Palo Alto Networks (PANW), a global cybersecurity leader, is reinforcing its cloud security mission with the introduction of Cortex Cloud, the next version of Prisma Cloud, that natively brings together new releases of its cloud detection and response (CDR) and cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) capabilities on the unified Cortex platform.
According to the company, the new solution equips security teams with innovations powered by AI and automation that go beyond traditional "peace time" approaches to cloud security and stop attacks in real-time.
As cloud adoption and AI usage grow, Cortex Cloud unifies data, automates workflows, and applies AI-driven insights to reduce risk, prevent threats, and stop attacks in real time.
Cortex Cloud is designed to ingest and analyze data from third-party tools to provide centralized visibility, AI-driven insights and end-to-end remediation across the entire cloud security ecosystem.
"As more critical business applications move to the cloud, cloud security must expand to include industry-leading runtime protection. And to make it as easy as possible for our customers to adopt end-to-end cloud security, we're including CNAPP at no additional cost for every Cortex Cloud Runtime Security customer. With Cortex Cloud, we are delivering the next generation of cloud security—enabling organizations to swiftly prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to evolving threats across their entire enterprise,” said Lee Klarich, chief product officer of Palo Alto Networks.
Cortex Cloud delivers on Palo Alto Networks platformization strategy by rearchitecting its cloud security solution on the AI-driven Cortex SecOps platform to deliver a powerful unified user experience with persona-driven dashboards and workflows.
Cortex Cloud helps customers achieve strengthened protection at a lower total cost of ownership and provides additional value and new features including:
- Application security
- Cloud posture
- Cloud runtime
- SOC
Existing Prisma Cloud customers will experience a seamless upgrade to Cortex Cloud, and will now experience the power of streamlined, real-time cloud security.
Existing Cortex XSIAM customers who add Cortex Cloud gain the ability to seamlessly adopt CNAPP capabilities that are native-by-design on the world's most complete AI-powered, enterprise-to-cloud SecOps platform. Cortex Cloud will be available to customers later in Q3 FY25.
Additionally, Palo Alto Networks will partner with CyberCX, Deloitte, IBM and Orange Cyberdefense to drive end-to-end SecOps transformation across enterprise and cloud environments, enabling organizations to achieve superior risk reduction, rapid threat prevention and streamlined operational efficiency.
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