Palo Alto Networks has launched Cortex AgentiX, a secure platform for building, deploying, and governing the AI agent workforce.
The platform claims to revolutionise automation with prebuilt agents that can plan, reason, and execute expert solutions. These agents can significantly reduce the Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) by up to 98% and decrease manual work by 75%.
“Unleashing autonomous agents without tight control is a recipe for disaster. That’s why we built AgentiX on our proven Cortex platform, delivering the full power of agentic AI with the control, traceability and permission management every enterprise demands. When applied to security teams, this isn’t just automation; it’s the end of manual toil. We’re freeing your experts to transform the SOC, not just chase alerts,” Gonen Fink, EVP of Products, Cortex, Palo Alto Networks.
Cortex AgentiX
Cortex AgentiX allows organisations to deploy security agents that include the following:
- Threat Intelligence Agent: Aggregates and enriches threat intelligence
- Email Investigation Agent: Automates email threat response across all platforms.
- Endpoint Investigation Agent: Delivers rapid analysis, forensics collection and host containment across every major EDR platform.
- Network Security Agent: Orchestrates threat response, policy control, and network management across Palo Alto Networks and third-party firewalls.
It also allows enterprises to build their custom no-code agents with a GenAI builder prebuilt with 1,000 integrations, native MCP support and guardrails. It also enables users to orchestrate complex workflows across the entire enterprise by launching context-aware agents directly from any Cortex product. It also allows organisations to govern autonomous action with role-based access controls and require human-in-the-loop approval for impactful actions.
Cortex AgentiX is available today in Cortex Cloud, Cortex XSIAM and Cortex XDR, with a standalone AgentiX platform available in early 2026.
