How XDR can enable your enterprise

Extended detection and response XDR provides enhanced visibility, detection, and response across your entire IT infrastructure—enabling you to be more resilient in the face of ever-changing attacks...

XDR: Up-Leveling Security Integration

A single source of attack telemetry just won’t cut it anymore. See why IDC analyst Michael Suby believes that an XDR platform is a must-have for securing your enterprise...

Replacing EDR/NGAV with Autonomous XDR Makes a Big Difference for Small Security Teams

The attack surface is virtually expanding before our eyes. Protecting assets across multiple locations, with multiple solutions from different vendors, has become a daily concern for CISOs globally. In a new e-book recently published download here, CISOs with small security teams talk about the...

Microsoft unifies SIEM and XDR to help stop advanced attacks

For all of us in security, the last twelve months have been an incredible series of challenges—from balancing remote work with family priorities, to helping build resilient businesses, and protecting against the latest attacks. 2020 showed us that while we have made great progress, there is still...

Microsoft unifies SIEM and XDR to help stop advanced attacks

For all of us in security, the last twelve months have been an incredible series of challenges—from balancing remote work with family priorities, to helping build resilient businesses, and protecting against the latest attacks. 2020 showed us that while we have made great progress, there is still...

Managed Service Provider? Watch This Video to Learn about Autonomous XDR

As managed security service providers, you're always on the lookout for new platforms. One that can generate further business, enables you to scale easily without investing in more human resources and provides that value immediately. In the meanwhile, your clients are constantly demanding more...

New Educational Video Series for CISOs with Small Security Teams

Cybersecurity is hard. For a CISO that faces the cyber threat landscape with a small security team, the challenge is compounded. Compared to CISOs at large enterprises, CISOs small to medium-sized enterprises SMEs have smaller teams with less expertise, smaller budgets for technology and outside...

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent Code Issue Vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent is a client software for checking the security of client devices from Palo Alto Networks Malaysia. A security vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR that originates from a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the agent on Windows platforms...

Palo Alto Cortex XDR causes Veeam Agent SQL LocalDB to crash

Challenge The Cortex XDR agent Traps agent by Palo Alto Networks is installed on a server or a workstation. The following error message appears during the backup process. Error Microsoft SQL server hosting the configuration database is currently unavailable. Possible reasons are heavy load,...

CVE-2020-2020

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR...

CVE-2020-2049

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory...

CVE-2020-2020

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR...

CVE-2020-2049

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory...

Privilege escalation

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory...

Design/Logic Flaw

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR...

CVE-2020-2049

CVE-2020-2049 is a local privilege-escalation in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on Windows. An authenticated local user can gain SYSTEM privileges by exploiting improper control of loaded DLLs and the ability to create files in the Windows root directory (e.g., C:). Affected are Cortex XDR A...

CVE-2020-2049 Cortex XDR Agent: Improper control of loaded DLL leads to local privilege escalation

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privileges. This requires the user to have the privilege to create files in the Windows root directory...

CVE-2020-2020 Cortex XDR Agent: Exceptional condition denial-of-service (DoS)

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR...

CVE-2020-2020

The CVE-2020-2020 issue affects Cortex XDR Agent on Windows, caused by improper handling of exceptional conditions in the agent’s internal directory. This allows a local authenticated user to create files that prevent the agent from starting, with the problem persisting after reboot. Affected ver...

Cortex XDR Agent: Exceptional condition denial-of-service (DoS)

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents the Cortex XDR Agent from starting. The exceptional condition is persistent and prevents Cortex XDR...