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.
Recent guests include Google’s Anton Chuvakin and cybersecurity automation expert Filip Stojkovski.
Want to know more about Qevlar AI and how it can help you automate alert investigation? Head to www.qevlar.com
Episodes
8 episodes
SOC Blind Spots: The Threats That Always Get Through and Why You Don’t Detect Them
Is your SOC ready for the new era of GenAI attacks?In this episode, Ahmed Achchak sits down with Jai Minton, Senior Manager of Hunt & Response at Huntress, to break down how attackers consistently bypass even “mature” SOCs by abusing...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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19:23
The Realistic Path to Cyber Defense Across IT, OT and Cloud ft. Daniel Kästle @ ex-Mercedes-Benz
Most enterprises talk about unifying IT, OT and cloud security, but very few actually pull it off. In this episode, Ahmed has invited Daniel Kästle, former Head of Cyber Defense at Mercedes-Benz, to break down what it really takes to move from ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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25:36
The Multi-Tenant Challenge: How MDR Providers Maintain Detection Quality Across Hundreds of Different Environments ft. Beatrice Francon @Atos
How do you guarantee the same investigative depth and accuracy when you’re running security operations for thousands of customers and processing billions of alerts per day?In this episode, Beatrice Francon, Director of MDR Services at At...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:34
Should SOCs Drop Tiered Models Altogether? ft. Rob van Os @SOC-CMM
Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 — the hierarchy every SOC grew up with. But as AI takes over triage and investigation, does that model still make sense?In this episode, Ahmed Achchak (CEO and co-founder of Qevlar AI) talks with Rob van Os, Strate...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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22:23
Shifting Detection Left In the Kill Chain. How AI Can Reduce False Negatives ft. Shane Shook @Forgepoint Capital
In this episode, Ahmed Achchak (CEO & co-founder of Qevlar AI) invited Shane Shook, Venture Partner at Forgepoint Capital and longtime advisor to top security startups, to explore why false negatives (not false positives) are still the SOC’...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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20:06
The MSSP vs. Enterprise Divide: How Autonomous AI Changes the SOC Service Model ft. Erik Bloch @illumio
In this episode, Ahmed Achchak (CEO & co-founder of Qevlar AI) sits down with Erik Bloch, VP of Security at illumio and former SOC leader at Salesforce and Atlassian, to explore how AI is blurring the traditional divide between MSSP and ent...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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21:37
Making AI Useful in the SOC: Data, Metrics & Human Skills ft. Dr. Anton Chuvakin @Google Cloud
AI promises to transform security operations but how much of that is actually happening today? In this episode, Ahmed Achchak (CEO of Qevlar AI) talks with Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Security Advisor at Office of the CISO at Google Cloud, to explore t...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:36
From Playbooks to Agents: Rethinking Automation in the SOC with Filip Stojkovski
Most “AI-powered” security tools are just brittle automation wearing a fancy badge. In this episode, Qevlar AI CEO Ahmed Achchak sits down with cybersecurity automation expert Filip Stojkovski to ask the hard questions:Why are L1/L2 work...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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19:27