What if GitHub sucks for security detections—and AI is finally good enough to replace it?
Join Josh Mason and Wade Wells as they sit down with Aaron Mog, the outspoken founder of Detections.ai, to unpack why detection engineering is broken—and how his new platform signed up 4,000+ users in just two weeks.
Aaron doesn’t hold back. From ranting about GitHub’s failures to sharing how AI is now actually useful for real-world detections, this episode goes deep into:
Why most teams still build detections in silos (and waste time doing it)
What makes detections fail—and what 80% of orgs get wrong
How Detections.ai uses prompt engineering and log analysis to generate battle-ready alerts
Why vendors will never cover all your detection needs (and that’s okay)
Whether you're a threat hunter, detection engineer, or just AI-curious, this episode will challenge your assumptions and give you practical ideas to level up your SOC.
Connect with Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronmog
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:31 Aaron Mog and Detections.ai Overview
01:58 Community-Driven Detection Engineering
04:24 AI Integration and Product Evolution
06:20 Challenges in Detection Engineering
08:11 AI's Role in Detection Engineering
15:51 Vendor Limitations and Custom Solutions
16:54 Microsoft's Limitations in Cybersecurity
17:23 The Evolution of Threat Hunting
18:07 Collaborative Approach to Cybersecurity
20:07 Crowdsourcing and AI in Detection Engineering
20:57 Challenges and Innovations in AI for Security
21:37 AI's Role in Detection and Response
23:25 Elastic's Blog and Detection Engineering
24:29 AI in Summarizing and Enhancing Security Reports
28:14 Community and Commercial Aspects of AI in Security
32:18 Conclusion and Community Engagement
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