When triaging an active security incident or deciphering a complex capture file, speed is everything. Traditional tools present analysts with dense hex dumps, thousands of packet stream rows, and fragmented log files. You know the exact question you want answered — “Which client initiated the suspicious TLS connection to that external domain?” — but finding the answer often takes 20 minutes of crafting custom Wireshark display filters.
Today, we are thrilled to launch Ask AI — an interactive, multi-turn conversational AI assistant directly embedded into your NetNerve analysis dashboard. Grounded directly in your capture telemetry, Suricata alerts, and protocol flows, Ask AI turns hours of manual packet digging into seconds of dialogue.
Beyond Static Dashboards: A Living Investigation Dialogue
While NetNerve already provides automated AI threat narratives, protocol breakdowns, and 40,000+ Suricata rule scans on every upload, every security capture has unique nuances. One analyst needs to inspect HTTP headers for credential theft; another wants to map out DNS query jitter to confirm a Cobalt Strike beacon.
Ask AI gives you full investigative freedom. It maintains multi-turn conversation memory, allowing you to ask follow-up questions, drill deeper into specific flow conversations, and pivot between threat vectors without ever losing context.
Natural Language Forensics
Query complex flow telemetry using conversational English. Ask for top talkers, retransmission spikes, cleartext protocol exposures, or high-risk port activities instantly.
Suricata & MITRE Grounding
Deep dive into specific IDS alert signatures. Ask the AI to explain the attack anatomy, CVE references, associated MITRE ATT&CK techniques, and suggested remediation steps.
TLS & DNS Protocol Telemetry
Isolate TLS SNI mismatches, self-signed certificates, unusual DNS request patterns, and fast-flux domain queries without needing custom BPF filters.
Ultra-Low Latency Streaming
Powered by high-throughput LPU inference via Groq and Llama 3.3 70B, delivering real-time streaming answers with sub-second time-to-first-token.
Example Prompts for Instant Threat Hunting
Here are a few practical prompt patterns you can try immediately with Ask AI:
→ Ask AI cross-references Suricata signature alerts and internal subnet topology to identify the compromised hosts, severity classifications, and initial access vectors.
→ Ask AI deconstructs the HTTP URI parameter, explains the union-based query structure, and highlights potential database targets.
→ Ask AI inspects application-layer data for plaintext password fields, FTP/Telnet authentication strings, or authorization headers.
→ Ask AI compiles a crisp, stakeholder-ready executive briefing summarizing total data volume, root cause findings, and mitigation recommendations.
High-Availability Architecture & Zero Retention
Under the hood, Ask AI uses our resilient Multi-Key Rotator Architecture combined with Upstash Redis rate-limiting to ensure 99.9% uptime during high-concurrency investigations.
In keeping with NetNerve's Privacy-First Architecture, your PCAP contents are never stored on persistent storage or used to train third-party models. The telemetry context is formatted purely in ephemeral memory for the duration of your analysis session and immediately discarded when you leave.
Zero disk persistence. Zero model training. Enterprise-grade compliance by design.
Available Today on Pro & Forensics Plans
Ask AI is available right now for all NetNerve users with active subscriptions:
Includes 10 Ask AI messages per day, unlimited PCAP file uploads up to 20MB, complete AI threat narrative generation, custom security rules, and standard PDF reporting.
Includes 20 Ask AI messages per day, full Suricata IDS (40,000+ signatures), Zero-Trust PCAP Anonymizer, MITRE ATT&CK correlation, and PCAPNG deep forensic extraction.
Start Hunting Faster
Ready to transform how you analyze network packet captures? Upload a capture to your dashboard today and click the floating Ask AI button to start asking questions.