diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/default_navigation.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/default_navigation.tsx
index b5049f2e4d366..f49a627eb7eb8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/default_navigation.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/default_navigation.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { SolutionSideNavPanelContent } from '@kbn/security-solution-side-nav/pan
 import useObservable from 'react-use/lib/useObservable';
 import { useKibana } from '../common/services';
 import type { ProjectNavigationLink, ProjectPageName } from './links/types';
-// import { processCloudLinks } from './links/nav_links';
 import { useFormattedSideNavItems } from './side_navigation/use_side_nav_items';
 import { CATEGORIES, FOOTER_CATEGORIES } from './categories';
 import { formatNavigationTree } from './navigation_tree/navigation_tree';
@@ -23,12 +22,10 @@ const getPanelContentProvider = (
   projectNavLinks: ProjectNavigationLink[]
 ): React.FC<PanelComponentProps> =>
   React.memo(function PanelContentProvider({ selectedNode: { path }, closePanel }) {
-    // const { cloud } = useKibana().services;
     const linkId = path[path.length - 1] as ProjectPageName;
     const currentPanelItem = projectNavLinks.find((item) => item.id === linkId);
 
     const { title = '', links = [], categories } = currentPanelItem ?? {};
-    // const panelLinks = processCloudLinks(links, cloud);
     const items = useFormattedSideNavItems(links);
 
     if (items.length === 0) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/navigation_tree/navigation_tree.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/navigation_tree/navigation_tree.test.ts
index 868c944d8cae5..377f01ca0d784 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/navigation_tree/navigation_tree.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/navigation_tree/navigation_tree.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ describe('formatNavigationTree', () => {
 
     expect(securityNode?.children).toEqual([
       {
+        id: link1.id,
         link: chromeNavLink1.id,
         title: link1.title,
       },
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ describe('formatNavigationTree', () => {
         breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
         children: [
           {
+            id: link1.id,
             link: chromeNavLink1.id,
             title: link1.title,
           },
@@ -97,10 +99,12 @@ describe('formatNavigationTree', () => {
         breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
         children: [
           {
+            id: link1.id,
             link: chromeNavLink1.id,
             title: link1.title,
           },
           {
+            id: link2.id,
             link: chromeNavLink2.id,
             title: link2.title,
           },
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ describe('formatNavigationTree', () => {
         breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
         children: [
           {
+            id: link1.id,
             link: chromeNavLink1.id,
             title: link1.title,
           },
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ describe('formatNavigationTree', () => {
         breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
         children: [
           {
+            id: link1.id,
             link: chromeNavLink1.id,
             title: link1.title,
           },
@@ -163,6 +169,7 @@ describe('formatNavigationTree', () => {
 
     expect(securityNode?.children).toEqual([
       {
+        id: link3.id,
         link: chromeNavLink3.id,
         title: link3.title,
       },
@@ -179,13 +186,15 @@ describe('formatNavigationTree', () => {
 
     expect(securityNode?.children).toEqual([
       {
+        id: link1.id,
         link: chromeNavLink1.id,
         title: link1.title,
         children: [
           {
+            id: link2.id,
             link: chromeNavLink2.id,
             title: link2.title,
-            children: [{ link: chromeNavLink3.id, title: link3.title }],
+            children: [{ id: link3.id, link: chromeNavLink3.id, title: link3.title }],
             renderAs: 'panelOpener',
           },
         ],
@@ -208,11 +217,13 @@ describe('formatNavigationTree', () => {
 
     expect(securityNode?.children).toEqual([
       {
+        id: SecurityPageName.usersEvents,
         link: chromeNavLinkTest.id,
         title: link1.title,
         breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
       },
       {
+        id: link2.id,
         link: chromeNavLink2.id,
         title: link2.title,
       },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/navigation_tree/navigation_tree.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/navigation_tree/navigation_tree.ts
index 9c3caf359e27a..2d9ad8c1bb2d5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/navigation_tree/navigation_tree.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/public/navigation/navigation_tree/navigation_tree.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ const createNodeFromProjectNavLink = (projectNavLink: ProjectNavigationLink): No
   const { id, title, links, categories, disabled } = projectNavLink;
   const link = getNavLinkIdFromProjectPageName(id);
   const node: NodeDefinition = {
+    id,
     link: link as AppDeepLinkId,
     title,
     ...(isBreadcrumbHidden(id) && { breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden' }),
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ const formatFooterNodesFromLinks = (
                   ...(isCloudLink(projectNavLink.id)
                     ? {
                         cloudLink: getCloudLink(projectNavLink.id),
+                        openInNewTab: true,
                       }
                     : {
                         link: getNavLinkIdFromProjectPageName(projectNavLink.id) as AppDeepLinkId,