Why alert fatigue is a problem of joined-up evidence
More alerts are not the answer. Fewer cases, each already explained, are.
What we are learning from security leaders, and how hybrid threats move between systems, sites and teams.
Field note · Nov 2026 · 6 min read
Where they see risk between systems, what they say their SIEM covers and does not, how contractors and AI agents change the picture, and the question they ask most.
“So what would I do differently?”
The question we heard most in 2026
More alerts are not the answer. Fewer cases, each already explained, are.
Why organising evidence around the person or asset changes what a team can see.
Two valid events that cannot belong to one legitimate journey.
The definitive explainer, and the questions to ask of any platform that claims it.
For CNI operators, data centres and managed service providers.
What event-day evidence looks like for UK venues.
One email a month. No sales sequence.