Exabeam Introduces First Configurable Peer Benchmarking to Support Informed CISO Decision-Making

Exabeam, a global leader in intelligence and automation for security operations, has announced the launch of security posture benchmarking within Exabeam Nova, a core agentic AI component of the New-Scale Security Operations Platform. The new capability allows security leaders to anonymously compare their organisation’s security posture against peer organisations using configurable parameters such as industry, region, and company size. This advancement represents a major step forward in enabling security teams to prioritise resources, justify investments, demonstrate value, and align operational strategies with long-term objectives.

The benchmarking capability, powered by the Exabeam Nova Advisor Agent in Outcomes Navigator, analyses threat detection telemetry and configuration data to assess coverage across MITRE ATT&CK® techniques and practical use cases. It then provides continuously updated scores that measure security operations maturity compared with similar organisations. This empowers Security Operations Centre (SOC) teams to identify gaps in detection coverage, determine areas for improvement, and prepare leadership-ready updates for better decision-making.

“Security teams are done playing defence. With this release, we’re giving them the tools to go on offence,” said Steve Wilson, Chief AI and Product Officer at Exabeam. “We’ve turned benchmarking into operational data that drives smarter decisions, tighter attack and use case coverage, and faster action. In just six months, we’ve moved from launch to delivering capabilities others are still sketching on whiteboards. This is proactive security in motion.”

“This release reflects our unbridled commitment to innovation that delivers real, measurable value for our customers,” added Chris O’Malley, Chief Executive Officer at Exabeam. “We’re not innovating for the sake of headlines — we’re building capabilities that solve the hardest challenges security leaders face. With benchmarking now embedded into Exabeam Nova, we’re empowering our customers to lead with data, drive strategic outcomes, and operate with clarity and confidence. It’s a redefining moment for Exabeam, and for the future of security operations committed to continuous improvement.”

The latest release also includes business-aware risk scoring, enabling SOC teams to prioritise threats based on genuine organisational impact. By tailoring detection rule severity — low, medium, high, or critical — teams can reduce alert fatigue, improve triage accuracy, and focus analyst attention where it is most urgently needed.

Exabeam has also expanded its ecosystem of partnerships. Recent collaborations with Cribl and DataBahn allow organisations to optimise telemetry ingestion, reduce search and storage expenses, and maintain full-fidelity data for detection and compliance. In addition, Exabeam has deepened its partnership with Google Cloud, introducing agent behaviour analytics to bring insider threat detection to AI agents. By leveraging telemetry from Google Agentspace and Google Cloud Model Armor, organisations can now monitor digital insiders and mitigate a new wave of hybrid threats. Collectively, these innovations enhance the New-Scale Security Operations Platform with integrated, future-ready capabilities designed to strengthen defences and improve operational outcomes.

What Customers and Partners Say About Exabeam

“As a data-driven leader, I’ve often had to guess how our coverage compared to others. With peer benchmarking embedded in Exabeam Nova, we now have real-time context grounded in industry frameworks to measure, communicate, and continuously strengthen our detection security posture — turning metrics into meaningful defense,”

— Nithin Reddy, Global VP of Cybersecurity at Dayforce.

“Exabeam Nova in Outcomes Navigator finally gives us a benchmark we can trust. We can show exactly how a customer stacks up against their industry, validate the maturity of their program, and point to where improvements should be made. That kind of clarity builds real confidence. What I like about Exabeam is that every quarter they bring something new that actually matters, and this release is another example of innovation that makes a difference for us and our customers.”
— Marco de Vries, Business Development Manager at Deltics

“Lots of vendors talk about partnerships, but Exabeam has consistently proven it over the years. The technical enablement has been first class, the platform itself has been first class, and the collaboration on the roadmap has been first class. We’ve always felt like true partners working toward the same outcome—delivering top-quality security services. With Exabeam Nova in Outcomes Navigator, that partnership is now giving us even more strategic value. We can benchmark against industry peers and identify further enhancements to ensure client security postures keep pace with the evolving threats. That kind of visibility is exactly what our customers have been asking for, and we couldn’t deliver it without Exabeam.”

— Gareth Pritchard, CTO at Sapphire

“We manage more customers using the Exabeam New-Scale Security Operations Platform than any other MSSP globally, so an update like this is extremely exciting both for our clients and for our own organization. With the new benchmarking embedded within Exabeam Nova, I’m walking into board meetings with data-backed insights that clearly show where we’re strong, where we’re improving, and where investments are still needed. Now I don’t just tell fellow executives that the SOC services we provide are excellent — I prove it,”

— Carlos Alanís, Co-Founder and CEO at Banyax.

“With the new benchmarking in Exabeam Nova, our team gets real-time context that tells us not just what’s missing, but how our organization and our end customers stack up against peers and competitors. It’s like having an internal GPS for threat detection maturity. We can focus our time on closing meaningful gaps and delivering best-in-class security instead of second-guessing what matters,”

— Victor Beltran, CTO at Banyax.