autonomous SOC platform, has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2026 SC Awards. For the second consecutive year, Stellar Cyber has been recognized in the Best SME Security Solution category, underscoring its commitment to cybersecurity excellence and leadership for small to midsized enterprises. Read Full News

Security operations teams face an impossible choice: continue drowning in alerts using traditional SIEM platforms, adopt SOAR automation that often creates more complexity, or embrace SOC hyperautomation that promises autonomous threat response. Read Full Article

Security teams in 2026 face a paradox: tool counts are rising, yet mean time to response (MTTR) remains stagnant. The best security automation tools have evolved beyond simple script execution, they are now autonomous systems that investigate. Read Full Article

The cybersecurity market is saturated with vendors promising complete visibility, but few deliver the integration required for a modern SOC. For 2026, the best XDR solutions move beyond simple data collection to offer Open XDR architectures. Read Full Article

Welcome to Inside the Agentic Loop – Episode 2, where we explore how AI agents are reshaping modern Security Operations Centers (SOC). In this episode, we dive into the concept of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) —often described as the “USB for AI”—and how it enables seamless integration across tools like ticketing systems, security platforms, and knowledge bases. Listen Podcast

Recorded live at RSA Conference 2026, this episode features an insightful conversation with Youri Hart, VP of Products & Solutions at Marlink. Hosted by Amanda Glassner, the discussion dives into Marlink’s strategic partnership with Stellar Cyber, and how it is helping organizations enhance their security operations. Listen Podcast

  Every vendor is shouting AI. Every pitch sounds the same. And most of it? It’s hard to tell what they actually mean. Are they stopping AI-driven attacks? Are they using AI to help you defend? Or are they just labeling everything “AI” because they have to? Read Full Article

When a vendor says “AI-powered SOC,” they could mean anything from a basic machine learning model trained on historical alert data to a fully autonomous agent that triages, investigates, and responds without human input. Both get marketed identically. Read Full Article

Each tool promises better coverage, faster detection, or reduced risk, and many of them do genuinely deliver on that promise when viewed in isolation. But when you put them all together, the result is a system that’s harder to operate, slower to respond, and more fragile than the threats it’s meant to stop. Read Full Article