diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CortexXdrController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CortexXdrController.php
index b0c0759..8b49d16 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CortexXdrController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CortexXdrController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Services\CortexXdrService;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 
 class CortexXdrController extends Controller
 {
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ class CortexXdrController extends Controller
     public function getData(CortexXdrService $cortexService)
     {
         try {
-            $summary = $cortexService->getSummary();
+            $summary = Cache::remember('cortex_summary_data', 300, function () use ($cortexService) {
+                return $cortexService->getSummary();
+            });
             return response()->json($summary);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             return response()->json(['error' => $e->getMessage()], 500);
diff --git a/app/Services/CortexXdrService.php b/app/Services/CortexXdrService.php
index ce27ed3..c67a225 100644
--- a/app/Services/CortexXdrService.php
+++ b/app/Services/CortexXdrService.php
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class CortexXdrService
      * Get Incidents
      * Using pagination to fetch up to $limit incidents.
      */
-    public function getIncidents($limit = 1000)
+    public function getIncidents($limit = 1000, $filters = [])
     {
-        return $this->fetchAll('incidents/get_incidents', 'incidents', $limit);
+        return $this->fetchAll('incidents/get_incidents', 'incidents', $limit, $filters);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class CortexXdrService
     /**
      * Generic fetch method with pagination.
      */
-    private function fetchAll($endpoint, $dataKey, $limit)
+    private function fetchAll($endpoint, $dataKey, $limit, $filters = [])
     {
         if (empty($this->apiKey) || empty($this->apiKeyId) || empty($this->baseUrl)) {
             Log::warning('Cortex XDR credentials missing.');
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ class CortexXdrService
                 
                 $response = Http::withHeaders($this->getHeaders())
                     ->post("{$this->baseUrl}/public_api/v1/{$endpoint}/", [
-                        'request_data' => [
+                        'request_data' => array_merge([
                             'search_from' => $offset,
                             'search_to' => $offset + $currentBatchSize, 
-                        ]
+                        ], !empty($filters) ? ['filters' => $filters] : [])
                     ]);
 
                 if ($response->successful()) {
@@ -122,7 +122,15 @@ class CortexXdrService
     public function getSummary()
     {
         try {
-            $incidents = $this->getIncidents(1000); // Limit incidents to 1000 recent
+            // Filter to fetch only active incidents to improve performance
+            $filters = [
+                [
+                    'field' => 'status',
+                    'operator' => 'in',
+                    'value' => ['new', 'under_investigation'] 
+                ]
+            ];
+            $incidents = $this->getIncidents(1000, $filters); // Limit incidents to 1000 recent active
             $endpoints = $this->getEndpoints(1000); // Limit endpoints to 2000
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             // In dashboard context, we verify configuration separately.
@@ -137,6 +145,8 @@ class CortexXdrService
         $endpointsDisconnected = collect($endpoints)->filter(fn($e) => strtolower($e['endpoint_status'] ?? '') === 'disconnected')->count();
         
         // Filter only Active Incidents (New or Under Investigation)
+        // Since we now filter at API level, we can just use the result, 
+        // but keeping the collection filter adds a layer of safety if filters change.
         $activeIncidents = collect($incidents)->filter(fn($i) => in_array($i['status'] ?? '', ['new', 'under_investigation']));
         
         //die(var_dump($activeIncidents));
@@ -163,6 +173,7 @@ class CortexXdrService
             'endpoints_types' => $endpointTypes, // New Data
             'recent_incidents' => collect($incidents)
                 ->filter(fn($i) => !in_array($i['status'] ?? '', ['resolved_true_positive', 'resolved_false_positive']))
+                ->sortByDesc('incident_id')
                 ->slice(0, 10)
                 ->values()
                 ->all()