This explains how VMware vDefend Intelligent Assist, powered by Generative AI (GenAI), helps security teams understand, investigate, and remediate cyber threats faster and more easily.
What Problem It Solves
Modern attacks (like ransomware) are multi-stage and complex
Security tools generate many low-level alerts
Analysts spend a lot of time:
Correlating events
Understanding attacker behavior
Figuring out how to respond
Intelligent Assist simplifies this entire process.
What Intelligent Assist Does
Uses AI to Understand Attacks
Correlates many low-level security events into a single attack campaign
Uses Network Detection & Response (NDR)
Combines signals from:
IDS/IPS
Malware detection
Anomaly detection
Maps attacks to the MITRE ATT&CK framework
Result: Instead of dozens of alerts, teams see one clear attack story.
Explains the Attack in Plain Language
With one click, Intelligent Assist:
Explains what happened
Describes the attack sequence, such as:
Trojan execution
Lateral movement
Command-and-control (C2)
Data staging and exfiltration
It even provides hypotheses about attacker intent.
Result: Analysts don’t need to manually piece things together.
Allows Interactive Investigation
Security teams can:
Ask questions like:
“What happened in this campaign?”
“How was data exfiltrated?”
“What tools were used (e.g., Cobalt Strike)?”
“What are the indicators of compromise (IOCs)?”
Result: Faster threat hunting and investigation.
Recommends and Automates Remediation
Intelligent Assist doesn’t just explain — it acts.
Suggests remediation strategies (basic to comprehensive)
Automatically creates:
Security groups
IDS/IPS rules
Firewall policies
Publishes remediation policies directly into vDefend
With a single click, teams can block malicious activity, such as:
Cobalt Strike C2 traffic
Trojan-related network communication
Result: Faster response without manual rule writing.
How It Helps Teams Work Better Together
Security teams understand threats faster
Infrastructure teams apply fixes without complex network changes
Both teams collaborate through a shared, AI-driven view of attacks
This is especially valuable for ransomware defense, where speed matters.
Practical Usage Examples
SOC Analyst
Quickly understand a complex, multi-stage attack
Ask AI to summarize attacker behavior
Identify IOCs and affected workloads
Incident Response Team
Use AI-recommended remediation
Deploy blocking policies in minutes
Stop lateral movement and data exfiltration
Infrastructure / Network Teams
Apply security fixes without deep security expertise
Avoid disruptive network redesigns
Respond confidently during emergencies
Ransomware Defense
Detect early-stage activity
Contain the attack before encryption or extortion
Reduce blast radius automatically
Key Takeaway
VMware Intelligent Assist turns GenAI into a security copilot—helping teams understand attacks, investigate faster, and remediate threats with just a few clicks.
It reduces:
Alert fatigue
Investigation time
Human error during incident response
And increases:
Speed
Accuracy
Collaboration
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