SuperSOC: Conversations with the People Shaping the Future of Security Operations
SuperSOC is the monthly podcast where Qevlar AI's CEO Ahmed Achchak interviews top cybersecurity experts to explore the future of the SOC.
From real-world AI applications to rethinking SecOps workflows, each episode delivers bold insights and practical strategies for modern security teams.
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SuperSOC: Conversations with the People Shaping the Future of Security Operations
Stop Buying Tools, Start Designing Systems: The Architecture Mindset Modern SOCs Need ft. Demetrius Comes @Squarespace
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Security teams often try to improve their SOC by adding more tools. Mature organizations approach the problem differently: they design systems. The real leverage comes from architecture — how telemetry, detections, identities, and workflows fit together into a coherent operational platform.
In this episode, Ahmed Achchak (Co-founder & CEO of Qevlar AI) speaks with Demetrius Comes, VP of Security at Squarespace, about why the biggest operational gaps in security come from poorly designed systems rather than missing alerts. Drawing on his background in engineering and product development, Demetrius explains why SOCs benefit from thinking like architects, not just tool buyers.
You’ll discover:
→ Where the line is between a true SOC system and a stack of disconnected security tools.
→ How engineering thinking helps design more resilient and scalable security operations.
→ Why logging and telemetry decisions made early can create years of operational friction.
→ What a well-designed security data layer actually looks like in practice.
→ How to prevent your SOC architecture from slowly drifting into a patchwork of historical decisions.
Agenda
00:00 – Introduction: Why SOC performance is really an architecture problem
01:13 – The difference between a SOC system and a pile of tools
02:58 – How engineering thinking shapes security architecture decisions
03:18 – Deciding what to build, buy, or integrate in a modern security stack
05:18 – The rising challenge of non-human identities in modern systems
07:16 – Architectural mistakes that create years of SOC inefficiency
08:53 – Why missing or poorly designed logging breaks detection programs
10:20 – Designing a security data layer that can evolve with the product
11:13 – Operational readiness reviews and why security must be part of feature releases
12:23 – Preventing architecture drift with retrospectives and continuous improvement
13:30 – Fire Round
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