Exabeam Nova Advisor: Real-Time Security Strategy Engine
▼ Summary
– Exabeam expanded its AI system Exabeam Nova with a real-time strategic planning engine and boardroom communication tool to help CISOs translate security data into business-relevant strategies.
– The Exabeam Nova Advisor Agent generates data-backed roadmaps, boardroom-ready summaries, and identifies security gaps like misconfigurations or missing log sources.
– Exabeam Nova enables what-if analysis to simulate security improvements and tracks daily security posture benchmarks to align with long-term goals.
– Unlike bolt-on AI solutions, Exabeam Nova is a fully integrated system of agents designed to automate decisions and streamline SOC workflows for efficiency.
– Users report five-times faster investigations and improved accuracy within 90 days, citing Exabeam Nova’s seamless AI coordination as a game-changer for security operations.
Exabeam has unveiled a significant upgrade to its Nova platform, introducing an AI-powered strategic advisor that transforms raw security data into actionable business insights for enterprise leaders. This enhancement positions Nova as the first multi-agent AI system capable of generating real-time security strategies while bridging the gap between technical teams and executive decision-makers.
The newly launched Nova Advisor Agent addresses a critical pain point for security professionals: translating complex cybersecurity metrics into boardroom-ready language. For years, CISOs have struggled to quantify risk reduction, justify security budgets, and demonstrate measurable progress. The Advisor Agent solves this by automatically generating data-driven strategic plans, executive summaries, and maturity benchmarks.
Security teams now gain unprecedented capabilities through Nova’s integrated AI agents:
Strategic roadmap development The system synthesizes daily posture assessments, MITRE ATT&CK framework coverage, and organizational security data to produce evidence-based improvement plans. This eliminates guesswork in security program planning.
Executive communication tools Technical findings are automatically reframed as business impact statements, helping leadership teams understand security ROI, support funding decisions, and track program effectiveness.
Gap identification and prioritization The platform detects vulnerabilities like missing log sources, configuration errors, and ineffective detection rules that undermine security posture, then ranks them by business impact.
Scenario planning functionality Security leaders can model the potential effects of new tools or process changes before implementation, predicting how adjustments would close security gaps.
Continuous maturity tracking Daily benchmarking against organizational goals provides quantifiable proof of security program evolution, moving beyond reactive operations to strategic optimization.
“Current AI applications in cybersecurity focus too narrowly on alert triage,” noted Steve Wilson, Exabeam’s Chief AI Officer. “Nova represents a paradigm shift – it’s the first AI system built specifically for security leadership. Beyond identifying problems, it creates improvement plans and provides the business context CISOs need to secure executive support.”
Exabeam CEO Chris O’Malley emphasized the platform’s role in modern security operations: “With threats escalating and resources constrained, SOC teams need intelligent automation that delivers measurable outcomes. Nova represents a fundamental change from reactive alert chasing to strategic security management. Customer feedback confirms it’s setting new standards for accuracy and operational impact.”
The Advisor Agent expands Nova’s capabilities to six specialized AI components, each designed to automate critical security operations functions. Unlike bolt-on AI solutions, Nova was engineered as a unified system where agents collaborate across the entire threat detection, investigation, and response workflow.
Early adopters report transformative results, with investigations completing five times faster while achieving greater accuracy. Customers particularly value Nova’s ability to demonstrate security program effectiveness in business terms and its integrated approach to threat management.
“Exabeam Nova’s true differentiator is how its AI agents function as a cohesive unit,” said Joep Kremer of ilionx. “From initial alert to executive briefing, the platform provides continuous, contextualized insights. Natural language queries, instant trend visualization, and prioritized recommendations create an experience akin to having an expert team constantly optimizing security operations. This isn’t incremental improvement – it’s a complete operational transformation.”
Deeply embedded within Exabeam’s Security Operations Platform, Nova represents a new approach to AI in cybersecurity – one that elevates security teams from tactical responders to strategic advisors while delivering quantifiable business value.
(Source: HELPNETSECURITY)
