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Cybersecurity AI Guides

Workflows, deep-dives, and practitioner-tested advice for security teams using AI tools.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.