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Continuous Detection / Continuous Response - a new Security Operations Framework

Asaf Wiener
May 18, 2026

Incident Response Checklist: Steps, Templates, and Best Practices

Learn how to build an incident response checklist that helps security teams detect, contain, investigate, and recover from threats without missing critical steps. Explore checklist types, core components, common challenges, and best practices for improving response speed, consistency, and operational readiness.

Sharon Rosenman
July 7, 2026

AI SOC Automation: How Context-Driven Investigations Transform Security Operations

Most AI SOC deployments stall because they automate alerts without understanding organizational context. Learn how AI SOC automation works, the architectures and workflows behind it, the metrics that measure its effectiveness, and how it integrates with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and threat intelligence platforms.

Sharon Rosenman
July 6, 2026

Context Wash - How AI SOC Vendors Hollowed Out Their Strongest Word

You will hear "context” from every AI SOC vendor. Here's a five-question rubric to tell which ones actually have it, before you write the check.

Zach Christensen
June 30, 2026

How to Measure and Maximize AI SOC ROI Across Modern Security Operations

AI SOC ROI measures the return security teams get from automating triage, investigation, and response, across analyst efficiency, breach cost avoidance, and detection speed. Learn how to measure it with a clear calculation framework, build a leadership-ready business case, and track the metrics that prove value over time.

Sharon Rosenman
June 17, 2026

Top 8 SOC Tools for Enterprise Security Operations in 2026

SOC platforms help security teams reduce alert fatigue, improve investigation efficiency, and scale operations with AI-driven workflows, XDR integration, automated response, and cloud-native detection. Learn how modern SOCs cut false positives, streamline triage, and accelerate threat response with context-aware automation.

Sharon Rosenman
June 4, 2026

You can't out-respond the volume. Try CD/CR

The math of defense breaks before Mythos-class capabilities go mainstream. Here's the architecture that survives - and four questions to test if you've built it.

Oren Saban
May 21, 2026

AI is the New C2 for Supply Chain Attacks

An analysis of modern CI/CD supply chain attacks, revealing how AI-generated variants bypass IOC-based detection and scale mass exploitation.

Yuval Skitel
May 14, 2026

Detection Engineering: How to Reduce Alert Noise & Improve SOC Performance

Detection engineering helps SOC teams cut alert noise, improve threat detection accuracy, and scale security operations through continuous tuning, contextual enrichment, and automated investigations. Learn how modern teams reduce false positives, map detections to MITRE ATT&CK, and accelerate response with AI-driven workflows.

Sharon Rosenman
May 13, 2026

AI SOC: How It Works, Key Benefits & What to Look For

AI SOCs fail without organizational context, leading to generic investigations, false positives, and inconsistent decisions. Learn how Mate Security uses a Security Context Graph to add institutional memory, contextual reasoning, and continuous learning for faster, more accurate, and transparent SOC investigations.

Sharon Rosenman
May 12, 2026

Mate’s Guide to Investigating the Axios Supply Chain Attack

A real-world walkthrough of an Axios supply chain attack, showing how Mate’s AI agents detected, investigated, and contained threats in a CI/CD environment before impact.

Dana Rozen
April 5, 2026

Why We Built the Security Context Graph

Why AI SOC agents fail, and how Mate fixes it. Learn how the Security Context Graph adds context, memory, and reasoning to deliver accurate, consistent investigations.

Oren Saban
February 19, 2026

Introducing: the Security Context Graph

An introduction to the Security Context Graph, Mate’s data model that gives AI SOC agents real context, improving accuracy, consistency, and trust in investigations.

Asaf Wiener
February 19, 2026

Mate Security Now Available on AWS Marketplace

Mate Security is now available on AWS Marketplace, enabling faster procurement and deployment of its AI SOC platform while delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and response times.

Mate Security
January 15, 2026

Mate Security Selected for the 2026 CrowdStrike, AWS & NVIDIA Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator

Mate Security joins the 2026 CrowdStrike, AWS & NVIDIA accelerator to advance AI-powered SOC innovation and scale next-generation cloud security solutions.

Mate Security
January 5, 2026

A Simulated Attack Story on React Server Components to Exploit React2Shell

A simulated React2Shell attack from a SOC perspective, revealing early weak signals, exploitation, and how RCE unfolds in real environments, plus detection and prevention insights.

Mate Research Team
December 22, 2025

npm Chalk & Debug Packages Compromised: How to Check If You're Impacted

18 popular npm packages were compromised to hijack crypto transactions. Learn how to detect exposure, secure CI/CD pipelines, and quickly remediate affected dependencies.

Oren Saban
December 10, 2025

The Rise of the Hybrid Workforce: How Humans and Machines Are Resetting the Business Dynamic

Human–AI collaboration is transforming every business function, creating hybrid workforces that innovate faster, make better decisions, and outperform traditional teams.

Asaf Wiener
December 10, 2025

Things I Learned About Security From SOCcer

What SOCs can learn from elite soccer teams: coordination wins. Discover how better tool integration, shared context, and teamwork can reduce noise and improve security outcomes.

Oren Saban
December 10, 2025

Keep AI on the Leash

Why autonomous SOCs fail, and how to fix it. Learn why human-AI collaboration, not full automation, leads to better detection, smarter investigations, and stronger security outcomes.

Asaf Wiener
December 10, 2025

Make FPs an Asset Instead of a Time Waste

Turn false positives into an advantage. Learn how antifragile SOCs use benign alerts, missed threats, and recurring incidents to continuously improve detection and stay ahead of evolving threats.

Oren Saban
December 10, 2025

Swiss Cheese Security: How Detection Tuning Creates Vulnerabilities

Detection exclusions create hidden security gaps. Learn how static exceptions lead to “Swiss cheese” defenses, and why dynamic context is key to reducing noise without increasing risk.

Oren Saban
December 1, 2025

The ROI of AI-Driven Security Automation: Metrics That Matter

AI automation makes old security metrics obsolete. The real ROI comes from beating attacker speed, stopping kill chains, detecting novel threats, and reducing business risk.

Asaf Wiener
December 1, 2025

Rise of the Super Analyst: How AI is Empowering (Not Replacing) SOC Teams

AI isn’t replacing SOC analysts, it’s transforming them into “super analysts.” By automating repetitive tasks, AI enables teams to focus on high-impact investigations, strategy, and smarter threat response.

Dana Rozen
December 1, 2025

Code, Disrupted: The AI Transformation of Software Development

Software development is entering an AI-driven era, with automated workflows, faster cycles, and human-AI collaboration redefining how engineering teams build and ship products.

Asaf Wiener
December 1, 2025