Autonomic security operations (ASO) is a new approach to security operations. It attempts to overcome the increasing challenges faced by traditional SOCs. Cybersecurity leaders Anton Chuvakin, Senior Security Staff, Office of the CISO at Google and Iman Ghanizada, Global Head of Autonomic Security at Google are among the biggest proponents of ASO. They describe ASO as a combination of philosophies, practices, tools, and processes that improves an organization’s ability to withstand security attacks. The Google Cloud website describes it as an “adaptive, agile, and highly automated approach to threat management.” Autonomic security operations use automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to improve overall cybersecurity efficiency. In security operations, autonomic capabilities go beyond automating repetitive tasks. ASO also intelligently manages resources, improves detection and response to threats, and makes overall cyber risk management more effective. Autonomic security operations can accelerate SOC transformation, helping companies leverage their current infrastructure and resources. Modern security operations centers, unlike the traditional SOC, leverage automation and machine learning and minimize the need for human intervention. In the long run, they are more efficient, overcome the skills gap, and are agile.