Hunters, a leader in next-generation SIEM, has announced Pathfinder AI, marking a significant leap toward more AI-driven Security Operations Centers (SOCs). Building on the capabilities of Copilot AI, which already streamlines SOC workflows with LLM-powered investigative guidance, Hunters is introducing its Agentic AI vision designed to enhance detection, investigation, and response autonomously.
Pathfinder AI is designed to further streamline security operations, and Agentic AI is scheduled to launch soon, with ongoing innovations planned. Casey Sword, Endpoint Security Architect at Emburse, commented on the impact of Hunters’ AI solutions: “Hunters has already made a significant impact on our security operations by reducing manual investigations, streamlining data ingestion, and improving threat visibility. With Pathfinder AI, we’re enhancing efficiency and response times through AI-driven detection explanations and automated investigative guidance. This innovation continues to strengthen Emburse’s security posture with cutting-edge AI-powered threat intelligence.”
How AI is Shaping the Future of Security Operations
Security investigations are inherently intricate and unpredictable. Each alert triggers multiple investigative steps, often leading to a large number of potential paths. Traditional automation systems frequently rely on rigid workflows, which may leave analysts stuck pursuing false leads while real threats go unnoticed. AI presents a solution by providing a dynamic approach to incident response.
Agentic AI dynamically adapts, unlike traditional rule-based automation, by prioritizing critical threats, filtering out unnecessary noise, and refining investigations continually. This allows security teams to remain focused and efficient. SOCs need two major AI-driven functions to stay ahead of emerging threats:
- Copilot AI: Enhances analyst workflows with automated data analysis, report generation, and guided investigations.
- Agentic AI: Delivers autonomous threat detection, investigation, and response, reducing manual workloads and accelerating decision-making.
By utilizing specialized AI agents that collaborate in real time, security teams can surpass the limitations of manual triage and fragmented investigations to conduct a faster, smarter, and more precise security operation.
Hunters Pathfinder AI
From the outset, Hunters was designed to integrate analyst intelligence into the SIEM, automating triage and investigation to increase efficiency and accuracy. They will enhance the AI-driven SOC transformation by leveraging their extensive automation experience and in-depth expertise. Hunters Pathfinder AI is expanding its capabilities across AI-Assisted SOC and AI-Driven SOC.
These advancements will further minimize manual workloads while simultaneously enhancing detection, investigation, and response. The Pathfinder AI offers several key features:
AI-Assisted SOC with Copilot AI
- Lead Summarization: AI-generated summaries provide analysts with immediate context on security events.
- Guided Investigation Workflows: Suggests the next steps throughout the attack surface.
- Natural Language Querying: Conversational AI allows SOC analysts to efficiently gather insights.
- Custom Detection Authoring: Aids analysts in improving detections through guided logic and iterative fine-tuning.
- Threat Classification: AI evaluates signals and context to determine whether a threat is benign or malicious, minimizing manual triage time.
AI-Driven SOC with Agentic AI
- Autonomous Triage and Classification: AI-driven agents investigate threats, categorize incidents, and provide thorough investigation reports.
- Self-Optimizing Detections: Machine-learning models continually refine detection accuracy based on real-world attack data.
- Automated Root Cause Analysis: AI correlates attack signals from different sources to provide complete attack narratives.
Ian Forrest, VP of Product at Hunters, emphasized the impact of Pathfinder AI: “Pathfinder AI is a game-changer for SOC teams, allowing us to deliver on our promise of making security operations more effective in the fight against cyber threats. By combining Copilot AI and Agentic AI, we are not just automating tasks but enabling security teams to focus on what truly matters—stopping real threats before they cause harm.”
The Road Ahead
Hunters is dedicated to advancing SOC automation by incorporating AI-driven investigations, automated response mechanisms, and improved AI capabilities. Pathfinder AI represents the next step towards establishing a faster, smarter, and more effective security operation center, with its delivery planned for the coming months. For more details, users can explore Hunters’ blog or attend the webinar about this announcement on March 5th, 2025.
About Hunters
Hunters enables SOC teams with AI-driven automation, maximizing efficiency without requiring large security budgets. As a next-generation SIEM, the Hunters SOC Platform uses Agentic AI, Copilot AI, machine learning, and graph-based correlation to automate detection, investigation, and response. Trusted by Cimpress, OpenLane, and The RealReal, Hunters offers pre-built detections, AI-driven investigations, and support from Team Axon, security experts.
For further details, please visit Hunters Security.
