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# Release Highlights

The following are the key highlights for this release.

| FEATURE                                   | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | LICENSE/ADD-ON |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
| Autonomous Playbooks                      | <p>Close the loop from detection to response with fully managed, out-of-the-box workflows that proactively remediate threats.</p><p>This feature is enabled by default for all new tenants created on or after May 31st, 2026. If you would like to add this feature to an existing tenant, contact Customer Support.</p> | All licenses   |
| Agentic Response                          | Configure AI agents to automatically investigate and resolve threats in real time, delivering autonomous, end-to-end analysis and remediation. Now available in private preview; [contact Cortex Product Management ](mailto:dl-CortexAgentixDesignPartners@paloaltonetworks.com)to participate.                          | All licenses   |
| Enhanced XQL                              | Turn queries into real-time analysis with 30+ math functions to uncover anomalies, refine results, and answer complex questions. Autosave and personalized views ensure you never lose progress.                                                                                                                          | All licenses   |
| Case Timeline view                        | Streamline the entire investigation lifecycle with an automatically generated, end-to-end case timeline that captures every action, artifact, and piece of evidence in one place, saving time and eliminating manual work.                                                                                                | All licenses   |
| Natural language visualizations           | Turn questions into charts in seconds, identify security trends, and build custom widgets without writing a line of code using the Cortex Agentic Assistant.                                                                                                                                                              | All licenses   |
| Granular Per-Object Access                | Strengthen least-privilege access with granular permissions for user groups across report templates, playbooks, scripts, and saved queries.                                                                                                                                                                               | All licenses   |
| Identity and privilege-based SOC response | Instantly disrupt the kill chain with minimal user impact by validating identity and dynamically limiting privileges via CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager. Available via Cortex Marketplace. Requires a CyberArk EPM license.                                                                                          | All licenses   |


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