Nova AI-Native Autonomous Cloud Defense Platform
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AI-Native Autonomous Cloud Defense Platform (ACDP)

Nova cloud security and SecOps. One connected platform.

Nova is an AI-Native Autonomous Cloud Defense Platform, or ACDP. It connects CNAPP cloud security with SecOps so teams can understand exposure, prioritize active threats, investigate with the evidence in view, improve detection coverage, and coordinate supported response under the approvals and oversight their organization requires.

For enterprise security teams and managed security service providers (MSSPs).

The Nova platform

Cloud context. Security in action.

Nova connects CNAPP cloud security, SecOps, autonomous security engines, and governed response around shared evidence.

CNAPP

Cloud assets, posture, exposure, data, and attack paths

SecOps

Threat detection, investigation, hunting, and coverage

NOVA AI-Native ACDP

Evidence-connected defense

Autonomous engines

Prioritization, behavior, reasoning, and validation

Governed response

Supported actions under your policies and approvals

  1. ObserveEvidence
  2. UnderstandContext
  3. PrioritizeRisk
  4. DefendControlled action

Your team controls high-impact actions.

ObserveAssets, identities, and security events
AnticipateCloud exposure and attack paths
ImproveDetection rules and coverage
DefendResponse with policy and approval controls

The Nova platform

Understand your exposure. See the whole investigation.

A cloud misconfiguration, an unusual sign-in, and a security alert may be parts of the same incident. Nova brings the affected assets, identities, activity, and threat intelligence into a shared security context. Cloud teams and SOC analysts can assess the risk together, follow the evidence, and coordinate what happens next.

Know what is at risk

Understand your cloud assets, security posture, sensitive data exposure, and potential attack paths. See which weaknesses affect important resources and where remediation deserves attention.

Understand what is happening

Bring detections, behavior analytics, threat hunting, and investigation into everyday SecOps. Connect related activity, test the explanation against the evidence, and keep decisions and response work with the case.

Security operations with Nova

Built around the work of your SOC.

SecOps needs more than an alert queue. Nova helps analysts establish priority, investigate related activity, and carry the case through handover, escalation, and response. The evidence stays with the investigation as responsibility moves between people and teams.

  • Triage with contextReview alert priority alongside behavior, affected assets, and threat intelligence.
  • Investigate beyond the alertFollow events and relationships, use AI-assisted reasoning, and hunt for related activity.
  • Coordinate action and improve coverageTrack ownership and supported response actions, then review detection gaps and proposed improvements.
Explore security operations
From security signals to an investigation Assets, exposure, and threat evidence give the SOC context for deciding what to investigate first.

Incoming signals

Activity change
Cloud finding
Threat match
Context
EntityExposureThreatEvidence

Priority queue

Review firstReachable riskEvidence linked
InvestigateContext incomplete
MonitorLow-impact activity

From Risk to Response

From the first alert to incident response.

Collect the relevant data, prioritize the risk, investigate the activity, and track the response in the same workflow.

01

Connect

Connect supported cloud, identity, endpoint, and security tools.

02

Prioritize

Review exposure, affected assets, and alert context to choose what needs attention first.

03

Investigate

Follow related users, assets, and events through the investigation timeline.

04

Decide

Check the findings and decide whether to investigate further or prepare a response.

05

Respond with DRX

Review supported actions, apply your approval rules, and track the reported result.

Cloud security and SecOps

One place for cloud security and security operations.

Cloud security teams can review exposure and misconfigurations. SOC analysts can investigate related alerts and activity, then coordinate the next steps with the people responsible.

Inside Nova

Specialized intelligence across the security lifecycle.

Qyronis explains behavioral change. NovaSignal helps prioritize alerts. NADE proposes detection improvements. Velora connects evidence and reasons through security questions. RAZE models attack scenarios, and DRX manages supported response actions. VFP adds recurring-pattern intelligence through controlled evaluations. These capabilities have distinct roles and availability, with the underlying evidence available for review.

NOVA · AI-NATIVE AUTONOMOUS CLOUD DEFENSE PLATFORM

Understand what each engine does.

Behavior analytics, alert scoring, threat hunting, detection engineering, AI-assisted investigation, and response work together in Nova. Each result keeps the supporting information your team needs to review it.

Explore Nova ACDP

Cloud Security

Find exposed assets. Understand attack paths. Prioritize remediation.

Review cloud resources, misconfigurations, access permissions, and related alerts together. Use exposure and attack-path information to identify which weaknesses could put important systems at risk.

Prioritize Cloud Risk
Cloud risks and affected assets See the affected resource, its exposure, the supporting findings, and who is responsible for remediation.
External exposureReachable serviceObserved
Identity reachAccess relationshipEvidence checked
Protected resourcePotential impactPrioritize review
Evidence available Coverage partial Owner required
AI assistance for security investigations Review the explanation, check its sources, and see what still needs investigation.

Observed sequence

Observed activityControl-plane change
Behavior changeOutside recent baseline
Related evidenceSource events

Assessment

KnownActor and action observed
UnknownBusiness intent
ConflictCoverage is incomplete
Analyst next stepCheck who acted, which systems were affected and whether the change was expected.Evidence ready for review

Velora Intelligence

AI assistance that helps analysts investigate.

Velora summarizes related activity, explains possible causes, and suggests further checks. Analysts can review the supporting evidence and any missing information. A recommendation does not authorize a response action.

Meet Velora
Improve detection coverage under control Measure coverage and quality, then keep proposed improvements behind analyst review.
01CoverageKnow what can detect

Source reach, technique mapping, and active logic stay visible.

Measured
02QualityFind weak and noisy coverage

Observed activity and analyst feedback reveal where tuning matters.

Review required
03Change controlReview before activation

Proposed improvements remain controlled until an analyst approves use.

Published disabled
Detection outcomeImprove detection coverage while keeping rule changes under analyst review.

Detection Engineering

Find detection gaps. Test improvements before release.

Review rule performance and MITRE ATT&CK coverage, identify gaps, and evaluate proposed improvements. Your team reviews and approves changes before they become active detections.

Strengthen Detection Coverage

Proactive Threat Hunting

Look for threats beyond the alert queue.

Start with related alerts and suspicious behavior, then search for matching activity across the available events. Check whether the pattern repeats, what the data covers, and whether similar activity occurred without an alert.

Explore Proactive Hunting
Investigate recurring suspicious activity Follow a supported hunt suggestion, search related events, and review the findings before deciding how to respond.
01Related alertsStart with suspicious behavior

Use a complete set of related alerts and supporting evidence before starting a hunt.

Related alerts checked
02Risk and behavior reviewFocus on significant behavior changes

Qyronis can raise the priority of a hunting hypothesis when unusual behavior or a growing risk supports further investigation. Timing alone is not enough.

Evidence and behavior checked
03Search event historyLook for activity that did not trigger alerts

Search related events for repeated behavior and matching activity that did not trigger alerts. Check the available coverage.

Validation required
Threat Hunting resultsReview hunting suggestions, runs, findings, Hunt Insights and reports.

Why Nova

Connect cloud risks, investigations, and response.

Nova brings the affected assets, security activity, and investigation history into the same workflow. Teams can review the facts, assign work, and track the response without losing the details of the incident.

See why Nova is different
01

Connected investigations

Connect cloud posture, behavior, intelligence, detections, investigations and response.

02

Risk-based prioritization

Prioritize the paths that can reach privileged identities and critical assets.

03

Improve detections as your environment changes

Turn recurring patterns and missed coverage into improvements your team can review before they go live.

04

Blind spots stay visible

Missing, stale and incomplete evidence never appears as an all-clear.

Trust and Governance

Blind spots stay visible.

See when a source has stopped reporting or an assessment lacks enough data. Review those gaps before treating a result as low risk.

Trust and Governance
Understand what your security data covers Check when the data was last updated and whether an assessment is complete.

Expected sources

Cloud activityConnected
Identity activityConnected
Endpoint signalsEvidence delayed
Evidence scopeFreshness + scopeSource-aware

Coverage posture

ObservedEvidence current
GapDecision limited

Nova FAQ

Questions about Nova cloud security and SecOps.

What problem does Nova solve?

A cloud misconfiguration may matter more when the same asset is involved in suspicious activity. Nova brings those details together with the investigation history, so teams can assess the risk and work on the same case.

Is Nova a SIEM replacement?

Nova includes event search, detection, investigation and response workflows, and it can work with existing security systems. Whether it replaces any current tool depends on the required data sources, retention, workflows and controls in the customer environment.

How does Nova use AI?

Nova brings the available investigation data together and distinguishes observed events from possible explanations and missing information. When Nova Prime is enabled and the case qualifies, it can add an AI-written explanation with references to supporting evidence.

What does autonomous mean in Nova?

Nova can analyze activity, score alerts, identify unusual behavior, and prepare detection improvements automatically where the required data and controls are available. Response actions still require the appropriate permissions, policy checks, and approvals. Autonomous does not mean unrestricted action.

Which teams is Nova designed for?

Nova is designed for enterprise security operations, cloud security, detection engineering, security leadership and managed security service teams that need evidence-backed decisions, separated customer boundaries and controlled response.

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Evaluate Nova

See how Nova fits your security needs.

Bring the cloud environments, security tools, and workflows you want to evaluate. We will review the supported connections and show you how Nova can help with your priorities.

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