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See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster. Request a Demo John White is the Field CISO for EMEA at Torq. A respected security executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience, John previously served as CISO at Virgin Atlantic, where he led a multi-year transformation deploying the Torq AI SOC Platform to modernize cyber operations.

See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster.

See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster. Request a Demo.

See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster. Request a Demo This article was originally published on Security Info Watch. Running a SOC has never been cheap — but in 2026, it’s become unsustainable. The combination of surging alert volumes, rising labor costs, sprawling tool stacks, and skyrocketing breach expenses has pushed the traditional model to the breaking point.

See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster. Request a Demo.

See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster. Request a Demo.

See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster. Request a Demo For the last decade, the cybersecurity industry has attempted to solve a technology problem with a human solution.

See how Torq harnesses AI in your SOC to detect, prioritize, and respond to threats faster. Request a Demo Your SOC is drowning. Industry estimates suggest that up to 60% of SOC analyst time is spent on Tier 1 triage, leaving less time for addressing real threats. According to Splunk’s State of Security 2025 report, 59% of security teams report being overwhelmed by too many alerts, and 55% waste precious hours chasing false positives.

$140 million Series D. $1.2 billion valuation. A Nasdaq takeover. Trevor loose in Manhattan. It’s been a week. From Bloomberg breaking the news to our Torq skeleton on screen through Times Square, Torq’s unicorn moment played out across every major business and cybersecurity outlet — and a few NYC sidewalks. But beyond the headlines (and the chaos), the coverage revealed something bigger: the market has officially declared that the AI SOC is the future of security operations.