Traditional security solutions, designed for on-premises environments, struggle to adapt to the dynamic and expansive nature of cloud infrastructure. These legacy tools often feature cumbersome workflows and lack the deep understanding of cloud-specific attack vectors and vulnerabilities. As a result, they are ill-equipped to effectively secure the complex and ever-evolving cloud landscape.

Furthermore, relying on standalone Cloud Data Loss Prevention (CDLP) tools often leads to an overwhelming volume of fragmented data. This hinders real-time analysis and makes it difficult to identify and correlate threats across the diverse components of cloud environments. Such challenges underscore the need for a more integrated and intelligent approach to cloud security.

“Increasingly dynamic cloud environments are presenting visibility challenges for security with 44% reporting that threat detection and response is more difficult to conduct in cloud environments," said Dave Gruber, Principal Security Analyst at ESG. “SOC teams need to address this cloud visibility gap by collecting, processing, monitoring and acting upon information from an assortment of cloud security telemetry sources spanning multiple hyperscale cloud providers."

To address these challenges, Elastic, the Search AI Company, announced Elastic Security now offers expanded cloud detection and response capabilities from a single SIEM to reduce tool fragmentation and streamline cloud security.

According to a blog posted by Elastic, Elastic Security makes it easier to find threats by helping security experts see the big picture. It uses visual tools to show how different parts of a system are connected. Doing this will allow analysts to quickly spot patterns and understand the root cause of problems without needing to write complicated queries or manually sift through data.

Elastic Security also simplifies setup by automatically collecting data from cloud environments without requiring software installations on customer systems. And Elastic Security integrates data from popular cloud security and open-source tools like Wiz, Falco and AWS Security Hub. This unified approach gives security experts a comprehensive view of potential threats and allows them to quickly assess the risk and take appropriate action.

Elastic Security ensures that security teams focus on investigating and responding to threats, rather than spending time on data preparation and analysis.

“Over the past two years, Elastic has integrated cloud security and CDR capabilities directly into its AI-driven security analytics solution to enhance how modern organizations detect and respond to threats more effectively,” said Santosh Krishnan, General Manager of Security at Elastic. “Our comprehensive approach maximizes efficiency, lowers the total cost of ownership, and alleviates the burden on security teams. Ultimately, Elastic Security ensures organizations stay ahead of evolving threats while leveraging the full benefits of CDR.”

Support for Elastic Security’s new CDR capabilities is available now.