Palo Alto Networks Intros Industry’s Largest Marketplace for SecOps Automation

The cybersecurity giant launched Cortex XSOAR Marketplace aimed to create an industry-driven security orchestration and automation nexus. Launch partners can now readily acquire and deliver content packs for management of IT resources and data.

Palo Alto Networks has launched a marketplace for security teams to leverage automation capabilities of its extended security orchestration, automation and response platform (XSOAR). The Cortex XSOAR platform streamlines security operations of an organization’s product and service stack, inclusive of processes and tools. It enables security teams to automate redundant tasks and alerts to deliver rapid responses for SecOps and incident response activities.

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Rising concerns in SOAR justifies the expanding cybersecurity market, which is expected to reach a staggering $2.3 billionOpens a new window by 2025. SOAR provides appropriate tools to identify, homogenize, systematize and automate incident response functions. Greg Martin, General Manager for Security Business Unit at Sumo Logic said, “Enterprises are arguably dealing with more data today than ever before, and the pain security operations teams are feeling is significant. There’s never been a more important time to ensure IT security operations are up to par.”

Cortex XSOAR is aimed to help organizations with incidence response, threat intelligence management, cloud security orchestration, and vulnerability management. Further, security teams can now collaborate with industry peers and experts, to contribute as well as access resources pertaining to security operations. 

Jon Oltsik, Senior Principal Analyst and Fellow at the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) said, “Collaboration across the cybersecurity community is critical to defend advanced attacks. When organizations share best practices, tools, and procedures, everyone benefits.”

Besides collaborating with industry experts, security teams get a platform to discover and leverage turnkey content packs and stay updated with the latest in SecOps. Recently announced launch partners under Cortex XSOAR Marketplace include RiskIQOpens a new window , Code42Opens a new window , Recorded FutureOpens a new window , SixgillOpens a new window , and Illusive NetworksOpens a new window . 

“SOAR systems already integrate and automate key processes and technologies, and now the Cortex XSOAR Marketplace can further amplify the value of the SOAR platform community by making it more effective for all,” said Oltsik. 

Cortex XSOAR Marketplace comes with content packs from prominent cybersecurity providers thus, helping to bolster more than 400 existing integrations that are currently being used by customers. 

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