Palo Alto Networks, a leader in global cybersecurity based in California, USA, has launched Cortex® Cloud. This marks the next step in the evolution of Prisma Cloud. This new solution combines top Cloud Threat Detection and Response (CDR) with leading Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) features. It does this all in the Cortex platform, changing the future of cloud security.
Cortex Cloud redefines cloud security. It uses AI and automation to stop attacks instantly. This change transforms how security teams work.
Unit 42, the threat intelligence division of Palo Alto Networks, reports that 80% of security breaches happen on cloud-hosted assets. Cloud-targeted threats have increased by 66%. Cortex Cloud addresses the changing threat landscape as more people use cloud and AI technologies. It brings together data, automates tasks, and leverages AI to spot, stop, and handle threats in real time. The platform integrates with third-party tools. It provides centralized visibility, AI insights, and full remediation in the cloud security ecosystem.
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Palo Alto Networks is improving its runtime protection. This change helps keep important business apps safe as they move to the cloud. CNAPP features are now included for free with all Cortex Cloud Runtime Security customers. This boosts cloud security and makes deployment easier.
Cortex Cloud uses the AI-powered Cortex SecOps Platform. It offers a smooth, unified experience with dashboards and workflows tailored to different users. This launch fits with Palo Alto Networks’ platform strategy. It aims to provide strong security at a much lower total cost.
Key Capabilities of Cortex Cloud:
- Application Security: Secure applications from the ground up. Cortex Cloud provides full visibility and prioritization across the development pipeline, covering code, runtime, cloud environments, and third-party scans.
- Cloud Posture Management: Manage multi-cloud risk with AI-driven prioritization, assisted and automated remediation, and a unified experience that integrates all Prisma Cloud posture capabilities.
- Cloud Runtime Security: Prevent attacks in real time with native integration of the Cortex XDR agent, enhanced with additional cloud data sources and powered by advanced analytics. The platform achieved top-tier results in recent MITRE ATT&CK evaluations and includes premium CNAPP capabilities at no extra cost.
- Security Operations Center (SOC): Cortex Cloud powers one of the most advanced SOC platforms, surpassing traditional SIEM capabilities. By integrating cloud data, context, and workflows into Cortex XSIAM, it dramatically reduces mean time to respond (MTTR) and enables comprehensive threat detection and response across cloud and enterprise environments.
Cortex Cloud from Palo Alto Networks raises the bar for cloud security. It provides AI-driven, automated protection that fits the needs of today’s digital businesses.
