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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th><select><option value="YRl6zdwrgKsI" label="What&#x27;s new" color="blue"></option><option value="1q6MW3lariYd" label="Release" color="blue"></option><option value="HWisrY2nLFnM" label="Tutorials" color="blue"></option></select></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="YRl6zdwrgKsI">What's new</span></td><td><p><strong>Cortex XDR</strong></p><h4>AI Attack Surface Visibility (AES)</h4></td><td>Gain deep visibility into AI components, plugins, and binaries operating on endpoints to assess and govern AI-driven risks with zero deployment friction.</td><td><a href="/spaces/d6B1RLHUyhHSdajBpqem/pages/KLgsQFffgzw6SlvlzXPs"><strong>Read guide →</strong></a></td><td>/</td><td><a href="/files/2xkx9U6BIMMmGXwSKWzG">/files/2xkx9U6BIMMmGXwSKWzG</a></td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="YRl6zdwrgKsI">What's new</span></td><td><p><strong>Cortex XSIAM</strong></p><h4>AI-Driven Dashboard Builder</h4></td><td>Turn natural language prompts into executive-ready data visualizations in seconds, streamlining setup, reporting, and live previews.</td><td><a href="/spaces/URJI4U6i9UDwotNccb7R/pages/95dLITMBieMwQ17yJFcR"><strong>Read guide →</strong></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/pMk3YyqkpBkOx9jwUbws">/files/pMk3YyqkpBkOx9jwUbws</a></td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="YRl6zdwrgKsI">What's new</span></td><td><p><strong>Cortex Cloud</strong></p><h4>Graph-Powered Attack Path Detection</h4></td><td>Visualize how isolated risks connect across identities, data, and workloads. Prioritize and remediate what matters most.</td><td><a href="/spaces/AwIQM4S6oFZ5fKgzugFZ/pages/bpGgbOSGetBGkYNKiAqT"><strong>Read guide →</strong></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/dl1PCiVwTPlIkM0VsCV8">/files/dl1PCiVwTPlIkM0VsCV8</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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