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

Short answer: Because attackers exploit fragmentation faster than governments can respond This shift toward collective cyber defense is a cornerstone of the new federal vision. The March 2026 National Cyber Strategy for America explicitly calls for a "new level of relationship between the public and private sectors" and demands "unprecedented coordination across government" to protect the American people.

Securing air-gapped environments with Elastic on Google Distributed Cloud

If you are not using AI to defend against AI, you will lose. But for organizations operating in air-gapped environments, the path to AI-driven defense can be blocked by the very isolation that protects them. Today, we're announcing that Elastic Security is now the embedded security layer for Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped environments, expanding our collaboration with Google Cloud.

Why AI won't steal your SOC analyst job

Let's address the elephant in the room, or I should say … the AI in the security operations center (SOC). If you're an SOC analyst, you've probably heard the doom and gloom predictions — AI is coming for your job! AI will replace you! Start updating your resumes now! In all honesty, that probably is not the case. AI isn't going to take your job, but it will change how you do it — and that's brilliant news.

SIEM-as-a-Service offering leverages Elastic for unified cybersecurity across the US government

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has launched a SIEM-as-a-Service (SIEMaaS) offering for federal civilian agencies, featuring Elastic Security on Elastic Cloud. SIEMaaS delivers a cloud-based platform for next-generation, AI-powered threat analytics, incident response, and open-standards-based cybersecurity data ingestion.

Elastic Cloud Serverless achieves major compliance certifications across AWS, Azure, and GCP

Securely scale search, security, and observability apps on any cloud provider. We are thrilled to announce a major milestone in our commitment to security, privacy, and regulatory compliance for Elastic Cloud Serverless. Elastic Cloud Serverless has now attained a comprehensive suite of key compliance certifications across all of our available cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud (GCP).

The only vendor standing: Elastic's clean sweep in 2025 AV-Comparatives Tests

In the current threat landscape, the margin for error is nonexistent. According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025,1 the average cost of a data breach in the US has surged to a record $10.22 million — a 9% increase from the previous year. For security teams, this reality creates a high-pressure environment where every missed signal or allowed compromise can spiral into a headline-making crisis.