Inflection Point The Digital Intelligence Podcast

Why Your SOC Can't Keep Up With AI Attackers


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If you're taking a defensive posture toward AI, you're already behind."

Shay Sandler started coding at 10, skipped university for Israel's elite Unit 8200, and went straight into a startup before most people finish grad school. In this episode, he breaks down how that unconventional path shaped how he thinks about building in one of the most complex corners of enterprise tech: security operations.

Enterprise security teams haven't changed their detection and response model in 20 years — still collecting data into a SIEM, still moving slowly. Meanwhile, attackers are operating at GPU speed. Shay's answer: federated data architecture, agentic SOC operations, and AI agents that explain their reasoning. When he first pitched this to Moudy, the response was simple — "That's not possible." Today, four of the largest U.S. banks are deploying it.

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 — Introduction

01:09 — Coding at 10, Unit 8200, and skipping university

06:50 — What classified cyber ops taught him about building

12:45 — From "that's not possible" to 4 major U.S. banks

13:30 — Why enterprise SOC hasn't changed in 20 years

14:43 — Attackers operating at GPU speed

17:07 — Federated data architecture explained

20:00 — Agentic SOC operations and AI agents

55:04 — Guidance for CISOs and CIOs

58:11 — What happens to security jobs

59:36 — Defensive posture vs. accelerating with AI

🎙 INFLECTION POINT

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InflectionPoint-ai

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/01uYAdd5ute49U76tDmoaN?si=3f8894144f494cac

🎙 HOST

Moudy Elbayadi, Ph.D. — Chief AI & Innovation Officer, EVOTEK

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moudyelbayadi

Guest: Shay Sandler

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shay-sandler-305508107/

🏢 EVOTEK

Web: https://www.evotek.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evotek

Solana Beach Studio: 462 Stevens Ave, Suite 308, Solana Beach, CA 92075

📚 RESOURCES

"Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone" (co-authored by Moudy Elbayadi): [TODO]

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