https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ Detection engineering, agentic security operations, and SIEM architecture from Fluency Security. en-us https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-llm-proxy-and-how-to-put-your-agents-behind-one/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-llm-proxy-and-how-to-put-your-agents-behind-one/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:56 GMTThe exhibit floor at Black Hat this August had one theme, and it was not subtle. Roughly 235 of the 450 or so vendors on the floor marketed AI or agentic…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/what-makes-an-mcp-headless/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/what-makes-an-mcp-headless/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:41:24 GMT"Headless" is a programming term, and it's older than the AI conversation now borrowing it. It describes a simple situation: a program wants to work with an…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-did-not-change-the-attack/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-did-not-change-the-attack/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:00:51 GMTLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... “AI is compressing the cyber kill chain” is a warning that now appears throughout the security…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/kimi-is-not-k3/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/kimi-is-not-k3/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:00:06 GMTArticles comparing Kimi K3 with Claude Fable 5 often describe the result as Kimi competing with Claude. That comparison sounds reasonable because each name…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/get-ready-for-swarm/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/get-ready-for-swarm/Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:23 GMTLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Swarm AI is becoming a prominent term in AI marketing, often presented as a meaningful advance…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/agentic-client-workflows/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/agentic-client-workflows/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:32 GMTIf you use Claude CoWork, Codex, or another agentic coding environment, you’ve probably noticed that you spend less time inside the applications that…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/gartners-flaws-exposed-by-ibms-collapse-again/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/gartners-flaws-exposed-by-ibms-collapse-again/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:28 GMTWhether Gartner calls it an endorsement or not, executive teams use the Magic Quadrant to plan technology roadmaps, build procurement shortlists, and make…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-can-scale-execution-it-cannot-scale-maturity/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-can-scale-execution-it-cannot-scale-maturity/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:53:30 GMTThe current AI discussion is heavily focused on execution. Can AI investigate alerts? Can it write code? Can it summarize documents? Can it perform the work…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/labor-efficiency-to-token-efficiency/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/labor-efficiency-to-token-efficiency/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:49:16 GMTEfficiency used to be measured through labor. Organizations invested in software, automation, and process improvements to reduce the amount of human effort…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/a-note-from-chris/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/a-note-from-chris/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:54 GMTHi everyone, The way we interact with software is changing. Over the past several months we’ve watched a growing number of security professionals spend less…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/human-in-vs-on-the-loop/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/human-in-vs-on-the-loop/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:43:33 GMTLast year we proposed that AI would not eliminate the role of the security analyst. Instead, it would redefine it. As AI became capable of performing…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/delivering-logic-as-a-service/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/delivering-logic-as-a-service/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:28 GMTFluency is releasing a major architectural change designed specifically for AI-assisted operations. The architecture is intended to work with emerging…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/data-strategy-is-your-next-move/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/data-strategy-is-your-next-move/Tue, 26 May 2026 14:00:50 GMTI just got back from two weeks in South Africa. It was one of the more intense business trips I’ve had in a long time. ... But by the end of the trip, it…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/defining-the-modern-siem/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/defining-the-modern-siem/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:24:01 GMTMost people still think of a SIEM as a giant database. You see it in how they talk about platforms like Splunk, Sumo Logic, or Elastic. The conversation is…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-feels-smarter-because-the-system-is/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-feels-smarter-because-the-system-is/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:00:17 GMTA better experience must mean a smarter model. A more helpful response must mean the model is learning. This assumption is natural, but it is also incomplete.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-rare-2026-cyber-prediction-blog-thats-good/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-rare-2026-cyber-prediction-blog-thats-good/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:00:41 GMTDaniel Miessler wrote one that genuinely stood out, "Cybersecurity Changes I Expect in 2026: My thoughts on what's coming for Cybersecurity in 2026". I read…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ingext-community-edition/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ingext-community-edition/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:00:33 GMTIngext Community Edition is now available as a self-hosted, Kubernetes-based deployment, distributed using Helm charts. This release makes Ingext platform…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/data-fabrics-are-no-longer-optional/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/data-fabrics-are-no-longer-optional/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:00:05 GMTThe way we move data is broken. Every SIEM on the market is choking on its own telemetry, and vendors are finally admitting it.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ingext-architecture/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ingext-architecture/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:52:24 GMTIngext is a data fabric designed to treat all telemetry—regardless of origin, format, or transport—within a single architectural flow.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/who-really-benefits-from-ai-research-hint-not-small-businesses/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/who-really-benefits-from-ai-research-hint-not-small-businesses/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:29:35 GMTThe small businesses that employ nearly half of America’s workforce are barely represented in business research.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/fix-your-siem-mess/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/fix-your-siem-mess/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:49:01 GMTImplementing a streaming data fabric gives organizations a new foundation of control. SIEMs become sticky not because of the technology itself, but because…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/lack-of-an-agentic-framework-is-a-security-issue/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/lack-of-an-agentic-framework-is-a-security-issue/Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:00:58 GMTBecause there is no Agentic AI framework, there is no way to enforce security.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/being-rude-to-ai-chat-works/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/being-rude-to-ai-chat-works/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:00:01 GMTIf both rudeness and politeness can make the AI more accurate, what is actually changing inside the conversation?https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/why-we-need-a-data-fabric/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/why-we-need-a-data-fabric/Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:00:08 GMTIn recent years, data fabrics such as Ingext, Cribl, and CrowdStrike’s Onum have become increasingly popular, not only because they simplify data…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/how-to-check-office365-accounts-for-mfa/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/how-to-check-office365-accounts-for-mfa/Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:55:18 GMTYou can detect configuration changes in real time through audit events, rather than relying on annual or periodic reviews to find MFA issues.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/run-your-soc-like-an-mssp/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/run-your-soc-like-an-mssp/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:38:43 GMTMTTD and MTTR measure speed. They do not measure the effectiveness of the overall operation.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/your-brain-on-chatgpt-a-laymans-take-on-the-mit-study/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/your-brain-on-chatgpt-a-laymans-take-on-the-mit-study/Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:19:04 GMTCurious what happens in your brain when you let ChatGPT, or any AI, do the heavy lifting? The team at MIT’s Media Lab recently tackled this exact question…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/what-makes-a-next-gen-siem/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/what-makes-a-next-gen-siem/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:40:23 GMTThe technology for SIEM continues at a rapid pace. It's an easy statement to make, but what are the basic features that define today's Next-Gen?https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-siem-global-roadmap/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-siem-global-roadmap/Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:28:15 GMTThe Global AI SOC roadmap defines that progression as five distinct phases, Atomic, Role-based, Process-based, Action-oriented, and Self-learning, and…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-picks-the-winners-heres-how-to-get-chosen/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-picks-the-winners-heres-how-to-get-chosen/Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:27:41 GMTRecent research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and covered by Futurism has revealed a surprising phenomenon: large language…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/siem-for-smbs/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/siem-for-smbs/Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:55:43 GMTSmall and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) face many of the same security pressures as global corporations, so how to get the same SIEM capabilities?https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/deskilling-ai-is-making-us-dumber/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/deskilling-ai-is-making-us-dumber/Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:27:16 GMTWhen professionals depend too heavily on AI systems, the fundamental acts of analysis, interpreting, judging, and deciding, can deteriorate.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-more-you-know-the-less-you-trust-ai-and-thats-the-problem/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-more-you-know-the-less-you-trust-ai-and-thats-the-problem/Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:00:54 GMTA new study shows the more you know about AI the less you trust it—what that really means for hype, adoption, and the coming AI bubble.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/who-watches-the-watchers/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/who-watches-the-watchers/Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:17:19 GMTThis article addresses a rising skepticism about whether vendors are sufficiently transparent, accountable, and secure.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-insides-of-a-siem/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-insides-of-a-siem/Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:30:09 GMTThe real value of a SIEM isn’t in storing data, it’s in the process of transforming, interpreting, and routing that data into something usable for security…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/siem-vs-data-lake/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/siem-vs-data-lake/Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:00:05 GMTIt’s easy to mistake a Security Information Event Management (SIEM) for a data lake. Both ingest large volumes of telemetry, offer search capabilities, and…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/why-generative-ai-hasnt-reshaped-business/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/why-generative-ai-hasnt-reshaped-business/Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:41:50 GMT95% of AI pilots fail to deliver measurable business impact. Only 5% of enterprise AI projects reach operational deployment, and even fewer show sustainable…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/do-we-use-ai-to-defend-from-ai/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/do-we-use-ai-to-defend-from-ai/Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:03:32 GMTAI-assisted attacks are not yet being uniquely defended by AI-aware systems. Most defensive tools using AI are blind to whether the adversary used AI at…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-sie-beneath-the-icing/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-sie-beneath-the-icing/Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:02:59 GMTWhat are the characteristics of a SIEM that make it a good match for AI workflows and AI in general?https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/security-in-chatgpt-5/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/security-in-chatgpt-5/Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:47:52 GMTChatGPT-5 modifications, while not overhauling the core architecture, alter the way the system communicates, guides decision-making, and handles potentially…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-identity-game-what-does-it-mean-for-siems/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-identity-game-what-does-it-mean-for-siems/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:02:02 GMTIdentitySIEM isn’t a new technology—it’s a long-overdue shift in perspective, recognizing that identity, not machines, is the foundation of meaningful…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/is-docker-right-to-warn-about-mcp/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/is-docker-right-to-warn-about-mcp/Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:42:04 GMTDocker issued a strongly worded security advisory urging developers to stop using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), citing widespread vulnerabilities that…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-cves-of-2025/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-cves-of-2025/Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:00:48 GMTThe Reality of AI Vulnerabilities: What the Data Actually Says There is no shortage of bold claims when it comes to the risks of adopting AI. Industry…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/prompt-injection/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/prompt-injection/Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:33:52 GMTPrompt injection is a relatively new term in cybersecurity, and one that many people are still unaware even exists.https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/understanding-mcp-for-use-in-ai-siem-soar/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/understanding-mcp-for-use-in-ai-siem-soar/Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:38:54 GMTif we’re going to move beyond toy examples and build real, automated Gen-AI workflows — especially in high-stakes domains like SOAR or SIEM — we need more…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/jobs-in-an-ai-soc/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/jobs-in-an-ai-soc/Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:48:37 GMTYou feel the ground shifting—and you should. AI isn’t nibbling around the edges of the Security Operations Center (SOC); it’s coming straight for the jobs,…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/how-do-ai-workflows-differ-from-soar-playbooks/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/how-do-ai-workflows-differ-from-soar-playbooks/Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:16:42 GMTYou have two logins. One from Spain. One from Switzerland. Eight minutes apart. The system fires an alert: “Impossible travel.” But here’s the problem—it’s…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/rethinking-the-soc-three-tier-model/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/rethinking-the-soc-three-tier-model/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:46:16 GMTIn cybersecurity, operational models are more than academic—they define how teams respond to threats, allocate resources, and maintain continuity. At the…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/what-is-the-job-in-siem-for-ai/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/what-is-the-job-in-siem-for-ai/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:02:08 GMTThe rise of generative AI has reignited excitement across cybersecurity, with many looking to these tools as accelerants for investigation. The most…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/deploying-and-maturing-a-siem-for-effective-security/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/deploying-and-maturing-a-siem-for-effective-security/Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:05:13 GMTBy Chris Jordan: I often write on more advanced topics, but I find there is a lack of good material on that gap between buying products and starting…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-evolution-of-cybersecurity-from-hacking-culture-to-ai-driven-defense/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/the-evolution-of-cybersecurity-from-hacking-culture-to-ai-driven-defense/Sat, 01 Mar 2025 03:36:54 GMTBy Chris Jordan The Early Days: A Culture of Curiosity For many in my generation, movies like WarGames might have been the spark that ignited an interest in…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-is-turning-security-operations-inside-out/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/ai-is-turning-security-operations-inside-out/Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:55:26 GMTSecurity operations have always faced the fundamental challenge of scale. Years ago, when I started working in cybersecurity, we knew the volume of data…https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/phase3betarelease/https://fluencysecurity.com/blog/phase3betarelease/Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:20:18 GMTPhase 3 marks a major advancement in how AI supports security operations—not by simply analyzing alerts, but by understanding process.