Cortex Cloud vs. Upwind

Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, the next version of Prisma Cloud, understands a unified security approach is essential for effectively addressing AppSec, CloudSec, and SecOps. Connecting cloud security and SOC workflows enables teams to achieve holistic visibility, trace risk across the lifecycle, and correlate real-time threat activity with development and runtime contexts. Cortex Cloud is a unified platform built on three core pillars: data integration, AI-driven intelligence, and automation.

Upwind is the runtime-first cloud security platform that secures your deployments, configurations, and applications by providing real-time visibility from the inside out. We’ve built a unified fabric that maps your environment as it runs - revealing what’s truly at risk, what’s actively happening, and how to respond quickly and effectively. With Upwind, security, dev, and ops teams move faster, stay focused, and fix risks that matter most.