Illumio unveils groundbreaking AI-Powered Insights Agent for enhanced threat response

Illumio Inc., renowned for its breach containment solutions, has announced a novel capability within its cloud detection and response (CDR) platform— the Insights Agent. This innovative AI-powered guide is tailored to mitigate alert fatigue and hasten threat detection, enabling instantaneous containment actions with customized, real-time alerts and efficient one-click remediation suggestions. This evolution in Illumio Insights empowers security professionals to maintain vigilance and swiftly counter threats before they intensify.

Andrew Rubin, CEO and Founder of Illumio, emphasises the importance of actionable insights in today's crowded security landscape. Per Rubin, security teams are frequently engulfed by excessive alerts and need practical answers. "Illumio Insights was built to deliver clarity, not clutter. With Agent, we're taking the next step: every user a personalised risk view tailored to their role, along with immediate, practical guidance on what to do next," Rubin asserts.

Anchored by the capabilities of Illumio Insights, Agent offers role-specific threat detection and actionable guidance catered to the duties of each user, be it a threat hunter, incident responder, or compliance analyst. By prioritizing threats by severity, it streamlines decision-making and facilitates effective containment. As per the 2025 Global Cloud Detection and Response Report, the average team faces over 2,000 alerts daily. Thus, minimizing triage delays has become paramount.

The intelligent, targeted strategy of Agent is enabled by the advanced features of Insights. Using an AI security graph, Illumio Insights processes expansive cloud-network data to provide real-time oversight of traffic and associated risks. This foundation supports Agent, helping security teams identify and mitigate threats swiftly and accurately.

Agent is spotlighted for its transformative innovations, such as:

• Persona-Based AI Guidance: Users can choose roles like threat hunter, incident responder, data security analyst, or compliance monitor, receiving insights relevant to their specific tasks.
• In-Depth Investigative Analysis: Offers AI-driven evaluations of workloads, policies, and flows with severity-ranked recommendations.
• Accelerated Threat Detection: Features relentless background monitoring of flow and workload communications, flagging anomalies seamlessly.
• AI-Driven Response Plan: Guides users through prioritized step-by-step remediations with automated handoffs across the security stack.
• MITRE ATT&CK Mapping: Helps users decipher attacker techniques and prioritize responses within the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• One-Click Containment: Seamlessly integrates with Illumio Segmentation to allow instant isolation of compromised workloads without requiring host agents.

Agent is currently available in public preview within Insights, and for Microsoft users via the Microsoft Security Store, with full availability set for December.