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Palo Alto Networks Launches Cortex AgentiX

Palo Alto Networks has officially launched Cortex AgentiX, marking a significant advancement in AI technologies aimed at enhancing enterprise productivity. As businesses increasingly turn to agentic AI to boost efficiency, complexities surrounding ecosystem integrations and control have surfaced as key challenges. AgentiX seeks to address these issues by providing a robust platform tailored to manage the AI workforce of the future.

AgentiX, introduced as part of the Cortex suite, positions itself as a leading solution in the domain of cybersecurity. This innovative platform offers enterprises an unparalleled level of automation capable of responding to threats in real-time, a critical factor as adversaries become more efficient, utilizing AI to conduct attacks up to a hundred times faster than before. The tool provides built-in, pre-configured agents that mimic expert decision-making abilities, thereby granting security analysts a significant advantage.

Revolutionizing Security Operations Center (SOC)

The introduction of AgentiX is set to revolutionize the traditional Security Operations Center (SOC) environments. By automating up to 75% of manual work and aiming for a reduction in Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) by 98%, the platform allows teams to focus on more strategic initiatives rather than merely responding to alerts. This, according to Gonen Fink, EVP of Products at Palo Alto Networks, is akin to reshaping the role of security professionals from chasing alerts to transforming the SOC.

Features of Cortex AgentiX

AgentiX distinguishes itself by providing end-to-end workflow autonomy rather than merely automating isolated SOC tasks. Key features include:

• - Threat Intelligence Agent: Integrates and enhances threat intelligence to reveal related cases and techniques used by adversaries.
• - Email Investigation Agent: Automates threat responses pertaining to emails, covering a spectrum from analysis to containment across platforms.
• - Endpoint Investigation Agent: Facilitates rapid analysis and forensic collection across all major Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms.
• - Network Security Agent: Manages threat responses and policy controls across various firewalls.
• - Cloud Security Agent: Ensures comprehensive security for cloud environments, from detection to application protection.
• - IT Agent: Streamlines IT operations by automating common tasks such as upgrades, troubleshooting, and user onboarding.

In addition to these prebuilt agents, AgentiX provides enterprises with no-code tools to rapidly develop custom agents, leveraging over 1,000 prebuilt integrations and strong contextual control capabilities. This enables organizations not only to tailor their AI agents based on unique requirements but also to efficiently manage workflows throughout the enterprise.

Safety and Compliance in AI Operations

One of the standout features of Cortex AgentiX is its focus on safety and compliance. The platform employs enterprise-grade guardrails, ensuring that all autonomous actions performed by AI agents adhere to stringent protocols. This includes role-based access controls and mandatory human approval for significant actions, thus guaranteeing a safe operation environment while maintaining full audit capabilities.

Francis Odum, the founder of Security Analyst Cyber Research (SACR), emphasizes AgentiX's innovative approach, linking its capabilities back to Palo Alto Networks' established leadership in security operations. Odum notes that this foundation is essential for maintaining policy enforcement and traceability controls that many emerging solutions lack.

Conclusion

Cortex AgentiX is now available for businesses through Cortex Cloud and Cortex XSIAM, with wider availability for Cortex XDR and the standalone AgentiX platform expected in early 2026. As organizations face increasing pressure to protect their digital environments, AgentiX represents a crucial advancement, poised to redefine how enterprise AI workforce management is approached. To learn more about AgentiX and other innovations from Palo Alto Networks, visit their official website or register for their upcoming event, Ignite What's Next.