The future of SOC teams in 2024 heavily relies on the integration of Automation and AI technologies, as discussed in a podcast where Allie Mellen, a Principal Analyst at Forrester, highlighted the challenges faced by current SOC teams, emphasizing the importance of adopting detection engineering, and the inability of automation to completely replace human security analysts. Topics like Cloud Detection Response (CDR) and Generative AI's limitations in security use cases were explored, shedding light on the necessity to revamp structures, combat burnout among analysts, and provide appropriate training to adapt to the evolving cybersecurity landscape.

 Automation & AI play a crucial role in the future of SOC teams in 2024