[ Cortex ... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/cortex-cloud/reviews) [ Cortex ... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/cortex-cloud/reviews) # Cortex Cloud Features ##### ## Management (3) Dashboards and Reports Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards. Workflow Management Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to better handle IT support tickets and service. Administration Console Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks Show More ##### ## Operations (3) Governance Allows users to create, edit, and relinquish user access privileges. Logging and Reporting Provides required reports to manage business. Provides adequate logging to troubleshoot and support auditing. API / Integrations Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. Show More ##### ## Security Controls (4) Anomaly Detection Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns. Data Loss Prevention Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest. Security Auditing Analyzes data associated with security configurations and infrastructure to provide vulnerability insights and best practices. Cloud Gap Analytics Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols. Show More ##### ## Administration (7) Risk Scoring Provides risk scoring for suspicious activity, vulnerabilities, and other threats. Secrets Management Provides tools for managing authentication credentials such as keys and passwords. Security Auditing Analyzes data associated with security configurations and infrastructure to provide vulnerability insights and best practices. Configuration Management Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance. Policy Enforcement Allows administrators to set policies for security and data governance. Auditing Analyzes data associated with web traffic and site performance to provide vulnerability insights and best practices. Workflow Management Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to better handle IT support tickets and service. Show More ##### ## Monitoring (3) Continuous Image Assurance Provides image verification features to establish container approval requirements and continuously monitor for policy violations to identify containers with known vulnerabilities, malware, and other threats. Behavior Monitoring Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns and fraud indicators. Observability Generate insights across IT systems utilizing event metrics, logging, traces, and metadata. Show More ##### ## Protection (4) Dynamic Image Scanning Scans application and image source code for security flaws without executing it in a live environment Runtime Protection Monitors container activities and detects threats across containers, networks, and cloud service providers. Workload Protection Protects compute resources across a networks and cloud service providers. Serves as Firewall and prompts additional authentication for suspicious users. Network Segmentation Allows administrative control over network components, mapping, and segmentation. Show More ##### ## Security (4) Compliance Monitoring Monitors data quality and sends alerts based on violations or misuse. Anomoly Detection Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns. Data Loss Prevention Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest. Cloud Gap Analytics Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols. Show More ##### ## Compliance (3) Governance Allows users to create, edit, and relinquish user access privileges. Data Governance Ensures user access management, data lineage, and data encryption. Sensitive Data Compliance Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards. Show More ##### ## Functionality - Software Composition Analysis (3) Language Support Supports a useful and wide variety of programming languages. Integration Integrates seamlessly with the build environment and development tools like repositories, package managers, etc. Transparency Grants comprehensive user-friendly insight into all open source components. Show More ##### ## Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis (3) Remediation Suggestions Provides relevant and helpful suggestions for vulnerability remediation upon detection. Continuous Monitoring Monitors open source components proactively and continuously. Thorough Detection Comprehensively identifies all open source version updates, vulnerabilities, and compliance issues. Show More ##### ## Risk Analysis (3) Risk Scoring Identifies and scores potential network security risks, vulnerabilities, and compliance impacts of attacks and breaches. Reporting Creates reports outlining log activity and relevant metrics. Risk-Prioritization Allows for vulnerability ranking by customized risk and threat priorities. Show More ##### ## Vulnerability Assesment (4) Vulnerability Scanning Analyzes your existing network and IT infrastructure to outline access points that can be easily compromised. Vulnerability Intelligence Stores information related to common vulnerabilities and how to resolve them once incidents occur. Contextual Data Identify risk data attributes such as description, category, owner, or hierarchy. Dashboards Provides the ability to create custom reporting dashboards to further explore vulnerability and risk data. Show More ##### ## Automation (4) Automated Remediation Reduces time spent remedying issues manually. Resolves common network security incidents quickly. Workflow Automation Streamlines the flow of work processes by establishing triggers and alerts that notify and route information to the appropriate people when their action is required within the compensation process. Security Testing Allows users to perfrom hands-on live simulations and penetration tests. Test Automation Runs pre-scripted vulnerability scans and security tests without requiring manual work. Show More ##### ## Configuration (5) DLP Configuration Offers data loss prevention tools to protect data from leaving the environments it is allowed to. Configuration Monitoring Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance. Unified Policy Management Allows users to track and control security policies across cloud services and providers. Adaptive Access Control Provides a risk-based approach to determining trust within the network. API / Integrations Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. Show More ##### ## Visibility (2) Multicloud Visibility Provides all-encompassing display and analysis of environments, resources, traffic, and activity across networks. Asset Discovery Detect new assets as they enter a cloud environments and networks to add to asset inventory. Show More ##### ## Vulnerability Management (4) Threat Hunting Facilitates the proactive search for emerging threats as they target servers, endpoints, and networks. Vulnerability Scanning Analyzes your existing cloud, network, and IT infrastructure to outline access points that can be easily compromised. Vulnerability Intelligence Stores information related to new and common vulnerabilities and how to resolve them once incidents occur. Risk-Prioritization Allows for vulnerability ranking by customized risk and threat priorities. Show More ##### ## Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (4) Policy Management Helps define policies for access management Fine-Grained Access Control Uses principle of least privilege to ensure access control at granular level of specific resources and apps Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Enables organization to define roles and assign access based on these roles AI-driven access control Streamlines the management of user access through AI Show More ##### ## Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (2) Monitoring Tracks and logs user activities, access requests, and changes to entitlements AI-based detection Detects and remediates risky, misconfigured permissions for human and machine identities using AI Show More ##### ## Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (2) Visibility Provides visibility into all users and identities across the system Compliance Reporting Provides reporting capabilities to demonstrate compliance Show More ##### ## AI Compliance (3) Regulatory Reporting Generates reports to demonstrate AI compliance with local and international frameworks. Automated Compliance Helps AI systems to comply with the regulations. Audit Trails Maintains detailed logs of activities and changes to AI models. Show More ##### ## Risk Management & Monitoring (2) AI Risk Management Evaluates legal, operational and ethical risks posed by AI systems. Real-time Monitoring Monitors AI models for anomalies continuously. Show More ##### ## AI Lifecycle Management (1) Lifecycle Automation Automates retraining, version updates and decomissioning when the models are outdated. Show More ##### ## Access Control and Security (1) Pole-based Access Control (RBAC) Restricts access to AI models and sensitive data to authorized users. Show More ##### ## Collaboration and Communication (1) Model Sharing and Reuse Helps sharing AI models and best practices. Show More ##### ## Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) (4) Workload and container security Scans containers, workloads, and kubernetes clusters for any misconfigurations or vulnerabilities. Threat detection and response Monitor live environments for anomalies, risks and threats to ensure rapid response. DevSecOps Integrations Integrates with CI/CD pipelines to detect security risks early in the development life cycle. Unified Visibility Consolidate all security data across the tech and cloud stacks into one dashboard. Show More ##### ## Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) (3) Intelligent remediations and suggestions Offers an AI-powered engine to provide remediation guidance to the user based on the type of threat. Risk prioritization Uses context-aware analysis to identify critical and non-critical risks across vulnerabilities. Anomaly detection using machine learning Help detect anomalies across cloud workloads which could help present a potential breach. Show More ##### ## Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) (2) Multi-cloud visibility Offers a unified view of all cloud assets across multi-cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP etc. Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Continuously scans cloud environments for any misconfigurations, and provide benchmarks and guided remediation. Show More ##### ## Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) (2) Autonomous Task Execution Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input Adaptive Learning Improves performance based on feedback and experience Show More ##### ## Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) (3) Autonomous Task Execution Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input Proactive Assistance Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting Decision Making Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives Show More ##### ## Agentic AI - AI Governance Tools (7) Autonomous Task Execution Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input Multi-step Planning Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes Cross-system Integration Works across multiple software systems or databases Adaptive Learning Improves performance based on feedback and experience Natural Language Interaction Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation Proactive Assistance Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting Decision Making Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives Show More ##### ## Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) (1) Managed Services Offers managed detection and response services. Show More ##### ## Discovery & Classification - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (3) Continuous real‑time monitoring Provide real‑time visibility into data exposures and activities. Discover & classify sensitive data Automatically scan across cloud, SaaS, on‑prem environments to locate and tag sensitive data. Custom classification support Allow business‑specific or regulatory data labels beyond default frameworks. Show More ##### ## Risk Prioritization - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (3) Detect excessive entitlements & toxic combinations Identify over‑permissioned users, roles, or accounts in combination with misconfigurations. Compliance posture assessment Assess data risks against regulatory frameworks and internal policies. Risk‑based exposure scoring Prioritize findings based on data sensitivity, exploitability, and business impact. Show More ##### ## Remediation & Governance - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (3) Guided remediation actions Provide context‑aware recommendations for fixing exposures (e.g., revoke access, encrypt, misconfiguration remediation). Integration with enforcement tools Integrate with CSPM, CIEM, SOAR, SIEM for automated policy enforcement. Track remediation progress & trends Monitor posture over time and track remediation efforts. Show More ##### ## Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools (5) Security Ecosystem Integration Integrate with existing security infrastructure (SIEM, CASB, IAM, DSPM/CSPM/SSPM) to bring AI‑SPM into the wider security ecosystem. AI Asset Discovery Discover AI applications, agents, chatbots and integrations across SaaS, APIs and other environments. Adaptive Policy Updates Support continuous updates to policies and controls as AI‑tool usage evolves and new threats emerge. Access and Permissions Monitoring Monitor data flows, permissions and resource access associated with AI integrations and tools. Policy Enforcement Enforce AI‑specific security policies in real time, such as limiting agent permissions and blocking unauthorized AI activity. Show More ##### ## Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools (2) AI Risk Assessment Continuously assess AI integration risks including misconfigurations, policy violations and exposure to external AI services. AI Asset Posture Scoring Provide dashboards, risk scores and prioritisation for remediation across the AI‑asset estate. Show More ##### ## Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools (2) AI‑Generated Content Controls Monitor AI‑generated content for sensitive/regulated information and apply remediation or blocking controls. Audit Trails Maintain audit logs, governance controls and reporting tied specifically to AI assets, agent behaviours and integrations. 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