Cortex: the single, autonomous platform for the modern SOC
Transform security operations with AI and automation. Cortex unifies detection, response, attack surface management and cloud security on a common data foundation.
Collect once. Analyse infinitely.
As attackers speed up with AI, SOC teams working with disconnected tools and manual processes fall behind. The foundation of the Cortex platform is the Cortex Extended Data Lake (XDL): it collects and normalises data once and powers all security operations from the same data.
Palo Alto Networks frames this in two phases. “Peacetime” capabilities (Exposure Management, application security, cloud security) shrink the attack surface; “wartime” capabilities (XSIAM, XDR, email security) detect and stop threats. Cortex AgentiX delivers agentic AI and automation across the whole platform.
The Cortex product family
Cortex XSIAM
The AI-driven SOC platform: SIEM, SOAR, XDR, NDR and CDR on one platform.
Cortex XDR
Prevent attacks at the endpoint and extend detection and response to network, cloud and identity data.
Cortex XSOAR and AgentiX
1,300+ prebuilt playbooks and integrations; autonomous response with AI agents in the next generation.
Cortex Xpanse
Discover internet-facing assets before attackers do, with coverage across all 65,000 ports.
Exposure Management
Cut vulnerability noise by up to 99% with AI-driven prioritisation and automated remediation.
Advanced Email Security
Stop advanced phishing and email-borne attacks with LLM-driven analytics.
Unit 42 managed services
For organisations that want to extend their SOC capacity, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 offers managed threat hunting, 24/7 managed detection and response (MDR) and end-to-end managed XSIAM. Albisec positions these alongside our local support and integration services.
Cortex with Albisec
We design, deploy and operate Cortex projects around your existing SOC processes, log sources and team structure.
- Analysis of your current SIEM, EDR and automation tools, and a migration plan
- Data source integration and tuning of detections and playbooks to your environment
- Phased rollout starting with a pilot group
- 24/7 support, version management and periodic health checks
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Cortex products
Cortex XSIAM
The AI-driven SOC platform unifying SIEM, SOAR, XDR, NDR and CDR.
Learn moreCortex XSOAR & AgentiX
Playbook-based SOAR and autonomous incident response with AI agents.
Learn moreCortex Xpanse & Exposure Management
Internet-facing asset discovery and AI-driven vulnerability prioritisation.
Learn moreCortex Cloud
The next generation of Prisma Cloud: CNAPP, CDR and AI-SPM on one platform.
Learn moreCortex Agentic Endpoint Security
Visibility and real-time prevention for agents, MCP servers and extensions on endpoints.
Learn moreFrequently asked questions
What is the difference between Cortex XSIAM and Cortex XDR?
Cortex XDR delivers endpoint-centric detection and response that can be extended with network, cloud and identity data. Cortex XSIAM is the AI-driven SOC platform that includes XDR and unifies SIEM, SOAR, NDR and threat intelligence on one platform.
Can we migrate from our current SIEM to Cortex XSIAM?
Yes. We analyse your data sources, correlation rules and playbooks and prepare a phased migration plan; both systems can run in parallel during the transition.
What is Cortex AgentiX?
Cortex AgentiX is the agentic AI and automation layer positioned as the next generation of Cortex XSOAR. AI agents reason, plan and execute workflows within your organisation’s context and policies, with human approval kept for high-impact actions.
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