AI in the SOC with Joshua Neil

LimaCharlie

Apr 9, 2026

Join us for this week's Defender Fridays as we explore AI in the SOC with Josh Neil, Co-founder of Alpha Level.

At Defender Fridays, we delve into the dynamic world of information security, exploring its defensive side with seasoned professionals from across the industry. Our aim is simple yet ambitious: to foster a collaborative space where ideas flow freely, experiences are shared, and knowledge expands.

What We'll Discuss

In this episode, Josh Neil shares his thesis on how AI is reshaping the threat landscape — and why the net effect may be squeezing adversaries into noisier, harder-to-hide channels.

Key Topics:

Why AI will accelerate vulnerability identification and reduce malware as a viable initial access vector
Why tuning detectors is a bad idea — and what to do instead
How to think about LLMs in alert triage: where they shine and where they burn money
Why the future of the AI SOC is about preparing the right context, not throwing raw data at a model
How agentic AI changes the calculus for both defenders and attackers
Why the adversary is water — and where it's going to flow next

About Our Guest

Josh Neil is Co-founder of Alpha Level and a statistician with 25 years in threat detection. His background spans Los Alamos National Laboratory, Microsoft, and foundational research in behavioral detection and anomaly-based security methods.

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