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Cybersecurity AI Guides
Workflows, deep-dives, and practitioner-tested advice for security teams using AI tools.
Building a Home Lab for AI Security Testing
A practical guide to building a home lab for testing AI-driven security tools, covering hardware, virtualization, network segmentation, open-source tool installation, and synthetic attack traffic generation.
Email Security AI Compared: Abnormal Security vs Proofpoint vs Mimecast
A penetration tester's comparison of Abnormal Security, Proofpoint (Nexus AI), and Mimecast (CyberGraph) across BEC detection, phishing catch rates, M365/Google integration, SOC workflow, pricing, and deployment.
Cloud Security AI Compared: Wiz vs Orca Security vs Prisma Cloud
A penetration tester's comparison of Wiz, Orca Security, and Palo Alto Prisma Cloud across scanning architecture, AI risk prioritization, attack path analysis, multi-cloud support, and pricing.
AI Code Security Tools Compared: Snyk Code vs GitHub Advanced Security vs Semgrep
A practitioner comparison of AI-powered static analysis tools covering Snyk Code, GitHub Advanced Security with Copilot Autofix, and Semgrep with AI rules.
Prompt Engineering for Security Operations: Copy-Paste Templates for SOC Analysts
Practical prompt templates for SOC analysts using LLMs in daily operations, covering incident triage, log analysis, threat hunting, phishing analysis, malware summarization, and report writing.
SIEM AI Features Compared: Splunk vs Chronicle vs Cortex XSIAM
A direct comparison of AI and ML capabilities across Splunk, Google Chronicle, and Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM for detection automation, NL query, and analyst workload.
AI-Powered Vulnerability Scanning: Building a Workflow That Actually Scales
How to integrate AI into vulnerability scanning workflows using Tenable.io, Qualys, and ML-based triage to cut through CVE noise and reduce false positives at scale.
AI for Threat Intelligence: What Actually Works
An honest breakdown of AI-powered threat intelligence -- what the platforms actually automate, what still needs a human analyst, and where the accuracy claims fall apart.
How SOC Analysts Use AI for Threat Triage: A Step-by-Step Workflow
A real-world workflow for using AI tools in SOC alert triage — from ingestion to escalation, with specific tool recommendations at each step.
5 Ways Security Teams Are Using AI That Most Vendors Won't Tell You
Opinionated, practical AI tips from real security practitioners: the kind of stuff that gets shared in security Slack channels.
Darktrace vs Vectra AI: Network Detection for Mid-Market Teams
A head-to-head comparison of Darktrace and Vectra AI across deployment, detection accuracy, pricing, and team fit for mid-market security teams.
Top 10 AI Cybersecurity Tools in 2026 (Reviewed by a Security Analyst)
Ranked with honest verdicts and specific recommendations. No equal-weight blurbs — we name winners and losers by use case.
CrowdStrike Falcon After 6 Months: What Works, What Doesn't, Who It's For
An honest assessment of CrowdStrike Falcon after six months of deployment — detection accuracy, operational overhead, and the real cost of ownership.