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What is Cortex Cloud?

Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, the next version of Prisma Cloud, understands a unified security approach is essential for effectively addressing AppSec, CloudSec, and SecOps. Connecting cloud security and SOC workflows enables teams to achieve holistic visibility, trace risk across the lifecycle, and correlate real-time threat activity with development and runtime contexts. Cortex Cloud is a unified platform built on three core pillars: data integration, AI-driven intelligence, and automation. Now you can safeguard applications, data, and infrastructure across multicloud and hybrid environments with a unified data model that consolidates telemetry from code, runtime, identity, and endpoints, all into a single data source. Empower teams with precise, AI-powered insights and 2200+ machine learning models to identify and stop zero-day threats with real-time advanced threat detection and response. And automate with 1000+ prebuilt playbooks across your cloud stack to reduce manual workloads, accelerate remediations, and cut response times tenfold. Cortex Cloud delivers more than tools—it transforms how organizations secure their cloud environments.

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Product Description

Cloud to SOC security to protect cloud applications, data, and AI models across multicloud and hybrid environments by leveraging unified data and full-lifecycle context for real-time detection and response.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Palo Alto Networks products are used across 83% of the Fortune 100 and 54% of the Global 2000.

With Cortex Cloud:

* 90% risk reduction with shift-left prevention
* Remediate faster with 25x fewer posture alerts
* Block runtime attacks in real time
* Reduce MTTR by 96%

Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is a leader across every industry analyst category as the only fully-integrated cloud security platform that is also best of breed.

• Leader in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Cloud Workload Security (CWP)

• Leader in the 2024 GigaOm Radar for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)

• Leader in the 2024 Frost Radar for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

• Leader in the 2024 Frost Radar for Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)

• Leader in the 2024 Forrester Wave for Cloud Workload Security (CWP)

• Leader in the 2024 GigaOm Radar for Software Supply Chain Security (DevSecOps)


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Year Founded
2005
HQ Location
Santa Clara, CA
Twitter
@PaloAltoNtwks
127,110 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
16,690 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NYSE: PANW
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$3,408
Description

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.


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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Unexpected"
I didn't realize the security aspects of this software. Quite impressed
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Franklin O.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Cloud engineer"
It provides deep visibility across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments, integrating multiple data
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Santhosh N.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Prisma Usability"
It gives infra and security overview with more clarity
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Cortex Cloud Media

Cortex Cloud Demo - Cortex Cloud – Runtime Security Dashboard
Prevent cloud attacks in real-time. Block threats with best-in-class protection for VMs, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless workloads.
Cortex Cloud Demo - Cortex Cloud – Cloud Detection and Response Dashboard
Extend to industry-best cloud runtime protection. Leverage a single source of truth across from code to cloud to SOC and drive down MTTR.
Cortex Cloud Demo - Cortex Cloud – Posture Security Dashboard
Remove your biggest cloud risks. Use AI-driven prioritization and automation-first remediation to shut down potential attacks.
Cortex Cloud Demo - Cortex Cloud – Application Security Dashboard
Stop risks at the source. Unify leading AppSec tools with complete code and runtime context for AI-driven risk prevention and prioritization.
Cortex Cloud with Runtime Security blocks threats in real time with best-in-class protection for all cloud workloads. Block threats, malware, malicious processes, and get the most comprehensive threat intelligence in the industry.
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Cortex Cloud with Runtime Security blocks threats in real time with best-in-class protection for all cloud workloads. Block threats, malware, malicious processes, and get the most comprehensive threat intelligence in the industry.
Cortex Cloud with Posture Security delivers AI and automation-driven posture security. Get CSPM, CIEM, DSPM, AI-SPM, and Vulnerability Management all in one natively-integrated solution.
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Cortex Cloud with Posture Security delivers AI and automation-driven posture security. Get CSPM, CIEM, DSPM, AI-SPM, and Vulnerability Management all in one natively-integrated solution.

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Paul C.
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Senior Network Engineer
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

The abilty to loo at my terraform scripts is a huge benfit to using Prisma Cloud. It also helped with resolving ,ajor issues in my Cloufformation scripts. It has been worth every penny . It indentified vulnerabilities in our apps and helped us to resolve them. Its risk remediation is second to none. It an agentless workload so we do not need to install any cumbersome agents. It provided us on prem and cloud vulnerabilty detection and management which is huge. It also helped us to indentify and resolve account permissions issues in AWS. This is a great product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

Its diffciult to learn every aspect of the product. It is feature rich so you really need to take one option at a time. A seperate team is really needed for this product. We dumped it on the security engineering team and they became overwhelmed wirth the workload. We had to diversify the various alerts to different teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

It great benefited our vulnerabilty assesment and management. We were able to indentify issues both on prem and in AWS. It indentified these issues and offered us a step by step way to resolve them. We were able to take thse notes and send them to the various teams responsible for the product that was vulnerable. We able to create jobs that will contunue to detect the latest vulnearabilities and send them off to the various teams. It also is very strong in indentifying API and web application vulnerabilities . The last product we had was very weak in this area so this is a huge plus for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain
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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

What I like most about Prisma Cloud is its ease of use and implementation. The platform provides real-time visibility across cloud environments, containers, and Kubernetes, making it simple to detect vulnerabilities. The number of features it offers, like compliance monitoring and threat protection, is impressive, and the ease of integration with other tools makes it a great fit for many organizations. The frequency of use is also high because of its continuous monitoring capabilities, which ensure security at all times. Additionally, customer support is responsive, which adds a lot of value when you need assistance quickly." Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

One thing I would mention is that, while Prisma Cloud offers a wide range of features, it can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially for new users. The learning curve, particularly with integrating all its tools and features, might take some time. Additionally, while the platform is powerful, frequent use can sometimes reveal the need for further customization to fit specific needs, which may require more effort in terms of setup and implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Prisma Cloud solves a lot of problems I would face in cloud environments. It gives me clear, real-time visibility into the infrastructure, containers, and Kubernetes, making it easy to spot security issues or misconfigurations. It also makes staying compliant with regulations like GDPR and PCI-DSS a lot easier. This gives me peace of mind, knowing that my environment is secure and compliant. And the best part is that it integrates well with other tools, which makes everything smoother and saves a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amiket G.
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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

The security of Prisma cloud is second to none.Some of the feature I personally like is End-To-End Security Coverage, Real-Time Threat Detection and Remediation, Complaince Management, Adaptability and Scalability, Continer and Kubernetes Security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

Few of the things that I dislike about Prisma Cloud are the cost, the learning cureve, and management requirements.Apart from this the UI Navigations is not very intutitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Prisma cloud is working in right directio to secure cloud-native environment. Prism Cloud offers a centralized view of all cloud resources, workloads, and configurations across multiple cloud providers. The major benefit of this is that it improves the awareness and monitoring of assets, enabling proactive security management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mario R.
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

It is a product very easy to use, and with a vast range of advanced characteristics. It facilitates the detection and control of comms. Do you can save time, if you compare with other tools in the market. We take great advantages from IaC scanning, too, verifying our Terraform deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

It could be cheaper, and there could be better learning materials, because due to the great number of features, the learning curve is something to be considered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Have a single pane of security control. Terraform security validations. CSPM compliance. Accelerate our hunting process through Copilot features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NAKIA M.
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Field Services Engineer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

The best thing is the ease of use. The platform is very user friendly and you days transfers is just a click away to start Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

As there is not really anything to dislike. I would say if the setup process time could be shortened but I guess it has to be that way so you can take full advantage of the platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is solving the issues that the ERT and ERM data and procedures face with having things in multiple locations all pulled into one central environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yati P.
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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

I like Ai-powered security most about prisma cloud. apart from this, it's eas of use and implementation is also great. I liked it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

i have had some unpleasent experience with support one time, may be because of work-load of the support staff, but other times it was good. oh and our management finds the product a bit too expensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

prisma cloud is solving the most important problem is compliance, which is extreamaly important to outr management. it is alot easier to make a compliance report and present to the management in meeting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

" really liked how Prisma Cloud showed us all our assets in one place and helped us find security issues quickly. The compliance checks were easy to use and made sure we followed industry rules. It also worked well with our software deployment tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

“The tool is powerful, but it took some time to learn how to use it properly. The cost can also be high for smaller teams, and the setup instructions could be more detailed.” Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

lack of visibilityin multy cloud envirenment

problem # managing security across multiple cloud provides can be challengeing without a unified view .

solution# prisma cloud provide a centralized dasfboard to monitor all assest,workloads and configurations ensuringnothing is overlooked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

Something interesting we have with Primsa is that it provides us with complete visibility of cloud services, allowing us to know about resource usage and analyzing risks and threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

Its implementation may be complex if there is no experience in SaaS services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Primas allows you to perform constant evaluations according to safety regulations and standards, which will enable you to strengthen and reduce the risks of experiencing an incident. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

My experience after using Prisma Cloud (cloud managed) for 3-4 months is absolutely fantastic. If you have experience managin Palo Alto firewalls, this is just an extension of that. Users can connect seamlessly to on-prem datacenters in a secure way. Once deployed it's very easy to administer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

Not so friendly to deploy initally, easier if done with an authorized partner or Palo Alto directly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows remote users to connect to on-premises resources in a secure and seamless way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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IT Security Engineer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Cortex Cloud?

It is wasy to manage, and easy to implement. If you have Palo Alto in your company I think this is the best path to follow do to the simplicity on implementation and how process are made using full stack of Palo Alto products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cortex Cloud?

Pricing might be hard to digest if you are considering other vendors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cortex Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is making workflows easy to manage. We can rely on standars use cases for data security and then implement other data patters for more robust implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.