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Cortex XSIAM (Extended Security Intelligence & Automation Management) is Palo Alto Networks’ modern SOC platform built for the cloud. It consolidates key security operations capabilities—like Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), Attack Surface Management (ASM), and SIEM—into a unified solution Cortex XSIAM harnesses machine intelligence to automate data integration and analysis, triaging the majority of alerts so that analysts can focus on critical incidents . It automatically stitches together data from endpoints, networks, cloud services, and identity systems to detect advanced threats with precision, providing a complete picture of each attack along with recommended actions for lightning-fast response Crucially, Cortex XSIAM integrates with AWS environments: for example, it can ingest AWS CloudTrail audit logs and AWS Security Hub findings to enhance threat visibility in your cloud infrastructure An AWS deployment of Cortex XSIAM (available via AWS Marketplace) allows organizations to leverage these capabilities directly in their AWS cloud, enabling seamless data collection and rapid, automated incident response across their AWS accounts.
Cortex Cloud Cloud is Palo Alto Networks’ comprehensive Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) that provides security from code to cloud across multicloud environments For AWS, Prisma Cloud offers broad protection and compliance coverage for your applications and infrastructure It continuously monitors AWS resources (like EC2, S3, IAM, containers, etc.) to identify misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and security risks throughout the development lifecycle . With cloud-native integration, it helps ensure your AWS environment meets compliance standards (such as CIS AWS Foundations, PCI-DSS, HIPAA) by checking configurations against best practices and alerting on violations . Prisma Cloud also provides runtime protection for workloads on AWS: it deploys lightweight defenders on hosts, containers (ECS/EKS), and serverless functions to detect and prevent active threats in real time [ For example, it can automatically block suspicious processes or network activity in an AWS EC2 instance or container if a breach is detected, safeguarding your cloud workloads from advanced attacks and zero-day exploits In summary, Prisma Cloud integrates deeply with AWS – via read-only APIs and IAM roles for posture management, and via installed agents (“Defenders”) for workload protection – to provide unified, proactive defense across your entire AWS environment.
The following are real-world AWS security scenarios and how the Palo Alto solutions help address them. Each use case includes a brief simulation to demonstrate how threats and issues might be detected and handled in an AWS environment.
Scenario: A potential breach is detected in an AWS account. For instance, an IAM user’s credentials are compromised and used from an unusual location at an odd hour. AWS CloudTrail logs this anomalous login event. Cortex XSIAM ingests the CloudTrail log (through its AWS integration) and uses machine learning-driven analytics to flag this as suspicious. Because XSIAM correlates identity data with network and endpoint telemetry, it recognizes this login as part of a broader attack pattern rather than an isolated event . An alert is automatically raised in the Cortex XSIAM console, and an automated playbook is triggered via its SOAR capability to contain the threat – for example, disabling the affected IAM user and alerting the security team.
In this demo, clicking the button will simulate how such an alert might be presented:
Scenario: An organization must ensure its AWS environment stays compliant with industry standards and internal policies. Prisma Cloud continuously scans the AWS configuration for issues. Suppose an S3 bucket was accidentally left public, or an EC2 instance is missing encryption on its attached EBS volume. Such misconfigurations could violate compliance rules (e.g., CIS benchmarks). Prisma Cloud’s Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) would detect these issues in real-time [oai_citation_attribution:15‡aws.amazon.com](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-fhoptf6o4hcyu#:~:text=,days). Security teams can view a dashboard of compliance findings, showing which AWS resources are out of compliance and why, along with guidelines to fix them.
Below is a simulation of compliance scan results – click the button to view identified issues and their compliance status:
Scenario: A containerized application running on AWS (for example, on Amazon ECS or EKS) comes under attack at runtime. Imagine a malicious process starts inside a container due to an exploited vulnerability. Prisma Cloud’s Defender agent, which is deployed on the host or within the container, detects this behavior instantly. It could be a crypto-mining malware trying to run, or an unauthorized shell access. Prisma Cloud’s runtime protection will automatically stop the malicious process and isolate the workload if necessary It also logs the incident and alerts the security team, providing detailed forensics (such as which process, in which container/VM, and what actions were taken).
Click below to simulate a runtime security incident and see how it might be reported:
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This demo showcases Palo Alto Networks' Cortex XSIAM and Prisma Cloud integrated with AWS security scenarios.
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