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Is your SIEM actually ready? A new way to find out

Elastic Security has introduced "SIEM Readiness," a new capability designed to provide a centralized and actionable view of a SIEM's operational health. The tool identifies critica…

Rethinking public sector AI: 5 shifts driving mission outcomes

Public sector organizations are transitioning from using AI for simple individual tasks toward "Agentic AI" capable of managing complex, end-to-end organizational workflows. To ach…

Built on patterns: How Susan Chang’s econometrics roots drive machine learning for security and her minimalist workspace

Susan Chang, a Principal Data Scientist at Elastic, leverages her background in econometrics to develop machine learning models that detect anomalous behavior within massive securi…

Elastic Stack 9.3.4 released

Elastic Stack version 9.3.4 has been released, with an upgrade recommended over version 9.3.3. This update specifically addresses a regression in APM’s HTTP/2 connections that caus…

Elastic Stack 8.19.15 released

Elastic Stack 8.19.15 has been released, featuring a fix for a regression in APM where HTTP/2 connections could fail due to framing errors. Users are encouraged to upgrade to this …

Whole-of-state cyber defense: How AI-driven security helps US states protect what matters most

To combat attackers who exploit fragmented local networks, US states are transitioning toward a "whole-of-state" cybersecurity model that treats the entire regional ecosystem as a …

State of Observability in Financial Services 2026: From implementation to business impact

The 2026 report highlights a shift in financial services from using observability as a technical requirement to a strategic business tool that correlates system performance with ke…

Google Axion instances now available on Elastic Cloud Hosted

Elastic Cloud Hosted has introduced a new CPU-optimized Arm hardware profile powered by Google Axion processors, offering up to 25% better price-performance for intensive workloads…

Securing air-gapped environments with Elastic on Google Distributed Cloud

Elastic Security has become the embedded security layer for Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped environments, providing a unified platform for SIEM, XDR, and native automatio…

Elastic wins fifth Google Cloud Partner of the Year award

Elastic has been named the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year in the Artificial Intelligence category, marking its fifth consecutive year receiving this top honor. The award rec…

Introducing cross-project search in Elastic Cloud Serverless

Elastic has launched the technical preview of cross-project search (CPS) for Elastic Cloud Serverless, enabling users to query multiple distributed projects through a single interf…

Why AI won’t steal your SOC analyst job

AI will not replace SOC analysts but will instead transform the role by automating repetitive tasks like alert triage and initial incident response. While AI excels at pattern reco…