June 30, 2026
ExtraHop Building the Agentic SOC Demo
In this demo, we follow an attack from initial user deception to full agentic SOC response. A user on a Windows 11 workstation is tricked by a fake CAPTCHA into running a malicious PowerShell command. CrowdStrike catches the final payload, but the endpoint alert is only the tip of the iceberg.
This video was created and contributed by, ExraHop.
The Modern SOC Was Never Designed For AI-Powered Attack Velocity
AI is fundamentally changing the speed, scale, and adaptability of cyberattacks. Breakout time—the window between initial compromise and lateral movement—has collapsed as attackers use AI to automate reconnaissance, adapt in real time, and evade static defenses without human intervention.
Traditional SOC workflows cannot keep pace. Security teams already operate under overwhelming alert volume, forced to triage thousands of signals daily while piecing together fragmented evidence across tools, environments, and identities. To manage the load, analysts suppress low-fidelity detections, aggressively tune alerts, automate closure, or allow queues to age out—introducing blind spots attackers increasingly exploit.
This creates a dangerous asymmetry: attackers now operate at machine speed while defenders still rely on workflows built for human-scale investigation.
Enterprise security has reached a tipping point. The shift to an agentic SOC is no longer optional—it is required to detect, understand, and respond at the speed of modern attacks.