Elastic Security 8.4: SOAR for modern security operations arms analysts to remediate threats faster

Elastic Security 8.4 introduces Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) capabilities to enhance the efficiency of modern security operation centers (SOCs). The update addresses challenges like increasing data and limited resources by offering streamlined workflows, native response capabilities, and integrations with SOAR vendors such as ServiceNow, Swimlane, and Tines, along with new partnerships with D3 and Torq. Elastic Agent supports these enhancements by allowing single-click use case expansion and endpoint management, while the new terminal-like interface and self-healing features improve incident response. The update also includes automated alert insights to combat alert fatigue and expanded partnerships for third-party integrations. Additionally, Elastic 8.4 introduces detection engineering enhancements, such as wildcard support in rule exceptions and new integrations for data collection from security products, aiming to provide comprehensive protection and flexibility for security teams.