Stairwell has released an AI SOC Buyer's Guide that argues security teams should measure more than how many alerts their tools close, asking whether they can see malware that never generates an alert in the first place.
AI SOC Buyer's Guide · Stairwell
Closed alerts don't show what was never alerted
A faster queue can look like progress while malware that never triggers an alert stays outside every number a SOC reports. The guide asks buyers to measure detection coverage, not just workflow speed.
The yardstick vs. the blind spot
Common SOC metrics track what the tools already see. They do not reveal what was missed entirely.
Alerts closed
Volume of alerts processed
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Investigations faster
Speed through the queue
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Queue looks healthy
Progress appears on the dashboard
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Threats never alerted
Malware outside every metric stays hidden
What the guide asks
What a team actually learns about its environment
Whether threats without alerts can be seen at all
How vendors compare on detection coverage, not only speed
What is not yet confirmed
Full list of evaluation criteria
Independent testing or customer case studies
Public reception of the guide
Pricing or product comparisons
Key takeaway for buyers
Speed measures how fast a SOC works through what it sees. Coverage measures what it can see at all.
Review the guide directly before drawing conclusions.
Test detection claims yourself against your own environment.
Watch the wider debate on whether AI triage truly improves protection or mainly cuts analyst workload.
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