Elastic Security 8.16 introduces significant enhancements, including agentless onboarding for faster cloud security posture management, expanded integrations with platforms like Wiz and AWS Security Hub, and the ability for the Elastic AI Assistant to utilize custom knowledge sources. The update underscores improvements in investigation efficiency and security operations by supporting locally hosted large language models and expanding the Elastic AI Assistant's capabilities. The release also includes features such as Elastic Attack Discovery's increased alert processing capacity, role-based access control, and improved result accuracy. The integration of Elastic Security Labs content into the AI Assistant provides real-time access to threat intelligence, while new capabilities such as the Cloud Asset Inventory integration streamline cloud resource discovery. Additionally, Elastic Security 8.16 enhances visibility with new security integrations, provides full alert suppression support, and introduces a Hive case connector for streamlined incident management.