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Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Formerly Traps

Overview

What is Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR?

Traps replaces traditional antivirus with multi-method prevention, a proprietary combination of malware and exploit prevention methods that protect users and endpoints from known and unknown threats.

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Palo Alto Networks Traps is a highly regarded cybersecurity software that offers robust protection against malware, zero-day exploits, and …
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Traps will trap malware

10 out of 10
February 26, 2020
Incentivized
Traps are used by all of the endpoints (notebook & VDI) in our organization. This is done to mitigate the risk from malware attack, zero …
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Trap that malware!

8 out of 10
February 27, 2019
Incentivized
Traps was purchased as a response to a virus outbreak that kept cropping up due to still infected systems popping up days or weeks after …
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What is Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR?

Traps replaces traditional antivirus with multi-method prevention, a proprietary combination of malware and exploit prevention methods that protect users and endpoints from known and unknown threats.

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Product Details

What is Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR?

Traps replaces traditional antivirus with multi-method prevention, a proprietary combination of malware and exploit prevention methods that protect users and endpoints from known and unknown threats.

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Technical Details

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Reviews and Ratings

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Palo Alto Networks Traps is a highly regarded cybersecurity software that offers robust protection against malware, zero-day exploits, and advanced persistent threats. Its seamless integration with the Palo Alto Suite has made it a popular choice among users. The software can be easily installed and used on various devices, including laptops and virtual desktops. Users have praised Traps for its ability to detect grayware, serious malware, and exploit attempts that may be missed by other antivirus solutions like Windows Defender. One of the standout features of Traps is its ability to prevent the execution of malware without requiring a file to be downloaded, providing enhanced protection for users. This next-gen capability, coupled with its ease of use and strong protection, has prompted many customers to replace their existing antivirus solutions with Palo Alto Networks Traps.

Traps has proven itself invaluable in identifying and quarantining threats, as well as isolating future malware and preventing its spread across the network. By integrating Wildfire and host AV, Traps adds additional layers of security to hosts and aids in detecting unknown and zero-day malware. The inclusion of Traps functionality in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR further enhances security controls and provides deep visibility into suspicious activities and behaviors exhibited by users. Cortex XDR serves as an Endpoint Response tool that enables organizations to quickly identify and respond to events and incidents across multiple devices.

Users have reported that Palo Alto Networks Traps offers advanced anti-malware detection and prevention with a low false-positive rate, minimizing user annoyance while effectively mitigating the risk of malware attacks, zero-day attacks, and APTs. Its organization-wide deployment ensures comprehensive protection for servers, desktops, and roaming users. With Traps seamlessly integrated into the Palo Alto Suite, manual whitelisting and server updates are no longer necessary. Overall, Palo Alto Networks Traps is widely recognized for its ease of installation, seamless integration capabilities, next-gen features, and robust protection against advanced threats.

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Compared to all other products, we shortlisted Sophos, Cortex, and CrowdStrike. We are utilizing all of them differently in our multiple divisions and segments to monitor user performance and activities and all the features of these solutions. To date, giving an honest review of Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, it is a very stable product in terms of local agent software as well as its cloud console.
Mst Rahima Khatun | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Traps provided us with a cloud-based platform that made our lives a lot simpler. Nothing like Traps exists in the market and I've never used anything like it. Others, on the other hand, were a lot slower to respond. Malwarebytes and other enterprise-level malware software are also available, but they do not fall under the same heading.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
XDR is a solid tool against other security suites. Since XDR goes beyond a EDR tool it's possible to say it can be a replacement for other EndPoint Tools. Although there is a lack of sandboxing binaries the capabilities to customize and tune the tool are vast. XDR is considered a Next Gen product and along with it's Incident Response Features and integration Palo Alto XDR was selected for these reasons and it's ability to work well across many devices.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We looked at Dell's Cylance product and decided against it for two reasons. The first is that it cost a lot more than what we eventually paid for Traps. The second was because initial configuration was very involved and prone to generating user issues until fine-tuning was completed. Palo Alto Network Traps was cheaper and easier to get up and running. We didn't need professional services to help.
February 26, 2020

Traps will trap malware

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
At that time, we could not find other solutions that could compete with Traps. Most of the solutions presented to us are traditional anti-virus. While traps do not rely on the signature of malware but more on the suspicious behaviour or method used. This gave Traps a lot of advantage that we fine could address our needs. Even now, we are reviewing to replace completely the traditional anti virus.
February 27, 2019

Trap that malware!

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have not used any other product in the same category as Traps, as it's kind of unique in this segment. I have used other malware enterprise software such as Malwarebytes, but I wouldn't categorize them as the same type of product.
March 21, 2018

Traps is best

DeForge, Peter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Traps is the slickest interface, easy to use and intuitive rule making, and the rest just didn't quite stack up to the performance level of Traps. McAfee and Kaspersky just hog processor and RAM power. I didn't like the interface and functionality of SentinelOne as much as Traps. Palo Alto really put a lot of time into the development of this software, and had some of the founding fathers of IT Security heading the development process. Can't beat that.
Alex Waitkus, CISSP-ISSAP, OSCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Traps and its integration with central management tools by Palo Alto and wildfire was a better fit for our environment. Others provided similar levels of protection but in some cases did not live up to expectations as traps did. Palo Alto also worked with us to better Traps, its management tool, and deployment issues. Other vendors were not as forthcoming with support.
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