SuperSOC: Conversations with the People Shaping the Future of Security Operations
Episodes
Stop Buying Tools, Start Designing Systems: The Architecture Mindset Modern SOCs Need ft. Demetrius Comes @Squarespace
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Security teams often try to improve their SOC by adding more tools. Mature organizations approach the problem differently: they design systems. The re...
AI Readiness in the SOC Exists, But Not the Way You Define It ft. Rafal Kitab @ ConnectWise
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most SOCs say they’re “not ready for AI.” Others rush in, hoping AI will magically fix years of neglected fundamentals.Both approaches aren’t ...
SOC Blind Spots: The Threats That Always Get Through and Why You Don’t Detect Them
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is your SOC ready for the new era of GenAI attacks?In this episode, Ahmed Achchak sits down with Jai Minton, Senior Manager of Hunt & Response at ...
The Realistic Path to Cyber Defense Across IT, OT and Cloud ft. Daniel Kästle @ ex-Mercedes-Benz
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most enterprises talk about unifying IT, OT and cloud security, but very few actually pull it off. In this episode, Ahmed has invited Daniel Kästle, ...
The Multi-Tenant Challenge: How MDR Providers Maintain Detection Quality Across Hundreds of Different Environments ft. Beatrice Francon @Atos
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you guarantee the same investigative depth and accuracy when you’re running security operations for thousands of customers and processing bil...
Should SOCs Drop Tiered Models Altogether? ft. Rob van Os @SOC-CMM
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 — the hierarchy every SOC grew up with. But as AI takes over triage and investigation, does that model still make sense?In th...
Shifting Detection Left In the Kill Chain. How AI Can Reduce False Negatives ft. Shane Shook @Forgepoint Capital
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ahmed Achchak (CEO & co-founder of Qevlar AI) invited Shane Shook, Venture Partner at Forgepoint Capital and longtime advisor to ...
The MSSP vs. Enterprise Divide: How Autonomous AI Changes the SOC Service Model ft. Erik Bloch @illumio
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ahmed Achchak (CEO & co-founder of Qevlar AI) sits down with Erik Bloch, VP of Security at illumio and former SOC leader at Sales...
Making AI Useful in the SOC: Data, Metrics & Human Skills ft. Dr. Anton Chuvakin @Google Cloud
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI promises to transform security operations but how much of that is actually happening today? In this episode, Ahmed Achchak (CEO of Qevlar AI) talks...
From Playbooks to Agents: Rethinking Automation in the SOC with Filip Stojkovski
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most “AI-powered” security tools are just brittle automation wearing a fancy badge. In this episode, Qevlar AI CEO Ahmed Achchak sits down with cy...