> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-runtime-security/get-started/readme-1.md).

# What is Cortex Cloud?

Cortex Cloud’s comprehensive security solution helps you take a platform-based, proactive approach to securing your cloud estate from Code to Cloud to SOC. It provides real-time cloud security that allows you to investigate and remediate your cloud security issues from a single platform with all the signals in a single data lake.

Cortex Cloud is an easily extensible platform to consolidate Application Security, Cloud Posture Security, Runtime Security, and Security Operations (SOC). It is enterprise-ready for regulated organizations with data residency preserving scanning worldwide. It provides consolidated and flexible reporting for executives and operators for all cloud security postures. It also includes an AI Copilot across the platform to simplify your day-to-day activities.

* **Application Security**: Prevent issues from getting into your production environment.
* **Cloud Posture Security**: Reduce and prioritize risks already present in your cloud environment.
* **Cloud Runtime**: Stop an attacker from exploiting risks present in your cloud environment.
* **SOC**: Detect and respond.

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