The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) organised a Voice Through Alumni session on “From Manual Operations to Autonomous Security Leveraging AlgoSec and Cortex XSOAR for Network Security Automation” on 29 August 2026. The resource person was Jeba Dhas Yesudhas, Service Delivery Manager, ASSA ABLOY. The session explained how network security operations are moving from manual firewall reviews and alert triage to automation. The speaker introduced AlgoSec for firewall policy analysis and change management, and Cortex XSOAR for playbook-based incident response, sharing experience from service delivery. Students gained an understanding of SOAR, common automation use cases and the skills needed in cybersecurity roles.