Author: Matt Robinson
As the threat environment becomes more automated and sophisticated, defense remains constrained by linear growth in talent and resources. AI is fundamentally changing how security infrastructure is conceived and built, moving from reactive, human-dependent models to proactive, intelligence-augmented systems.
Today, we’re partnering with Bricklayer AI, Virginia-based Agentic Cybersecurity Platform that recently announced their Seed Round, to develop AI-native SOCs that put this evolution into practice.
Dual Partnership: Gruve Welcomes AI Agents into SOC Operations and Supports Partners in AI-Powered SOC Enablement
Companies offering AI products and applications are experiencing exponential growth and rapid go-to-market demand. Viral momentum drives adoption, but scale is slowed down by the lack of tailored solutions, limited headcounts, smooth integrations, and ongoing support to deliver real outcomes. The dilemma is clear: either AI startups and innovators, with lean teams by design, are pushed into becoming implementation experts, or enterprises are left to struggle with adoption on their own.
Gruve’s partnership model resolves this gap, enabling AI companies to stay focused on innovation while we manage the complexity of enterprise deployment.
Gruve’s partnership with Bricklayer AI is designed to support organizations at every stage of their security journey. New SOCs can launch with an automation-first approach that scales efficiently, while existing SOCs can gain greater autonomy by integrating teams of AI agents into their current workflows, improving speed, accuracy, and coverage without a costly rebuild.
Gruve has also embedded Bricklayer into its managed detection and response services, enhancing operational efficiency and delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes at scale. Customers can adopt a bundled Managed SOC+AI Service through a single contract or work with each company individually while still benefiting from a fully integrated experience.
Together, Bricklayer and Gruve do the following:
- New SOC Buildouts: We embed AI agents from day one, creating automation-first SOCs that scale without linear staffing increases.
- SOC Autonomy: We provide seamless AI augmentation within existing ecosystems. No wholesale replacements required.
- Enhanced MDR: We use Bricklayer internally to automate triage and enrichment, delivering faster outcomes without analyst burnout.
By combining Gruve’s AI services with Bricklayer’s platform, organizations can roll out real-world AI deployments without stretching their internal teams or slowing momentum.
“Security teams don’t need more dashboards or disconnected tools, they need faster, more consistent results. Gruve brings the real-world expertise that helps customers turn Bricklayer’s AI capabilities into reality. Together, we’re giving organizations a scalable path to modernize their SOCs, improve analyst effectiveness, and strengthen their overall security posture.”
– Norman Currie, Head of Partnerships & Customer Experience at Bricklayer AI
Transforming the Cybersecurity Labor Shortage
Walk into any SOC: junior analysts drown in alert fatigue while senior staff burn out from escalations. The industry confronts 3.5 million unfilled positions globally. Hiring more Level 1 analysts scales the problem, not the solution.
Our partnership takes a different path. Instead of waiting for more cybersecurity professionals, we multiply existing talent effectiveness. Junior analysts who typically spend years in Level 1 roles now handle Level 2 and Level 3 investigations within months.
Bricklayer AI has already demonstrated massive value add for its client base, including:
- 90% reduction in analyst hours and 500 alerts investigated in one month for a major critical infrastructure provider in the Oil and Gas industry
- 100+ threat intelligence queries handled per month for a global Top 10 Financial Services and Banking institution
- 5+ hour reduction in analyst time per report across 100+ incident response use cases for a global cyber Incident Response firm
- And much, much more.
This reflects a broader shift: AI creates AI-augmented teammates who deliver exponentially higher value.
Bridge AI Innovation and Implementation
The gap between impressive demos and production systems is vast. Organizations encounter identical obstacles: legacy integration, workflow redesign, change management resistance. Cutting-edge AI companies build remarkable capabilities but lack enterprise transformation expertise. Organizations want AI-powered security but need guides who understand both technology and operational realities. Gruve bridges this gap, connecting traditional operations to AI-native workflows. We redesign how organizations integrate AI teammates into daily operations.
The future of work is not defined by a single company’s vision. It is a collective effort that requires the most innovative minds working together. To make AI adoption real, the industry needs an ecosystem built on trust, scale, and security. Gruve’s role is to be that foundation, transforming AI innovation into enterprise reality. We look forward to continuing to build this ecosystem in partnership with leaders and the broader community shaping the future of secure AI.
Why Bricklayer AI
Bricklayer AI’s Agentic Cybersecurity Platform is purpose-built to change how enterprises deploy and trust AI to simplify complexity, automate intelligently, and enable teams to operate at scale.
Unlike many AI vendors today, Bricklayer is not just creating generic AI agents with a UI wrapper. Bricklayer’s approach is different, using the power of their platform to empower security teams to utilize AI to fill known gaps, create efficiency, and enhance consistency in parallel. Multi-agent collaboration that combines with customer input in the creation of use cases is not a feature, it’s the DNA behind a platform that creates possibilities that are ever evolving.
We all know that AI is embedded in the future of security. Bricklayer does not just address today’s issues, but works with their clients in aligned, long-term partnerships to ensure AI is used where it’s needed to create measurable, transparent results. Bricklayer helps security professionals better protect their data, enterprises, and markets.
