Palo Alto Networks named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape

Redefining endpoint defense for the agentic era.

Built for endpoints. Ready for agents.

AI agents are transforming enterprise productivity and creating an entirely new attack surface that legacy EDR was never built to protect. As the pioneer of XDR, Palo Alto Networks is defining what is next by securing this new frontier. Cortex XDR® combines industry-leading prevention and control over AI agents and tools to stop the attacks that others miss.

We’re proud to announce that Palo Alto Networks has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises 2026 Vendor Assessment. We believe this recognition validates that XDR is the industry benchmark for modern endpoint defense.

Cortex XDR:

  • Delivers AI-powered prevention: Stop advanced threats with battle-tested prevention powered by behavioral analytics and industry-leading automation and response.

  • Secures the agentic endpoint: Gain real-time visibility, risk scoring and guardrails across autonomous AI agents, agentic tools and software supply chains on the endpoint.

  • Unifies your defense: Consolidate endpoint, network, cloud and identity telemetry to slash alert noise by 98% and accelerate investigations eight times faster.




Read the 2026 IDC MarketScape excerpt.

Read the 2026 IDC MarketScape excerpt.

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