4 Outdated Habits Destroying Your SOC's MTTR in 2026

The Hacker News examines four outdated SOC habits that hamper MTTR in 2026, emphasising how manual vouching for samples and siloed tools slow investigations as threat volumes grow. It highlights that modern SOCs are adopting automation and real-time dynamic analysis, with ANY[.]RUN’s Interactive Sandbox credited for cutting MTTR by 21 minutes per incident and delivering a 15-second median MTTD among its users.

The piece notes benefits from integrating sandboxing into SIEM, SOAR and EDR workflows, including a 3x improvement in analyst throughput and 30% fewer escalations from Tier 1 to Tier 2. It also cites business-focused outcomes such as faster containment, higher detection rates, and stronger, faster decision-making across the SOC, supported by 15,000+ SOC teams in 195 countries using ANY[.]RUN. The article is a contributed piece from one of The Hacker News’s partners.