# Corelight Expands AI Threat Detection

Corelight announced AI-enabled security operations capabilities that pair exportable, auditable investigation playbooks and natural-language querying with expanded detection of AI-related threats, stealth command-and-control, and data exfiltration. The release is not a solicitation or contract award, but its support for private, air-gapped, or classified environments may be relevant when federal and other regulated buyers evaluate security tools, including in contexts involving CMMC 2.0.

- Procurement teams can assess whether documented, inspectable investigation logic and natural-language querying fit their security operations and deployment needs.
- Contractors serving regulated or classified environments may find the private and air-gapped operating options relevant to customer evaluations; the announcement does not establish a contract opportunity or certify compliance with CMMC 2.0.
- Corelight’s expanded detection focus includes AI-related threats, stealth command-and-control, and data exfiltration.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology, Defense & Military
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** September 15, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

### Vendors
- Corelight ()

### Key Quotes
> We've packaged a decade of network forensics knowledge into building blocks that any AI agent can execute, whether it's ours or the customer's own. The result is an AI investigation that's transparent enough for a skeptical analyst to verify line-by-line, accessible enough for a day-one hire to use immediately, and operational enough to put these agentically validated, pre-triaged threats directly in front of the human as quickly as possible.
> — Vijit Nair, Senior Vice President of Product at Corelight

> Inspectable logic that can run outside the vendor's cloud isn't a nice-to-have anymore; for a lot of buyers, especially in regulated and air-gapped environments, it's a primary evaluation criterion.
> — Andrew Braunberg, Principal Analyst at Omdia

### Sources
- [Corelight's Latest Release Breaks Down Barriers to AI SOC Adoption and Expands AI Threat Detection](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/corelights-latest-release-breaks-down-barriers-to-ai-soc-adoption-and-expands-ai-threat-detection-302878211.html) - PR Newswire