Cisco SecureX Vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR

Cisco SecureX and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR are two popular security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) platforms designed to help organizations streamline their security operations.

Cisco SecureX

In order to simplify, standardize, and improve security across endpoints, cloud, networks, and applications, Cisco SecureX connects Cisco's integrated security portfolio and customers' security portfolios in a hybrid cloud-native environment

With Cisco security products, SecureX is an integrated experience with the entire security infrastructure. Data can be examined through endpoints, clouds, networks, and applications, allowing clients to detect threats and respond more effectively.

Fig 1.1- Cisco Secure X Dashboard

Using Cisco SecureX, Cisco connects the breadth of Cisco's integrated security portfolio and your entire security infrastructure, providing a consistent experience for network, endpoint, cloud, and application security that unifies visibility, enables automation, and strengthens your security.

Security integration: SecureX connects with a variety of security technologies, both Cisco and non-Cisco, to give the entire organization a single perspective of security.
Threat response: SecureX robust threat response engine enables the detection, investigation, and resolution of security issues affecting networks, endpoints, the cloud, and apps.
Security task and process orchestration and automation are made possible by SecureX, which enables quicker and more effective incident response and threat mitigation.
Dashboards that can be customized: SecureX offers dashboards that can be customized, enabling security teams to track important security metrics, visualize security data, and obtain insights into security trends and patterns.
SecureX's Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) technology protects people and data wherever they are by delivering safe access to cloud apps and services.
Open API: SecureX features an open API that makes it simple to integrate it with many third-party products and services, enhancing its flexibility and extensibility.
Threat intelligence: By integrating threat intelligence streams and giving users access to Cisco Talos threat information, SecureX enables security teams to keep ahead of evolving threats and defend their company against fresh attack vectors.

In addition to automating the integration of Security products across Cisco, Cisco Threat Response accelerates the detection, investigation, and remediation processes across security operations.

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Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR

To serve security teams across the incident lifecycle, PaloAlto Networks Cortex XSOAR combines case management, automation, real-time collaboration, and threat intelligence management.

Fig 1.2- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR

Here are the key features for Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR

Cortex XSOAR's ability to automate and coordinate security processes and workflows enables security teams to respond to incidents and mitigate threats more quickly and effectively.
Playbooks: Cortex XSOAR offers editable playbooks that assist in automating repetitive security procedures, allowing security teams to concentrate on more intricate and strategic problems.
Cortex XSOAR enables enterprises to synchronize their security operations throughout the whole infrastructure by providing integrations with a broad range of security products and services, including those from Palo Alto Networks and other vendors.
Threat intelligence: To help security teams keep ahead of new attacks, Cortex XSOAR includes threat intelligence feeds and gives access to the Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat intelligence team.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning: Cortex XSOAR offers sophisticated AI and machine learning capabilities, including natural language processing and anomaly detection, allowing security teams to spot threats more rapidly and effectively.
Cortex XSOAR is a centralized incident management solution that enables security teams to track and manage security incidents from beginning to end, giving them a full picture of the incident lifecycle.
Reporting and analytics: Security teams may track important metrics, view security data, and get insights into security trends and patterns thanks to Cortex XSOAR's reporting and analytics features.

A number of features have been added, such as improved automation and orchestration capabilities as well as integrated machine learning and threat intelligence when moving from SOAR to XSOAR