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How Behavioral Analytics Stop Linux C2 & Credential Theft
Learn how behavioral analytics detect Linux C2 communication and credential theft — including LOLBin abuse, beaconing malware, and post-exploitation credential access. See how Cort...
Modernising the SOC: Navigating the Shift to Platformization and Agentic AI
Explore a discussion between IDC analyst Duncan Brown and Palo Alto Networks about agentic AI and platformization strategies to modernise the SOC and ...
The Cartography of Risk: Operational Technology and the Public Internet
Cortex Xpanse OT Security: Map your external attack surface and protect industrial infrastructure. New Siemens research reveals a 332% rise in exposed OT devices.
Introducing Cortex XDR 5.0: The New Standard for Endpoint Security
Cortex XDR 5.0 redefines endpoint security with agentic AI, unified exposure management, endpoint DLP, and enhanced Linux & macOS protection.
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Introducing Unit 42 Managed XSIAM 2.0
Unit 42 Managed XSIAM 2.0 delivers a 24/7 managed SOC with continuous detection, investigation, and full-cycle remediation.
2026 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report — Attacks Now 4x Faster
Attackers are leveraging identity, AI, and supply chain exposure. Unit 42's Global 2026 IR Report reveals faster, broader, harder-to-contain threats.
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When Security Becomes an Afterthought
As AI deployment races ahead, security scrambles to keep up. Nikesh Arora on why AI's biggest risk is treating security as an afterthought.
Stop Chasing Ghosts: The Strategic Case for Compensating Controls
Transform theoretical risk into operational outcomes. Cortex Exposure Management’s new Security and Compensating Controls feature reveals your true re...
Ransomware Attacks: Why Your Endpoint Protection Can't Keep Up
Ransomware attacks are 100x faster, beating legacy EPPs. Learn how Cortex XDR stops 25-minute attacks before exfiltration with machine-speed defense.
A Day in the Life with Your AgentiX Automation Engineer Agent
Stop coding, start conversing. Introducing the Automation Engineer Agent, your new AI partner for instant script generation in Cortex AgentiX
Boost SOC Efficiency: Data Control with Cortex XSIAM & Chronosphere
Gain fine-grained data control for security. Cortex XSIAM & Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline optimize data, cut costs, and boost AI-driven threat detec...
Intercepting the ToolShell Zero-Day Before the Headlines
How Unit 42's threat hunters warned customers about Tool Shell before the headlines broke. Discover the power of proactive hunting for zero-day threats.
The Detection Nightmare: Years Pass Without a Move
Patient adversaries hide for months using persistence techniques. Learn how Cortex XDR detects dormant backdoors without overwhelming SOC teams with alerts.
What the Alien Franchise Taught Me About Cybersecurity
Ripley's tactics from Alien are your blueprint for SOC transformation to defeat modern threats with AI-driven security, automation and SIEM modernization.
The 3CX Supply Chain Attack: When Trusted Software Turns Malicious
Cortex XDR's AI stopped the 3CX supply chain attack days before the security industry knew it existed. See how behavioral detection caught what signat...
Beyond the Cloud Dashboard: Exposure Management Requires Full-Scope Visibil...
Cortex Exposure Management: Unify visibility from Code to Cloud to SOC. Prioritize real risk across your entire attack surface and eliminate cloud-onl...
Cortex AgentiX: A Behind-the-Scenes Perspective
A behind-the-scenes look at how we build and manage agentic AI agents with Cortex AgentiX.
2025: The Year of the Autonomous SOC. The Year of XSIAM.
Explore how Cortex XSIAM made 2025 the year of the autonomous SOC—unifying data, AI, and automation to deliver unmatched security.
From ILOVEYOU to AI Defenders – 25 Years of Email Evolution
Email security evolution: From ILOVEYOU to AI-powered phishing. Advanced Email Security stops threats with cross-domain correlation & automated defens...
Partners Are Fueling Innovation with Cortex XSIAM and Prisma SASE
Solution providers voted us #1 – Cortex XSIAM is CRN’s 2025 Product of the Year and Prisma SASE is a 2025 Tech Innovator.
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The Agentic AI Platform for the Agentic Workforce of the Future
Introducing Cortex AgentiX, the Agentic AI platform for the autonomous enterprise, delivering an AI agent workforce for security and IT.
Shai-Hulud 2.0: How Cortex Helps Protect Against the Resurgent npm Worm
Shai-Hulud 2.0 exposes the fragility of software supply chains. Learn how the npm worm spreads through developer ecosyst...
The Case Files of Detective Aems: A Study in Digital Deduction
Discover how AI-powered email security defeats sophisticated phishing, BEC attacks, and brand impersonation through contextual analysis and unified th...
Forrester Names Palo Alto Networks a Leader in XDR
Palo Alto Networks was named a leader in extended detection and response platforms by Forrester for Cortex XDR.
SE Labs Awards Palo Alto Networks AAA Rating and 100% Prevention Against Ra...
SE Labs awards Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR a perfect 100% accuracy rating and AAA grade for ransomware protection with zero false positives.
A Deep Dive Into Malicious Direct Syscall Detection
This blog explains how attackers use direct syscalls to overcome most EDR solutions, by first discussing the conventional Windows syscall flow and how most EDR solutions monitor those calls.
A Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for EPP — 3 Years Running
Redefining endpoint security with Cortex XDR a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platf...
Cortex XDR is the Only Endpoint Security Market Leader to Achieve 99% in Bo...
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR achieves 99% in both threat prevention & response in AV-Comparatives 2025 EPR test - the only endpoint security market l...
Palo Alto Networks and MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise 2025
To further accelerate innovation for our customers, Palo Alto Networks will not participate in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations after two years of leading results.
Forrester Names Palo Alto Networks a Leader in Attack Surface Management
Palo Alto Networks was named a leader in attack surface management by Forrester for Cortex Xpanse.
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Introducing Cortex Cloud — The Future of Real-Time Cloud Security
Cortex Cloud brings the world’s leading CNAPP onto the #1 SecOps platform, delivering real-time protection — for the fir...
Forrester TEI: Unlock 257% ROI with Cortex XSIAM
AI-driven SecOps platform delivered 257% ROI, cut breach risk 60%, and consolidated tools for significant savings. Learn more about Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM.
Detecting Threats with Microsoft Graph Activity Logs
Discover how Microsoft Graph API is used as an attack vector by threat actors through a real-world attack scenario. Find out why monitoring Microsoft Graph activity logs is important and how Cortex delivers tai...
SIEM Replacement Made Easy (Yes, Really!)
Deploy Cortex XSIAM in 3 months or less with AI-powered migration tools. Replace your SIEM faster with automated onboarding and ready-to-use analytics.
Cortex XDR Delivers Unmatched 100% Detection in MITRE Evals 2024
Cortex XDR achieves 100% technique-level detection in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK evaluation.
A Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for EPP
Palo Alto Networks was named a leader in endpoint protection platforms by Gartner for Cortex XDR.
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