Blog and Media
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Our Secure by Design Pledge
By Dave Brown, Head of Security and Compliance at Andesite Building software that is secure by design is at the heart of what we at Andesite are passionate about – it’s the core of our mission and what we pursue as a security vendor. That’s why we proudly signed the CISA Secure by Design Pledge.…
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AI can help the industry finally get SOC automation right
Andesite’s Chief Product Officer William MacMillan writes about how “despite massive investment in tools and technologies, many SOCs still find themselves overwhelmed by the very chaos they aim to control.” “Analysts are drowning in data, jumping between disconnected tools, and trying to make sense of endless alerts. The result? An epidemic of burnout among the talented…
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Andesite Named Trusted Cloud Provider by Cloud Security Alliance
Andesite is proud to announce that it has earned the Trusted Cloud Provider trustmark from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). CSA is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. CSA harnesses the subject matter expertise of industry practitioners, associations, governments, and…
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The Current AI Revolution Will (Finally) Transform Your SOC
Alex, Thaman, Our Chief Technology Officer writes about the effects of AI on the cybersecurity stack. Artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly transforming cybersecurity, reimagining detection through remediation. While AI’s value across cybersecurity workflows has been inconsistent, recent breakthroughs in machine learning will significantly decrease organizational risk and become necessary in defense operations to keep up…
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Andesite Raises Additional $23 Million and Announces General Availability of the Bionic SOC
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Andesite AI (Andesite) today announced the General Availability of the bionic Security Operations Center (SOC), its human-AI collaboration product empowering cyber defense teams. Additionally, Andesite revealed that it secured an additional $23 million in capital as a second tranche of seed funding from General Catalyst and Red…
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Analyst Burnout Is an Advanced Persistent Threat
On Dark Reading, Andesite’s Chief Product Officer William MacMillan writes about how for too long, cybersecurity analysts have been treated as mere cogs in a machine and it’s time to change that and revolutionize security operations. “In the battle against cyber threats, we’re losing our most vital asset: our people. While the industry fixates on…
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A Framework for Human-AI Partnership in the SOC
Andesite’s Chief Product Officer William MacMillan argues on SC Media that so far the attempts to automate the Security Operations Center (SOC) have failed. Almost 20 years since the rise of the SIEM, and 10 years after SOAR platforms first hit the market, SOCs are still struggling. Analysts are drowning in an “everywhere data” environment,…
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The Importance of Team Culture in Startups, with Andesite’s CEO and co-founder Brian Carbaugh
In this conversation, Brian Carbaugh, CEO and co-founder of Andesite, shares his unique journey from the CIA (and beore that the Marines!) to the world of cybersecurity. He discusses the challenges and rewards of being a founder, the importance of setting a positive tone for the team, and the necessity of resilience in a startup…
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On CISO Perspectives, Andesite’s CPO William MacMillan discusses the state of security automation
Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, turns over hosting duties of his podcast, CISO Perspectives, to William MacMillan, the Chief Product Officer at Andesite, to discuss the Cybersecurity First Principle of automation: current state and what happens now with AI as it applies to SOC Operations.