Splunk’s State of Security 2025 report reveals a sector in rapid transformation. David unpacks the key findings — from AI adoption curves to analyst burnout — and maps what the next-generation SOC must look like to keep pace with an adversary landscape that never sleeps.
One of the clearest signals in the data is tool sprawl — I went deeper on the real operational cost of disjointed security tools and what consolidation actually buys you. The next-generation SOC the report points to has a name: the Agentic SOC — and it’s closer than most teams realize.
