Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs. Cortex Cloud

Defender Vulnerability Management delivers asset visibility, intelligent assessments, and built-in remediation tools for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and network devices. Leveraging Microsoft threat intelligence, breach likelihood predictions, business contexts, and devices assessments, Defender Vulnerability Management rapidly and continuously prioritizes the biggest vulnerabilities on your most critical assets and provides security recommendations to mitigate risk. Reduce risk with continuous vulnerability assessment, risk-based prioritization, and remediation.

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.