Janus SIEM Search and Analysis: Get Faster Answers From Your SIEM

Today’s threats are getting faster by the second. The advent of fully AI-driven attacks only heightens the issue. Unfortunately, standard security investigations move at the speed of the analyst running them. Now, Todyl has put the speed of AI in your hands with Janus SIEM Search & Analysis.

What is Janus SIEM Search & Analysis?

Building atop the existing Janus AI Analysis functionality available in Cases, the new feature provides you with two key capabilities.

Natural Language SIEM Search: No KQL Required

Log data does not lack for information. The problem has always been retrieval speed. Investigations require the right query, the right syntax, and enough familiarity with your data structure to know where to look. For most teams, that means a senior analyst owns the process while everyone else waits.

Janus SIEM Search levels the playing field. Using an LLM instance specific to each tenant, the feature allows you to write questions in plain words. It then turns your questions into queries, building out the proper Kibana Query Language (KQL) syntax to get you the information you need fast.

As a result, Janus changes who can run an investigation and how fast they can finish one. Analysts submit requests in plain language and get results immediately. No more waiting on a more experienced teammate nor back and forth to clarify what needs to be searched.  

That said, KQL power users can still leverage their expertise to build queries themselves within Todyl SIEM. Janus SIEM Search just makes it easier for everyone to get immediate answers and security insights.

AI-Powered SIEM Analysis: From Results to Action

Finding data is only the first step. Understanding what it means and knowing what to do next is where investigations typically stall.

After a Janus query runs, a single click delivers an AI-powered analysis directly inside the search window. That analysis includes key observations, notable findings, expert insights, and recommendations for follow-on queries and related threat hunts. Analysts walk away from each search with context and a clear next step, not just raw results to interpret on their own.

From question to investigation: how a Janus query works

The workflow is straightforward by design. An analyst opens SIEM and wants to understand something from the data it collects. Instead of opening a separate query builder or asking a senior analyst to construct a search, they type their question directly into Janus in plain language.

Janus, in turn, interprets the question, identifies the relevant data fields, and generates the appropriate KQL syntax automatically. The query runs against the SIEM and results return inside the same window.

From there, the analyst clicks to trigger the AI-powered analysis. Janus reads the results, surfaces what matters, and recommends where to go next. That might mean a follow-on query, a related threat hunt, or a containment action. The analyst follows the thread without ever leaving the investigation view or waiting on another team member to weigh in.

The entire sequence, from question to contextualized answer with next steps, takes a fraction of the time a manual workflow requires.

How Janus Compares to Traditional SIEM Querying

Traditional SIEM investigation has always carried a hidden labor cost. Writing effective queries takes training, domain knowledge, and regular practice to stay accurate. When an analyst is unfamiliar with the data structure or the query language, the process stalls before it starts.

Legacy SIEM tools compound this with interfaces that were built for power users and have not evolved to meet the pace of modern threats. Searches are written in isolation, results require manual interpretation, and follow-on actions depend on the analyst already knowing what to look for next. Every step in that process is a place where time gets lost.

Janus SIEM Search & Analysis removes the manual translation layer between a question and an answer. The analyst does not need to know the schema, the field names, or the query syntax. The LLM handles that translation and runs the search, meaning the time between identifying something worth investigating and getting actionable results drops considerably.

For teams managing high alert volumes or a wide range of clients, that difference compounds fast. An investigation that once required a senior analyst and multiple query iterations can now be completed by any analyst on the team in a single session.

Benefits of Janus SIEM Search for Security, IT, and Compliance Teams

In practice, Janus SIEM Search & Analysis is a force multiplier for organizations to scale their operations with speed and efficiency.

Turn questions into immediate security insights

Janus lets any analyst on your team search log data the same way they would search anything else: by asking a question in plain language. Janus handles the rest, converting your question into the proper KQL syntax behind the scenes. You get results in seconds without writing a single line of query language yourself.

The feature also outputs the queries used so you can streamline similar searches in the future or share the output across your team.

Less time investigating means more time acting

When investigations take longer than they should, response slows down. Threats that need fast containment get delayed. Compliance deadlines get missed. Operational issues go unaddressed while the right person gets looped in to run the right search.

Janus compresses the time between a question and an answer. Analysts can pivot quickly based on AI-powered recommendations after each query, following a threat or an issue through the data without stopping to rebuild their approach at each step. The investigation moves continuously forward instead of stalling between searches.

Faster answers across the entire team

The speed benefit is not limited to the security team. The same SIEM data that fuels threat investigations also holds answers for IT operations and compliance functions, and Janus makes that data accessible to the people who need it most.

IT operations teams can query log data to surface performance issues and application failures without pulling in a security analyst to run the search for them. Compliance and audit teams can pull evidence of specific logged activities on demand rather than waiting on a pre-scheduled report or submitting a request and waiting days for a response.

Janus extends the value of SIEM data to every team that depends on it and cuts the time it takes each of them to get what they need.

Use Cases by Role

Janus SIEM Search & Analysis is built to serve any and every team that depends on SIEM data, not just the analysts who have historically owned it.

Security analysts

Analysts use Janus to accelerate active investigations and proactive threat hunting. When an alert surfaces in a Case, Janus lets the analyst immediately search for related activity across the SIEM without pausing to write a query. The AI-powered analysis that follows each search provides expert context and recommended pivots, keeping the investigation moving and reducing the number of escalations to senior staff.

IT operations

IT ops teams generate and depend on log data every day but rarely have the access or the training to query it directly. Janus changes that. An IT ops engineer investigating a reported application slowdown or recurring system failure can search the SIEM in plain language, surface the relevant logs, and get a clear picture of what happened without involving the security team. Operational issues get resolved faster, and security analysts stay focused on security work.

Compliance team

Compliance and audit functions require specific evidence from log data on a regular basis. Under a traditional SIEM setup, pulling that evidence means submitting a request to a security analyst, waiting for a response, and hoping the output matches what an auditor needs. Janus lets compliance teams pull on-demand evidence themselves, in plain language, without waiting in a queue or relying on pre-scheduled reports. When an auditor asks for proof of a specific control or activity, the answer is retrievable in minutes.

MSSP partner

For Todyl partners managing multiple client environments, speed and scale are everything. Janus runs on a tenant-specific LLM, which means each client environment is queried in isolation. Partners can move between client investigations quickly, run searches across any tenant without rebuilding their workflow, and deliver faster answers to clients without increasing headcount.

How to Get Started with Janus SIEM Search & Analysis

Janus runs natively within the Todyl Security Platform, so you can get easy, fast insights across SASE, Endpoint Security, GRC, and more with plain language searches and one-click, AI-powered analysis. With Janus SIEM Search & Analysis, partners can speed up their investigations and get results that help them keep pace with today’s sophisticated attack vectors.

Janus is generally available within the Todyl Platform, so all Todyl users can get fast, easy security insights right now.

Not a Todyl partner?

Would you like to see how Janus SIEM Search & Analysis, as well as the rest of the Todyl Platform, works? Contact us today to schedule your personalized demo.

FAQ

What is Janus SIEM Search and Analysis?

Janus SIEM Search and Analysis is an AI-powered capability within Todyl's AI-Powered Managed SIEM. It lets analysts search log data and investigate threats using plain language and delivers AI-powered analysis of results in a single click.

How is Todyl SIEM different from traditional SIEM?

Traditional SIEM requires analysts to know what to search for and how to ask for it in query syntax. Todyl’s AI-Powered Managed SIEM handles the translation layer, meaning analysts interact with the data in plain language and receive contextualized analysis rather than raw results. Janus extends that further by recommending next steps after each search, turning a passive data store into an active investigation tool.

Does Janus work across multi-tenant environments?

Janus uses a tenant-specific LLM instance, meaning each client environment is queried in isolation. For MSSP partners managing multiple clients within the Todyl Platform, searches and analysis stay scoped to the relevant tenant.

How does Janus speed up investigations?

Janus removes the manual steps between a question and an answer. Analysts submit plain language requests, get results immediately, and receive AI-powered analysis with follow-on recommendations inside the same window.

Who on the team benefits from Janus?

Security analysts run faster investigations and threat hunts. IT operations teams can query log data for performance and application issues. Compliance and audit teams can pull evidence on demand without waiting on a report or a security engineer.

What does the AI analysis include?

Each analysis includes key observations, notable findings, expert insights, and recommendations for additional queries and related threat hunts.

How does Janus compare to AI search from other products?

Many options that claim to have AI search capabilities cost significantly more and lack integrated SASE context. Other competitive products do not have a clearly documented, comparable capability. Janus runs within the fully integrated Todyl Platform, giving its analysis a broader and more complete data foundation.