The role of AI in cybersecurity is growing fast, but so are concerns about data privacy, compliance, and cost. Many Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) lock users into expensive, proprietary AI services limiting flexibility and control. EclecticIQ’s new "Bring Your Own LLM" feature puts you in control. Decide how you deploy AI; self-host on your own infrastructure for maximum security and compliance, or leverage EclecticIQ’s secure cloud hosting for convenience. Tailor your AI experience by selecting the best LLM for each AI-powered feature, ensuring enhanced customization, cost efficiency, and control over your threat intelligence workflows.
AI comes with trade-offs
AI-powered threat intelligence has the potential to supercharge SOC and CTI operations. However, most TIPs rely on proprietary, cloud-based AI models, creating significant challenges:
- Lack of data control – Sensitive intelligence is sent to external AI providers, increasing security and compliance risks.
- Regulatory barriers – Many industries (finance, healthcare, government) cannot use commercial AI due to strict data residency laws.
- High and unpredictable costs – Commercial AI services charge based on usage (charge per API request or per token), often leading to escalating expenses.
- Limited customization – Most proprietary AI models are general-purpose, which means they lack specialization for cybersecurity use cases.
For organizations handling classified, regulated, or proprietary threat intelligence, these limitations force a difficult choice: either accept both substantial risk and cost, or forgo AI’s advantages altogether. But what if you didn’t have to choose?
Our solution: Bring Your Own LLM
EclecticIQ’s Bring Your Own LLM feature gives you the flexibility to choose how you deploy AI in your threat intelligence workflows:
- Self-host LLMs on-prem for full control over security, privacy, and compliance.
- Use the LLM of your choice - or one recommended by EclecticIQ - hosted securely on EclecticIQ’s cloud, exclusively for your organization. This ensures privacy, flexibility, scalability, and operational efficiency while maintaining full ownership of your data.
Whichever option you choose, you stay in control - leveraging AI on your terms.
Key capabilities:
- Flexible hosting options – Deploy LLMs on-prem or in the cloud for complete data control.
- Multi-model flexibility – For every AI-powered feature in EclecticIQ, you can choose between multiple LLM options. Whether it’s Natural Language Search, or Entity Extraction, you can select the best model for each specific task - ensuring optimal performance and accuracy.
- Ollama integration – Run LLMs locally keeping sensitive data in-house.
Why it matters: The benefits of AI on your terms
Uncompromised data privacy - Whether you self-host or use EclecticIQ-hosted models, your data remains fully protected and never exposed to third-party AI services.
Regulatory compliance made easy - On-prem deployment ensures adherence to GDPR, HIPAA, and national data sovereignty laws.
Cost efficiency – Avoid ongoing subscription fees and reuse existing hardware to run open‐source models without breaking the budget.
Tailored AI models – Choose the right LLM for your needs, whether it’s for speed, domain specificity, or multilingual support.
Future‐proof architecture: Easily swap or upgrade models as technology evolves, ensuring a continually optimized intelligence workflow - without vendor lock-in.
Ready to take full control of your AI?
Stop compromising on security, compliance, or costs when integrating AI into your cybersecurity workflows. With EclecticIQ’s Bring Your Own LLM, you decide how AI fits into your SOC operations. Want to see it in action? Get in touch with us today.
