AI tools and agentic workflows aim to optimize security operations

Security operations centers (SOC) are increasingly adopting AI-driven tools to manage alert fatigue and expertise gaps. Elastic has introduced the Elastic Security MCP App, built on the Model Context Protocol. This application allows for interactive UIs to be rendered directly within AI hosts such as Claude Desktop, VS Code Copilot, and Cursor, enabling analysts to access dashboards and investigation graphs without leaving their primary AI conversation.

As organizations face workforce capability gaps, with approximately 60% reporting insufficient skills to defend against current threats, there is a growing focus on agentic AI. Rather than replacing human judgment, these technologies aim to automate repetitive investigation tasks and provide analysts with better context, allowing lean teams to scale their expertise and manage complex hybrid environments more effectively.