diff --git a/frontend/app/scripts/controllers/alert/AlertEventCtrl.js b/frontend/app/scripts/controllers/alert/AlertEventCtrl.js
index 8893e791c2..de9da65bd0 100644
--- a/frontend/app/scripts/controllers/alert/AlertEventCtrl.js
+++ b/frontend/app/scripts/controllers/alert/AlertEventCtrl.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     angular.module('theHiveControllers')
         .controller('AlertEventCtrl', function($scope, $rootScope, $state, $uibModal, $uibModalInstance, ModalUtilsSrv, AuthenticationSrv, CustomFieldsSrv, CaseResolutionStatus, AlertingSrv, NotificationSrv, UiSettingsSrv, clipboard, event, templates, readonly) {
             var self = this;
-            var eventId = event.id;
+            var eventId = event._id;
 
             self.readonly = readonly;
             self.templates = _.pluck(templates, 'name');
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                 var field = {};
                 field[fieldName] = newValue;
 
-                return AlertingSrv.update(self.event.id, field)
+                return AlertingSrv.update(self.event._id, field)
                   .then(function() {
                       NotificationSrv.log('Alert updated successfully', 'success');
                   })
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
             self.import = function() {
                 self.loading = true;
-                AlertingSrv.create(self.event.id, {
+                AlertingSrv.create(self.event._id, {
                     caseTemplate: self.event.caseTemplate
                 }).then(function(response) {
                     $uibModalInstance.dismiss();
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
             self.mergeIntoCase = function(caseId) {
                 self.loading = true;
-                AlertingSrv.mergeInto(self.event.id, caseId)
+                AlertingSrv.mergeInto(self.event._id, caseId)
                     .then(function(response) {
                         $uibModalInstance.dismiss();
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
                     fn = AlertingSrv.follow;
                 }
 
-                fn(self.event.id).then(function() {
+                fn(self.event._id).then(function() {
                     $uibModalInstance.close();
                 }).catch(function(response) {
                     NotificationSrv.error('AlertEventCtrl', response.data, response.status);
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
                     okText: 'Yes, remove it',
                     flavor: 'danger'
                 }).then(function() {
-                    AlertingSrv.forceRemove(self.event.id)
+                    AlertingSrv.forceRemove(self.event._id)
                     .then(function() {
                         $uibModalInstance.close();
                         NotificationSrv.log('Alert has been permanently deleted', 'success');
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
                     fn = AlertingSrv.markAsUnread;
                 }
 
-                fn(this.event.id).then(function( /*data*/ ) {
+                fn(this.event._id).then(function( /*data*/ ) {
                     $uibModalInstance.close();
                 }, function(response) {
                     NotificationSrv.error('AlertEventCtrl', response.data, response.status);
diff --git a/frontend/app/scripts/controllers/alert/AlertListCtrl.js b/frontend/app/scripts/controllers/alert/AlertListCtrl.js
index e758d2b53f..a9c5eceeb5 100755
--- a/frontend/app/scripts/controllers/alert/AlertListCtrl.js
+++ b/frontend/app/scripts/controllers/alert/AlertListCtrl.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                     fn = AlertingSrv.markAsUnread;
                 }
 
-                fn(event.id).then(function( /*data*/ ) {
+                fn(event._id).then(function( /*data*/ ) {
                 }, function(response) {
                     NotificationSrv.error('AlertListCtrl', response.data, response.status);
                 });
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                     fn = AlertingSrv.follow;
                 }
 
-                fn(event.id).then(function( /*data*/ ) {
+                fn(event._id).then(function( /*data*/ ) {
                 }, function(response) {
                     NotificationSrv.error('AlertListCtrl', response.data, response.status);
                 });
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
                     self.selection.push(event);
                 } else {
                     self.selection = _.reject(self.selection, function(item) {
-                        return item.id === event.id;
+                        return item._id === event._id;
                     });
                 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/scripts/services/api/AlertingSrv.js b/frontend/app/scripts/services/api/AlertingSrv.js
index 3f997fbca3..9a47a891ef 100644
--- a/frontend/app/scripts/services/api/AlertingSrv.js
+++ b/frontend/app/scripts/services/api/AlertingSrv.js
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
                         alertIds: alertIds
                     });
                 },
-
+                
                 canMarkAsRead: function(event) {
-                    return event.status === 'New' || event.status === 'Updated';
+                    return !!!event.read;
                 },
 
                 canMarkAsUnread: function(event) {
-                    return event.status === 'Imported' || event.status === 'Ignored';
+                    return !!event.read;
                 },
 
                 markAsRead: function(alertId) {
diff --git a/frontend/app/views/partials/alert/list.html b/frontend/app/views/partials/alert/list.html
index 0dae1ad8d7..40d326b12e 100644
--- a/frontend/app/views/partials/alert/list.html
+++ b/frontend/app/views/partials/alert/list.html
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ <h3 class="box-title">List of alerts ({{$vm.list.total || 0}} of {{alertEvents.c
                                         <i ng-show="$vm.filtering.context.sort.indexOf('-date') !== -1" class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
                                       </a>
                                     </th>
+                                    <th style="width: 50px">
+                                        <a href class="text-default" ng-click="$vm.sortByField('_createdBy')">
+                                          By
+                                          <i ng-show="$vm.filtering.context.sort.indexOf('+_createdBy') === -1 && $vm.filtering.context.sort.indexOf('-_createdBy') === -1" class="fa fa-sort"></i>
+                                          <i ng-show="$vm.filtering.context.sort.indexOf('+_createdBy') !== -1" class="fa fa-caret-up"></i>
+                                          <i ng-show="$vm.filtering.context.sort.indexOf('-_createdBy') !== -1" class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
+                                        </a>
+                                    </th>
                                     <th style="width: 160px"></th>
                                 </tr>
                             </thead>
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ <h3 class="box-title">List of alerts ({{$vm.list.total || 0}} of {{alertEvents.c
                                     </td>
                                     <td>
                                         <span class="clickable label label-default" ng-class="{'label-danger': event.status==='New', 'label-warning': event.status === 'Updated'}" ng-click="$vm.addFilterValue('status', event.status)">{{::event.status}}</span>
+                                        <span class="clickable label label-default" ng-class="{'label-danger': !event.case}">{{event.case ? 'Imported' : 'New'}}</span>
                                     </td>
                                     <td class="wrap">
                                         <div class="case-title">
@@ -141,10 +150,13 @@ <h3 class="box-title">List of alerts ({{$vm.list.total || 0}} of {{alertEvents.c
                                             <severity active="false" value="event.severity"></severity>
                                         </div>
                                     </td>
-                                    <td class="text-center">{{::event.artifacts.length || 0}}</td>
+                                    <td class="text-center">{{::event.observableCount || 0}}</td>
                                     <td>
                                         <a href ng-click="$vm.addFilterValue('date', event.date)">{{event.date | shortDate}}</a>
                                     </td>
+                                    <td>
+                                        <user user-id="event._createdBy" icon-only="true"></user>
+                                    </td>
                                     <td class="clearfix">
                                         <div class="pull-right" if-permission="manageAlert">
                                             <a class="btn btn-xs btn-icon btn-clear" href ng-click="$vm.follow(event)" uib-tooltip="{{event.follow ? 'Ignore new updates' : 'Track new updates'}}">
@@ -156,13 +168,13 @@ <h3 class="box-title">List of alerts ({{$vm.list.total || 0}} of {{alertEvents.c
                                             <a class="btn btn-xs btn-icon btn-clear" href ng-click="$vm.markAsRead(event)" uib-tooltip="Mark as unread" ng-if="$vm.canMarkAsUnread(event)">
                                                 <i class="text-info text-20 fa fa-envelope-open-o"></i>
                                             </a>
-                                            <span class="btn btn-xs btn-icon btn-clear" uib-dropdown ng-if="$vm.appConfig.connectors.cortex.enabled" if-permission="manageAction">
-                                                <a href class="text-primary noline nowrap" ng-click="$vm.getResponders(event.id, true)" uib-dropdown-toggle>
+                                            <span class="btn btn-xs btn-icon btn-clear" uib-dropdown ng-if="appConfig.connectors.cortex.enabled" if-permission="manageAction">
+                                                <a href class="text-primary noline nowrap" ng-click="$vm.getResponders(event._id, true)" uib-dropdown-toggle>
                                                     <i class="text-info text-20 fa fa-cog"></i>
                                                 </a>
                                                 <ul class="dropdown-menu align-right" uib-dropdown-menu>
                                                   <li ng-if="$vm.responders && $vm.responders.length === 0">
-                                                    <a href ng-click="$vm.getResponders(event.id, true)">
+                                                    <a href ng-click="$vm.getResponders(event._id, true)">
                                                       <strong><i class="fa fa-refresh mr-xxs"></i> No responders available</strong>
                                                     </a>
                                                   </li>