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Panther

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Summary

Panther is a commercial SIEMSIEMSecurity information and event management, collecting logs from many systems and correlating events to find suspicious activity. Analysts use it to investigate alerts and incidents. that ingests security data from numerous sources, including on-premises firewalls and cloud platforms, and supports writing correlation rules as code. It operates as a self-hosted service and is intended for security operations teams focused on detection engineering. Its documentation positions it alongside other SIEM platforms, and the product launched in 2018 with five releases tracked in our records.

How Panther helps

Which hosts and accounts triggered brute-force-style activity within a rolling time window?

groups correlated events and evaluates them together when they fall inside a configured minutes-long window, catching patterns that no single event would reveal

Is a departing or compromised user still active anywhere right now?

signing out all sessions from the admin console immediately invalidates every active session tied to that account

Are my on-prem firewall and endpoint logs actually reaching my detection pipeline?

ingests Palo Alto NGFW and other on-prem logs through a forwarder or webhook source, so their events land alongside cloud data for the same rules to evaluate

Which SaaS and developer tools has someone actually used, and when?

ingests audit logs from sources like Cursor, Claude Code, and Google Workspace, giving each event a defined schema so activity across those tools can be queried and correlated

Has anyone reviewed and closed out this alert yet?

AI auto-triage can evaluate an alert and defer its notification until triage completes, and the result can be pulled up or expanded on directly from a Slack thread

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Features

13 capabilities across 4 capability groups

Built from Panther's releases, docs, README and our own runs. “Seen” marks the month we first spotted a release the vendor didn't date. Group names and tags are our labels.

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  • Panther covers 4 of the 11 logs and telemetry capabilities we track.

What Panther offers you

  • REST API2
  • SIEM forwarding2
  • Terraform provider2
  • On-premises appliance1
  • Role-based access control1
  • Scheduled jobs1
  • STIX and TAXII1
  • Web management console1
Log collection 2 features Logs and telemetry
Log ingestion sources shipped Connects a wide range of data sources — including Palo Alto NGFW, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Cursor — to bring their activity logs into Panther for analysis. 5 releases · 4 other sources

Shared capability: Log collection

Also counts toward: On-premises appliance, SIEM forwarding

release

  • Adds a new Panther Log Forwarder source to send on-prem logs to Panther. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Claude Code and Claude Cowork as new log sources. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds a Log Forwarder transport option for ingesting Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall logs. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds a new log source for Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall logs to bring on-prem firewall activity into Panther. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds ingestion of Cursor audit logs over an HTTP webhook for visibility into Cursor platform activity. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history

docs

  • Panther is a cloud-native, code-driven detection and response platform Vector (3)_16x9.png Connect.png Data Sources & Transports detection.png Alert.png Alerts & Destinations Graph-Data.png Investigations & Search Data.png Enrichment Gear.png Panther Developer Workflows Overview seen Sep 2026 · source

example

  • Ingest on-prem Palo Alto NGFW syslog traffic into Panther without routing it through a cloud forwarder first. In Panther, go to Log Sources > Create New Source, select 'Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall', configure the listener or Log Forwarder endpoint, and point your NGFW syslog output at the provided… v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source
  • Route Palo Alto NGFW logs into Panther using the new Log Forwarder transport instead of direct S3 or SQS ingestion. In Panther, go to Log Sources > Add Log Source, select 'Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall', and choose 'Log Forwarder' as the transport option. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source
  • Stream Cursor audit logs into Panther for SaaS activity monitoring by configuring an HTTP webhook source. In Panther, go to Log Sources > Create New Source, select 'HTTP Webhook', choose 'Cursor' as the log type, and copy the generated webhook URL into your Cursor audit log export settings. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source
Log Forwarder shipped Provides a transport layer that forwards on-premises syslog and other log traffic into Panther without requiring cloud-side ingestion intermediaries, manageable via REST API and Terraform. 2 releases

Shared capability: Log collection

Also counts toward: REST API, SIEM forwarding, Terraform provider

release

  • Adds a Log Forwarder transport option for ingesting Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall logs. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Supports managing Panther Log Forwarder sources as code via the REST API and Terraform provider. v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
Log parsing and normalization 2 features Logs and telemetry
Log schemas and normalization shipped Defines and manages schemas for ingested log sources, including archiving controls, Panther-enriched field filtering, and schema discovery via a dedicated settings page. 5 releases

Shared capability: Log parsing and normalization

release

  • Schemas page now hides archived schemas by default, with a Status filter to show them. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Normalized event filters can now filter events using Panther-enriched fields. v1.129 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Identity Threat Protection fields to the Okta.SystemLog schema. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Normalizes G Suite Drive document-owner email into p_any_emails for cross-source correlation. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Expands the Google Workspace schema with additional Activity types and new Reports API fields. v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
Log types and built-in parsers shipped Ships built-in log type definitions and parsers — including Tracebit, Material, Okta, and Google Workspace variants — so ingested data is structured and queryable immediately. 5 releases

Shared capability: Log parsing and normalization

release

  • Adds Material.IssueChange and Material.AuditLog log types. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Tracebit.AlertSummary log type and extends Tracebit.Alert with Google Cloud principals. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Identity Threat Protection fields to the Okta.SystemLog schema. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Normalizes G Suite Drive document-owner email into p_any_emails for cross-source correlation. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Expands the Google Workspace schema with additional Activity types and new Reports API fields. v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
Log enrichment 2 features Logs and telemetry
Enrichment and lookup tables shipped Supports scheduled lookups — including Databricks-backed queries — and custom enrichment uploads, with actionable error surfacing for duplicate keys and invalid files. 2 releases

Shared capability: Log enrichment

Also counts toward: Scheduled jobs

release

  • Scheduled lookups now support Databricks-backed queries. v1.129 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Enrichment and custom enrichment uploads now surface actionable errors for duplicate keys and invalid files. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
STIX/TAXII enrichment shipped Enriches ingested logs with threat intelligence by integrating STIX/TAXII feeds. 1 release

Shared capability: Log enrichment

Also counts toward: STIX and TAXII

release

Security event correlation 1 feature Logs and telemetry
Correlation rules shipped Detects threats by grouping related events and applying time-bounded matching logic, enabling patterns such as brute-force sequences to be identified within a configurable rolling window. 1 release · 1 other source

Shared capability: Security event correlation

release

  • Adds WithinTimeFrameMinutes option to group correlation rules for CTE-based matching. v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Enable time-bounded correlation across grouped events — useful for detecting brute-force patterns that must occur within a rolling window. WithinTimeFrameMinutes: 10 v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source
Other / not yet classified 6 features Features we have not matched to a capability yet. A suggested match is marked.
AI triage and investigation shipped Automatically triages alerts using AI, supports on-demand triage triggered from Slack, can defer alert notifications until triage completes, and allows follow-up questions via Slack thread mentions. 3 releases · 2 other sources

release

  • Renders full markdown (bold, links, tables, and lists) in Panther AI Slack messages. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds AI auto-triage capability that can defer alert notifications until triage completes. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds an AI Triage button to the Panther Slack Bot to trigger triage on demand, plus @mention support for follow-up questions in Slack threads (requires updating your Slack app manifest). v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history

docs

  • Panther is a cloud-native, code-driven detection and response platform Vector (3)_16x9.png Connect.png Data Sources & Transports detection.png Alert.png Alerts & Destinations Graph-Data.png Investigations & Search Data.png Enrichment Gear.png Panther Developer Workflows Overview seen Sep 2026 · source

example

  • Trigger on-demand AI triage from Slack when an alert fires, without leaving the thread. In the Panther Slack Bot alert thread: 1. Click the 'AI Triage' button to start automated triage. 2. After triage completes, @mention the Panther bot in the thread to ask follow-up questions. 3. v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source
AI scheduled prompts shipped Allows users to create and manage scheduled AI prompts, with admin controls for viewing and managing other users' private prompts, and support for code-based management via GitHub PR. 3 releases · 1 other source

Also counts toward: Role-based access control

release

  • Adds ManageAIResponses permission so admins can manage other users' private scheduled prompts. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Supports managing Panther AI scheduled prompts as code via GitHub PR. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds ViewAIPrivateResponses permission granting view-only admins read access to private scheduled prompts without modify rights. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Grant a view-only admin visibility into private AI scheduled prompts without allowing modifications. In Panther, go to Settings > Users Management, select the user, and assign the `ViewAIPrivateResponses` role. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source
As-code management via GitHub PRs shipped Enables teams to create, update, and delete Panther resources — including data models, global helpers, queries, and log forwarder sources — through GitHub pull requests. 4 releases

Also counts toward: REST API, Terraform provider

release

  • Supports deleting Data Models, Global Helpers, and Queries via a GitHub PR. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Supports managing Panther Log Forwarder sources as code via the REST API and Terraform provider. v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Supports managing Panther AI scheduled prompts as code via GitHub PR. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Enables creation of GitHub PRs for data models, global helpers, and deletions. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
Infrastructure cost dashboard shipped suggested Provides a dashboard that tracks Panther usage and billing trends so operators can forecast costs or identify unexpected usage spikes. 1 release · 1 other source

Suggested capability: Metrics collection. This is our guess, not confirmed.

release

  • Adds an Infrastructure Cost Dashboard that tracks Panther usage and billing trends. updated · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Review current Panther infrastructure spend and billing trends to forecast costs or identify unexpected usage spikes. In the Panther console, navigate to the Infrastructure Cost Dashboard to view usage metrics and billing trends. updated · seen Sep 2026 · source
Settings and navigation UI shipped Provides a consolidated settings experience with a full-page view, persistent sidebar, and a redesigned left navigation with a flatter structure including built-in user menu. 2 releases

release

  • Updated left navigation brings a flatter structure, with settings and the user menu now built into the sidebar. v1.128 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Redesigned Settings page consolidates all configuration into a single full-page view with a persistent sidebar. v1.126 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history
User session management shipped Allows administrators to sign a user out of all active Panther sessions immediately from the Users Management settings page. 1 release · 1 other source

Also counts toward: Web management console

release

  • Enables signing a user out of all active sessions from the Users Management settings page. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Force a compromised or departing user out of all active Panther sessions immediately from the admin console. In Panther, go to Settings > Users Management, select the target user, and choose 'Sign out of all active sessions'. v1.127 · seen Sep 2026 · source

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Score card

  1. Shipping velocity releases a month, last 12 months
  2. Documentation quality release-notes rubric, 0–100
  3. Breaking-change discipline how rarely a release breaks users, and notice given
  4. Maintenance risk quiet time against its own cadence, maintainers
  5. Innovation & surface new capabilities, API and MCP surface

Five scores for Panther, each built from the releases, notes and API history this site tracks — and, on Researcher and Business, where it stands among every measured tool in its category and how that has moved.

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Each score is 0–100 on a published rubric, derived from data this site already shows. A dimension we cannot measure says so — it is never scored 0 and never enters a rank.

How this is scored
  • Shipping velocity — releases a month over the last 12 months, on a log scale where 16 a month scores 100. Needs 3 releases in the window.
  • Documentation quality — the release-notes rubric published on the analytics page, unchanged.
  • Breaking-change discipline — the share of releases carrying a breaking change (none scores 100, half or more scores 0). Only projects that label breaking changes are measured: a clean record cannot be told from an unlabelled one.
  • Maintenance risk — quiet time measured against the tool's own release cadence (quiet longer than 90 days and three typical gaps scores 0), plus the number of active maintainers and whether contributors are growing, where known. Higher is lower risk.
  • Innovation & surface — new capabilities in the feature ledger this year, API and MCP operations added, and the share of commits that are features: the mean of whichever we hold.
  • Community health (open-source tools only) — each is a direction, not a size: contributors this year against last, the bus factor now against a year ago, and issues closed per issue opened, where steady scores 50, doubled 100 and halved 0; plus the median time to a maintainer's first reply (an hour scores about 100, a month or more 0). A commercial card has no repository and carries none of the four.
  • Documented delivery (commercial tools) — when a vendor's documented new capabilities have slowed against its own baseline, that counts against the overall standing as heavily as two low dimensions. Steady delivery, or too little history to judge, leaves the standing alone; it is never a sixth score.
  • Open-source tools are scored on repository signals; commercial tools on their published changelog. Ranks compare tools within one category and one profile and need at least five measured peers; the overall standing needs three ranked dimensions. Best-in-breed or consolidator is a shape, not a quality, and is never scored.

Release-note detail over time

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Website history

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Databricks / Panther's home page and 21 more pages as they looked each month from March 2022 to October 2026: 34 renders, 4 changes of tagline or palette. Step through them, play them, or put any two months side by side.

Website history is included with Researcher and Business.

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Releases

5 entries

  1. September 20265

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