7AI, a leader in agentic security, has been named a Sample Vendor in the AI SOC Agents category of the Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2025. This recognition highlights 7AI’s innovative approach to delivering measurable value through authentic AI agents designed for security operations centers (SOCs).
Gartner’s research underscores the challenge of “agent washing,” where vendors rebrand existing tools as AI agents without substantial capabilities. “Many vendors are contributing to the hype by engaging in ‘agent washing’ – the rebranding of existing products, such as AI assistants, robotic process automation (RPA) and chatbots, without substantial agentic capabilities. Gartner estimates only about 130 of the thousands of agentic AI vendors are real,” the report notes. 7AI stands out by focusing on real-world security team challenges. “We completely agree with Gartner's assessment. It's easy for vendors to claim they're using AI agents, but it's another thing entirely to prove it by delivering measurable value to enterprise customers at scale,” said Lior Div, CEO and Co-Founder of 7AI.
7AI’s platform is built from the ground up as a truly agentic solution. “The reason there are so few truly agentic companies in an ocean of claims is that most vendors built traditional rule-based systems and are now retrofitting them with AI labels,” said Yonatan Striem-Amit, CTO and Co-Founder of 7AI. “Our Dynamic Reasoning capability allows our agents to adapt their decision-making process based on contextual understanding of each unique security scenario, rather than following predetermined scripts.” This approach makes 7AI’s AI agents ideal for SOCs, where nuanced analysis and response are critical.
The security operations domain is uniquely suited for AI agent deployment due to structured data sources, standardized processes, and clear ROI metrics like mean time to detection (MTTD) and response (MTTR). Despite Gartner’s prediction that over 40% of agentic AI projects will fail by 2027 due to costs or unclear value, AI SOC Agents are positioned at the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” with moderate benefits and 1-5% market penetration, indicating strong potential in this domain.
Gartner’s 2025 Cybersecurity Innovations in AI Risk Management and Use Survey reveals that 42% of cybersecurity leaders are currently piloting or using AI assistants for threat detection and response, with 46% planning adoption within the next year. By 2028, AI systems are expected to handle 15% of daily SOC decision-making, up from nearly zero in 2024, signaling significant growth potential for solutions like 7AI’s.
7AI’s recognition in the Gartner Hype Cycle underscores its leadership in delivering authentic AI agents tailored to the unique demands of security operations. By prioritizing measurable outcomes and adaptive decision-making, 7AI empowers SOCs to address the industry’s skills shortage and enhance threat detection and response efficiency.
7AI is the leader in agentic security, delivering the industry's first agentic security platform that harnesses the speed, swarming capabilities, and power of AI to give defenders the advantage over evolving threats. Founded in 2024 by cybersecurity veterans Lior Div and Yonatan Striem-Amit, creators of Cybereason, 7AI's platform deploys specialized AI agents that autonomously handle essential "non-human work" such as alert triage, threat investigation, and incident response. The company's Dynamic Reasoning technology enables AI agents to adapt their decision-making process based on contextual understanding of each unique security scenario, eliminating false positives and providing actionable conclusions at machine speed. Backed by Greylock Partners, Spark Capital, and CRV, 7AI is already running in production across dozens of enterprise environments.
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