# A hollowed out data layer is making CISOs fly blind into AI attacks

> Source: <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/18/siem-data-blind-spots-mapping/>
> Published: 2026-08-18 05:00:30+00:00

The security industry is currently transitioning to an era where both offense and defense are AI-led, and every SOC operates at machine speed. However, what most CISOs have not yet reckoned with is that the AI defenders they are about to deploy will inherit a data foundation that two years of ingestion cost pressure has quietly hollowed out. The result is a security industry heading into an AI era with less visibility than it had … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/18/siem-data-blind-spots-mapping/)

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