Real-time threats require real-time action: agentic cybersecurity software

27 seconds. That’s the record-breaking time it now takes to crack an organization’s cybersecurity defenses. Just two years ago, it was twice that. And the security guardrails that were once assured are now under assault.

AI-powered attacks are already becoming more sophisticated, complex and moving at automated speeds that human monitoring and legacy cybersecurity software simply can’t match. In less time than it takes a desktop computer to power up, it’s possible an organization’s network, sensitive data and long-term reputation can be severely compromised. At the same time, organizations are rapidly embedding AI across enterprise operations, increasing enterprise risk along with the surge in threat velocity. With the arrival of frontier AI promising vastly scaled capabilities beyond current models, it’s clear that when it comes to cybercrime, times have changed and cybersecurity tools must do the same.

The challenge for Security Operations Centers (SOC) doesn’t stop at speed. As machines more efficiently advance threat actor goals, there’s also an increasing scarcity of talent to meet the challenge at a time when humans must remain a crucial part of any defense solution.

It’s why organizations turn to EY Agentic SOC, powered by CrowdStrike. This agentic security platform combines AI-driven threat detection, advanced analytics and rapid response as a first line of defense that empowers human intervention and accelerates cybersecurity during times of radical change.

AI is accelerating cyber threats beyond traditional SOCs

AI is fundamentally changing the cybersecurity landscape at a level of complexity and speed that organizations still relying on legacy security information and event management (SIEM) cybersecurity and SOC defenses can no longer manage. Attackers now increasingly access and use legitimate credentials and internal systems to exploit trusted software, supply chains and employees.

Unfortunately, in defending against evolving attacks, organizations that use traditional SOCs remain constrained by human capacity and manual processes, which struggle against machine-speed adversaries now leveraging automation and AI. For companies invested in legacy technology or not yet ready to fully automate AI cybersecurity defenses, agentic SOC — especially as a managed services model — offers an effective combination of AI-enabled rapid detection plus the essential nuance and strategic oversight of human judgement.

How EY Agentic SOC can help

EY Agentic SOC represents the next evolution of security operations and cybersecurity software. A multi-agentic security platform, it deploys intelligent AI agents that can reason, decide in the moment, act against threats and learn across domains. Agents operate alongside human teams to intelligently cut response times and enable continuous, adaptive and proactive defense rather than the reactive firefighting of traditional cybersecurity. The approach efficiently helps deliver protection at scale by automating time-sensitive tasks while preserving and amplifying the human judgement and hands-on involvement essential to success.

For cybersecurity leaders, EY Agentic SOC helps close the gap between overwhelmed operations and analysts facing burnout, and tomorrow’s autonomous, adaptive security model. Built on the industry-leading CrowdStrike platform and operationalized as an EY Managed Services solution, the combined approach creates a cost-effective, efficient and differentiated value for organizations looking for a cybersecurity software answer that lies beyond their current capabilities:

• Custom orchestration and intelligent, AI-enabled workflows
• Purpose-specific AI agents developed by EY teams
• End-to-end evaluation of an organization’s data plane, architecture and security use cases
• Targeted modernization and optimization of detection and response capabilities
• Advanced technology to drive insights that fuel growth and support ongoing transformation