AI is Working in the SOC. So Why are Security Executives More Worried Than Ever?

Something shifted in security operations over the last two years: AI stopped being a pilot program and became the plan. And if you survey 500 security professionals on whether that’s going well – as Omdia did, commissioned by Rapid7 – you get a remarkable level of consensus: 97% report positive outcomes, 98% say AI reduces alert fatigue, and 95% say it’s helping address staffing shortages. Those numbers are high enough that the story could stop there; AI is working, everyone agrees.