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Elastic, a provider of search and AI platforms, announced it has met the technical requirements for the AI Security designation in the AWS Security Competency. The recognition highlights Elastic’s ability to help enterprises secure AI applications and cloud infrastructure from threats such as prompt injection, model abuse, and attacks on autonomous agents. The company emphasizes its role in enabling organizations to safely adopt generative and agentic AI while maintaining visibility into AI-specific risks.

Elastic Security, an agentic security operations platform, integrates SIEM, XDR, and AI-powered detection into a single system. When deployed with Amazon Bedrock, Elastic’s AI Assistant allows security teams to investigate threats using natural language queries, reducing response times and analyst workload. The platform also integrates with AWS services including GuardDuty, Security Hub, and CloudTrail to provide unified threat detection and response across cloud environments.

The AI Security distinction specifically addresses risks unique to agentic AI systems built on Amazon Bedrock and Bedrock AgentCore. Elastic provides additional security measures to protect against fast-moving threats that target AI applications, complementing its existing AWS competencies. These include the Security, Data and Analytics, Financial Services, Government, and AI Competencies, as well as participation in AWS ISV programs.

Elastic is available in AWS Marketplace and can be deployed across supported AWS regions within minutes. The company’s solutions are designed to help organizations build, deploy, and protect AI applications on AWS with confidence, while aligning with committed AWS spending. Additional details are available on the Elastic blog and its official website.