

Monzy Merza, How Much AI is Too Much, and the Weekly News - Monzy Merza - ESW #415
Jul 14, 2025
Monzy Merza, CEO and co-founder of Krogel, brings his extensive experience from Databricks and Splunk to discuss the nuanced landscape of AI in cybersecurity. He shares insights on the right and wrong ways to implement AI in Security Operations Centers, stressing the need for transparency and ethical pricing models. The conversation also delves into the challenges of integrating AI, where many startups face barriers due to a lack of AI capabilities. Additionally, the importance of collaboration and innovative funding in cybersecurity is highlighted.
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Data Normalization Isn't Mandatory
- Data normalization shouldn't be required for security teams to leverage AI effectively.
- Krogel's knowledge graph allows analysis without forcing data into a common schema, solving real operational issues.
Good Questions Drive Progress
- The ability to ask good questions drives human progress and security investigations.
- Reducing tool complexity allows analysts to follow their intuition and improves security outcomes.
Mitigate Key Person Risk
- Document and share security processes to mitigate risks of knowledge loss.
- Tools like Krogel help preserve key person knowledge for future use.