Detections

The Detections tab in the incident detail with AI analysis displays a list of detection groups associated with the incident that are derived from security events analyzed by agentic AI.

Security events generated by integrated products are analyzed by agentic AI in Cisco XDR to determine the relationships between detections, such as shared observables, overlapping timelines, and related attack patterns. When events are determined to be part of the same threat, they are grouped to create incidents in Cisco XDR. The resulting data is displayed in the Detections tab. For details on security events, see Detections.

Each row in the table includes data from a group of detections that were initially involved with the incident.

Column Name

Description
Time

Date and time of the first detection observed within the detection group.

The events are sorted by timestamp and you can choose to sort newest to oldest (ascending) or oldest to newest (descending) using the (Sort) icon in the column heading.
Name

Name of the detection group defined by the source. Click the detection group name to open the detection details in a drawer. For details, see View Detection Details in Drawer.
Analysis Summary

A summary of the detection analysis by agentic AI for the current detection group. You can click an observable name in the summary to open the observable drawer for details on the observable. For more information, see Observable Drawer.
Classification

The detection classification tag is determined by analyzing individual security events and their classifications. The confidence tag indicates the overall confidence of the detection classification (High confidence, Medium confidence, or Low confidence) based on specific factors. For details, see Detections.
Source

Cisco XDR integration or source that produced the event.

Assets

The assets that were targeted in the group of detections; where the displayed asset values are based on strong identifier types. The assets are color-coded based the asset type.

Click the (Pivot Menu) icon next to the observable name to view the disposition, observable type, and verdicts associated with the observable, and perform additional tasks. See the Pivot Menu help topic for more information.
Observables

The first three observables that were contained in the group of detections, and dispositions of the observables taken from verdicts. The observables are color-coded and sorted based on the disposition.

If more than three observables were seen in the detection group, the number of additional observables is displayed in the + more link beneath the list. Click the + more link to open the Observables drawer and view all the observables seen in the detection.

Use the Search bar in the upper portion of the drawer to quickly search the list of observables and use the Disposition or Type drop-down list and check the check boxes next to the disposition or observable type values to narrow the display based on disposition or observable type. If you do not choose a disposition or type, all observables with all dispositions and observable types are displayed in the list. Click the (Clear) icon to remove your selections.

Click the (Pivot Menu) icon next to the observable name to view the disposition, observable type, and verdicts associated with the observable, and perform additional tasks. See the Pivot Menu help topic for more information.
MITRE tactics List of MITRE ATT&CK tactics used by the detections within the detection group.
MITRE techniques List of MITRE ATT&CK techniques used by the detections within the detection group.

By default, all the detection groups are listed in the Detections tab. You can search and filter the detection groups to narrow the display to only those detection groups you want to view.

Enter the search criteria in the Search field to search for detections by name and analysis summary. Search entries are not case sensitive. The detection groups that match your search criteria are displayed in the list of detection groups.

By default, all the detection groups are listed in the Detections tab. You can narrow the display of detection groups based on a specific timeframe using the Start date and End date drop-down calendars.

You can reorder the columns in the table and select the columns displayed to customize the table for the data you want to view.

To reorder the table columns, click and drag a column header to the desired position in the table.

Click the (Settings) to open the Display Settings drawer and check the check boxes next to the columns you want displayed in the detections table. If custom columns are displayed, click Reset to defaults to reset the table column settings to its default values.

When you click a detection group name in the list, the detection group drawer opens where you can quickly view the analysis summary, MITRE ATT&CK® tactics and techniques used by the detections within the detection group, targeted assets, observables, and the individual detections within the detection group in the Related detections area. You can click an observable name in the summary or click View details in the Observables panel to open the observable drawer for more information on the observable. For details, see Observable Drawer.

Click a detection name link in the Related detections table to open the detection details page that lists the detection details, such as a source product, associated MITRE ATT&CK® tactics and techniques, related activities for the detection, and the activity in JSON format. For more information, see View Detection Details.