CyberWins Ep. 13 — Daniel Lupton: Building the Agentic SOC

What will a security operations centre look like when AI agents handle more of the routine work? Daniel Lupton joins Jimmy Bartolo to discuss the evolution of cybersecurity teams, the growing role of AI, and the challenges organisations face when moving from experimentation to practical implementation. Daniel shares lessons from building high-performing teams and reducing vulnerabilities, as well as how regulatory requirements have changed the way security teams demonstrate risk management and compliance. The discussion examines where AI can deliver measurable business value, the importance of managing costs and setting guardrails, and the decisions involved in selecting AI models for security operations. Daniel also explains why security professionals need to develop agentic AI skills without losing sight of traditional technical foundations. Looking ahead, he discusses how agentic SOCs could automate initial incident triage, help analysts focus on more complex threats, and bring security closer to business processes. He also highlights the need for greater threat intelligence sharing as AI-driven threats evolve. Chapters 00:08 — Introduction 00:47 — Building a high-performing security team 02:20 — Hiring for the team you want to build 03:16 — Bringing teams together 04:06 — Regulatory requirements and security frameworks 05:56 — How cybersecurity has changed 07:19 — Finding practical uses for AI 08:28 — Preparing for frontier AI threats 09:46 — Choosing AI models for security 11:09 — Data sovereignty and regulatory constraints 12:15 — AI in critical business operations 13:24 — Australia's technology outlook and quantum computing 15:02 — The future of the agentic SOC 16:23 — Skills security analysts need 18:06 — AI agents and existing SOC tools 20:01 — The SOC of the future 22:39 — Rethinking security platforms and vendors 24:30 — Sharing threat intelligence across industries 25:36 — Closing remarks Follow CyberWins ANZ on LinkedIn:   / cyberwins-anz   #CyberWins #Cybersecurity #CyberWinsANZ