Modernizing Soc With Ai And Servicenow

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Modern Security Operations Centers (SOC) are inundated by a data tsunami comprising a barrage of alerts, logs, events, and telemetry data generated from a variety of specialized security platforms. Such severe overflow of information takes a human toll as it overwhelms the security analytics and affects their ability to efficiently prioritize and investigate security incidents. The human toll of this chaos is severe, as a heavy and unmanageable workload is cited as the #1 reason for IT security staff burnout and turnover by ServiceNow. An AI-driven SOC helps enterprises formulate a robust security posture and improve resilience against emerging cyber threats in this changing digital scenario.

Furthermore, the cost of inaction is even higher as legitimate threats get lost in the sea of noise generated by false positives and unnecessary alerts. This increased threat increases the chances of oversight and human errors, and teams cannot triage all alerts, leaving critical alerts uninvestigated.

Why Traditional SOC Models Fail?

Legacy SOC models fail because they are based on static and manual processes that ...
... cannot scale. While enterprises maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), these playbooks are often not operationalized but exist as disconnected documents that analysts are required to manually search and interpret during an investigation. This architectural fragmentation is aggravated by the fact that modern employees are dependent on many applications, creating deep but disconnected systems with no shared operational model. Consequently, SOCs are faced with a “needle in a haystack” scenario in which legitimate threats get lost in the noise, resulting in a very small number of security alerts getting thoroughly investigated.

Reinventing the Workflow: From Telemetry to Structured Intelligent Automation

Modern security agencies are severely flooded with telemetry data, but they lack clarity. AI-driven SOC leverages advanced ServiceNow workflow automationpractices to move from reactive operations to intelligent automation. Some of the practices include:

Streamlined Data Ingestion and Categorization: The transition from chaos to control starts with a multi-source ingestion layer integrating natively with security tools, thus eliminating the need for separate SIEM normalization. The system performs intelligent alert categorization, automatically classifying telemetry data into standardized security domains like endpoint, cloud, or identity.
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Advanced Threat Mapping and Contextualization: The system uses AI to efficiently analyze behavior patterns and perform automatic MITRE ATT&CK mapping. This enables SOC to quickly identify specific tactics and techniques, such as privilege escalation, helping analysts obtain the necessary context before opening the case.
Autonomous Investigation and SOP Operationalization: Once a threat is matched to an MITRE tactic, AI-driven SOC leverages the SOP Selection Engine to automatically pull up the applicable playbook from a database available within an internal repository. The AI investigation agent then reads the SOP, executes the prescribed investigation steps, and creates a structured summary of its findings.
Transparent Analysis and Active Defense: This process makes analysis transparent, providing a clear verdict for every alert: True Positive, False Positive, or Benign. Thus, by proposing immediate remediation steps, such as blocking a malicious IP address, the agent converts the SOC from a passive observer to an active defender.
The Strategic Path Ahead

AI-driven SOC can help enterprises gain measurable improvements in speed and risk mitigation. The automated workflow can ensure faster alert processing and an increase in the number of incidents per analyst. Enterprises can significantly improve their meantime to contain breaches with an AI-driven SOC and free many hours of manual work, thus helping to improve critical business strategies.

To successfully establish a security-first AI-driven SOC, Crest Data brings deep expertise in Agentic AI, Cybersecurity, and ServiceNow Workflow Automation. We help enterprises navigate the complexities of AI-driven ServiceNow workflow automation and product engineering with confidence.

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Speakers

Name: Jeet Thakkar

Designation: Director, Product Engineering

Jeet has over a decade of experience across Security Engineering, Implementations, and Operations. As Director of Product Engineering at Crest Data Systems, he leads the Tech Sales organization, driving growth, solution positioning, and strategic customer engagement. Previously, Jeet led Managed Services teams and delivered more than 100 Professional Services engagements, specializing in deploying, optimizing, and migrating enterprise security platforms such as SIEM, XDR, and UEBA. His blend of technical expertise and consultative sales leadership enables strong customer relationships and measurable business outcomes.

Name: Rajeev Goyal

Designation: Director, Customer Success ServiceNow

Brings extensive sales, business development, and consulting expertise to Crest Data, where he drives strategic growth and builds high‑value enterprise relationships across ServiceNow and IT solutions. With a strong background in strategic alliances and solution‑led sales, he focuses on expanding market presence and partnership ecosystems. Rajeev has a proven track record of engaging C‑suite stakeholders, shaping go‑to‑market strategies, and accelerating revenue in competitive technology markets. His leadership blends commercial acumen with deep industry insight.

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Time: 12.30 PM – 1.30 PM EST
Where: Virtual Event

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