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  "name": "Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xpanse",
  "description": "Cortex Xpanse is an automated attack surface management (ASM) platform that provides enterprises with a complete, accurate, and continuous inventory of all internet-facing assets. Originally founded as Expanse and acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2020, the platform identifies unmanaged risks, shadow IT, and misconfigurations across global IP space. It is a core component of the Cortex security operations suite, aimed at reducing the window of vulnerability for large organizations.",
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  "category": "Cybersecurity",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-11T14:45:40.983+00:00",
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    "website": "https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cortex-xpanse",
    "founded": "2012 (as Expanse)",
    "headquarters": "Santa Clara, California, USA",
    "pricing_model": "Enterprise/Custom (often subscription-based on total IP count or Cortex credits)",
    "core_products": "Attack Surface Management, Active Inventory, Issues Management, Cloud Attribution",
    "key_differentiator": "Unrivaled global scale, scanning the entire internet and nearly every port daily to provide an outside-in view that matches how attackers see a network.",
    "target_markets": "Fortune 2000, Government Agencies, Large Enterprises with complex global footprints",
    "employee_count": "15,000+ (Parent Company)",
    "funding_stage": "Public (NASDAQ: PANW)",
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