# Elastic's AlertZero puts AI agents to work on security alert overload

DevFeed: [Elastic's AlertZero puts AI agents to work on security alert overload](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/elastic-s-alertzero-puts-ai-agents-to-work-on-security-alert-overload-77541.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/08/elastics-alertzero-puts-ai-agents-to-work-on-security-alert-overload/>)

Author: Duncan Riley

Published: 2026-10-08T23:08:13Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [SiliconANGLE](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/siliconangle.md>)

Topics: [alert triage](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/alert-triage.md>), [Security Operations Center](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-operations-center.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [agent orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agent-orchestration.md>), [Local AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/local-ai.md>)

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## AI overview

Elastic introduced AlertZero, a team of AI agents built into Elastic Security to handle alert triage, threat hunting, detection tuning proposals and forensic analysis. Customers control each agent's autonomy, while changes to detection rules and inconclusive assessments require human decisions. The product is planned as a technical preview for Elastic Cloud, self-managed and air-gapped deployments.

## Source excerpt

Enterprise search and security company Elastic N.V. today introduced AlertZero, a team of specialized artificial intelligence agents for security operations. Built into Elastic Security, the agents take on alert triage, threat hunting and forensic analysis, and each customer decides how much of that work runs without a person signing off. AlertZero is aimed at the [...] The post Elastic's AlertZero puts AI agents to work on security alert overload appeared first on SiliconANGLE.