Exabeam & Vectra AI partner to boost threat detection speed

Exabeam and Vectra AI have announced a partnership aimed at simplifying security operations and accelerating the detection of cyber threats.

The collaboration will see the integration of the Exabeam New-Scale Security Operations Platform, which encompasses security information and event management (SIEM), user and entity behaviour analytics (UEBA), and automated workflows, with the Vectra AI Platform's network detection and response (NDR) capabilities.

This integration is intended to provide security teams with deeper visibility and to help uncover threats that can evade traditional tools, particularly those that move laterally across cloud environments. By combining their respective technologies, Exabeam and Vectra AI aim to address the persistent challenges faced by organisations in identifying advanced threats in modern IT infrastructures.

According to Exabeam, security teams often struggle with detecting sophisticated threats due to legacy tools that were developed for on-premises detection. These tools can leave gaps in visibility and slow down response times, requiring analysts to switch between various disconnected systems during investigations. This manual approach can prove costly in situations where rapid response is critical.

With the new integration, Vectra AI's technology prioritises and detects attackers as they move across networks, including data centres, campuses, remote work setups, cloud, and operational technology environments. When used alongside Exabeam SIEM and automation, organisations benefit from centralised visibility, improved detection speed, and more effective responses throughout cloud-based infrastructures.

The integration offers several additional advantages. By consolidating security data from multiple sources and automating workflows across the security operations centre (SOC) stack, analysts can identify and respond to incidents more quickly and accurately. The partnership also brings enhanced visibility into network-based risks across cloud infrastructure, powered by advanced behavioural analytics. This helps teams detect lateral movement, insider threats, and post-compromise activities that might otherwise remain undetected.

Deployment is streamlined through out-of-the-box integration features, including prebuilt mappings, a preconfigured Vectra AI dashboard tile, and webhook collectors, which are designed to reduce operational overhead for SOC teams.

Steve Wilson, Chief AI and Product Officer at Exabeam, commented on the partnership, stating: "Teaming up with Vectra AI, isn't just a partnership, it's a power move. We need to shift the balance in cybersecurity, putting defenders back in control. With their cloud threat intel and our AI-driven platform, we're exposing the threats others miss and flipping the script on what modern threat detection looks like."

Jeff Reed, Chief Product Officer at Vectra AI, discussed the increasing complexity of cyber threats, saying: "Security teams today need visibility to stay ahead of advanced threats, especially as attacks become more complex and move across hybrid and cloud environments. By integrating Vectra AI's advanced NDR with Exabeam's powerful SIEM and automation capabilities, we're empowering teams with a unified, intelligent platform to quickly identify, investigate, and stop threats before they escalate. This partnership is a major step forward in modernising security operations for the AI-driven threat landscape."

Both companies assert that combining their platforms will enable organisations to streamline threat investigations, reduce manual workloads, and improve organisational security outcomes in the face of evolving cyber risks.