Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse
Unmanaged machine identities such as X509 certificates are a major cybersecurity risk for any organization. It is an attack surface that is often exploited and therefore requires high priority attention and care.
Cortex Xpanse by Palo Alto Networks is attack surface management with extensive reach to common and major attack surfaces. It provides visibility and monitoring into both known and unknown assets across any organization's entire connected environment, including the internet, cloud providers, and third-party networks which leads to reduced MTTD and MTTR. The integration with Venafi's machine identity capabilities, ensures maximum protection against vulnerabilities and attacks on machine identities, a major security asset for any organizations.
Applicability
All organizations, particularly large multi-cloud enterprises, benefit from integrating Venafi and Cortex Xpanse for a comprehensive, holistic approach to both machine identity management and attack surface protection.
Value Highlights
- Combination of Venafi and Cortex Xpanse allows for efficient automation of certificate management, provisioning, and monitoring
- Enhances threat prediction and prevention by reducing the attack surface associated with TLS certificates
- Significantly reduces machine identity outages
- Drives agility in implementing a robust identity management strategy
Solution Components
- Certificate Manager, Self-Hosted or Cloud
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse
How it Works
This integrated solution needs both Venafi and Cortex Xpanse software. After acquiring the necessary licenses, you will need to follow a process for integration as outlined in the respective documentation. No additional installations are required beyond the initial setup of both services.
ABOUT Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is the world's cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace cyberthreats, so organizations can embrace technology with confidence. We provide next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of customers globally, across all sectors. Our best-in-class cybersecurity platforms and services are backed by industry-leading threat intelligence and strengthened by state-of-the-art automation. Whether deploying our products to enable the Zero Trust Enterprise, responding to a security incident, or partnering to deliver better security outcomes through a world-class partner ecosystem, we're committed to helping ensure each day is safer than the one before. It's what makes us the cybersecurity partner of choice.
Certificate Manager, Self-Hosted is the product formerly known as Venafi Trust Protection Platform