Palo Alto Networks

Cloud security is struggling to keep pace. Despite massive investment in CNAPP tools, response times remain painfully slow and attackers exploit cloud exposures within minutes. The root cause is fragmentation: CNAPP and SOC teams operate in silos. Closing this gap requires a converged, real-time model that unifies posture, runtime insights and operational response across multicloud environments.

As cloud security evolves, integrating CNAPP capabilities into the Security Operations Centers (SOC) is crucial to enhancing cyber incident response. By converging CNAPP with traditional SOC elements, like SIEM, SOAR, and XDR, organizations can streamline detection, triage, and response processes, thus reducing Mean Time To Respond (MTTR) for cloud-origin threats. A unified SOC approach not only amalgamates endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry but also correlates identity-related events, effectively closing gaps that currently hinder efficient battle against cyber threats in multi-cloud environments.

Mike Small, Senior Analyst at KuppingerCole, and John Tolbert, Director of Cybersecurity Research at KuppingerCole, will challenge common assumptions about cloud security maturity and explain why today’s architectures still fail under real-world pressure. They will highlight the systemic blind spots caused by separating CNAPP and SOC functions, outline the emerging blueprint for convergence, and provide practical guidance for evaluating platforms that deliver meaningful context, faster response and measurable risk reduction.

Andy Schneider, CSO, at Palo Alto Networks, will explore how Cortex Cloud addresses these challenges through unified CNAPP and CDR, autonomous AI agents, performance-optimized runtime protection and a redesigned command-center experience. They will demonstrate how customers reduce MTTR, eliminate alert fatigue, and achieve true convergence from code to cloud to SOC on a single platform.

The Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) landscape is rapidly evolving as automation and AI reshape cybersecurity operations. With the growing complexity of threats, organizations face challenges in optimizing incident response and enhancing security efficiency. This webinar explores how cutting-edge SOAR solutions are redefining SecOps, enabling faster, smarter, and more effective threat management.

Drawing from the latest KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for SOAR, we’ll analyze key findings and trends shaping the industry. You will gain valuable insights into the critical features of top SOAR platforms and the role of automation and AI in advancing threat detection and response capabilities in the near future.

Alejandro Leal, Analyst at KuppingerCole, will present key findings from the latest Leadership Compass for SOAR. He will discuss market trends, essential features of leading solutions, and provide insights into the future of automation and AI in SecOps. Alejandro will also explain the evaluation criteria used in ranking SOAR vendors.

Jane Goh, Principal Lead, Product Marketing at Palo Alto Networks, will highlight Cortex XSOAR's performance in the Leadership Compass. She will share insights from a vendor perspective, discussing how Palo Alto Networks is addressing current market needs and preparing for future challenges in security automation and orchestration.

We sit today with André Reichow-Prehn, Managing Partner Unit 42 EMEA (CEUR and SEUR) and LATAM from Palo Alto Networks as he covers the rapidly changing landscape of cyber threats and points out some key trends in 2025, from increasing sophistication in cyberattacks to state actors gaining a greater upper hand. He provides insight into how organizations can prepare and defend against emerging risks. In this session, learn about the latest challenges and strategies for building cyber resilience in an increasingly complex global environment.