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Andrea Halsted

Andrea Halsted is a Product Marketing Intern on the Cortex Cloud team at Palo Alto Networks. She is pursuing her M.A. in Communication, Culture, and Technology at Georgetown University and earned her B.A. from UC Berkeley.

Blogs by Andrea Halsted

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Cloud Security, Data Security, DSPM, SaaS Security, SSPM

Securing the Expanding Cloud Data Footprint Across the Modern Enterprise

Cortex Cloud expands DSPM coverage across Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Teams, Salesforce and Claude to identify sensitive data, understand exposure, and reduce risk.

Sep 01, 2026

By Andrea Halsted and Arpit Bhatt

AI and Cybersecurity, AI Security, Cloud Security

The AI Blind Spot in AWS S3 Vectors—And How to Close It

Discover AWS S3 Vector indexes with Cortex Cloud AI-SPM to secure sensitive AI data, fix misconfigurations, and trace Bedrock agent access.

Aug 13, 2026

By Roni Yaari and Andrea Halsted

CIEM, Cloud Security, Identity Security, Identity Security Posture Management, ISPM

Introducing Unified Human Identities: See the Person Behind Every Account

Unified human identities connect accounts across cloud, SaaS and directories to reveal real access risk. See how Cortex maps identity exposure to the person.

May 11, 2026

By David Trigano and Andrea Halsted

Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Cloud Security, IAM, Identity Security

Cortex Cloud Named Leader and Outperformer in the 2026 GigaOm Radar for CIE...

Cloud infrastructure entitlement management is foundational to CNAPP. See why Cortex Cloud was named a Leader in the 2026 GigaOm CIEM Radar.

Mar 05, 2026

By David Trigano and Andrea Halsted

AI Security, Cloud Security, Cloud Workload Protection

Understanding API Risk in the Age of AI

API security now sits at the center of AI risk. Learn how AI-driven traffic expands exposure and how Cortex Cloud delivers discovery, prioritization and real-time protection.

Dec 18, 2025

By Andrea Halsted and Amit Biton

Blogs by Andrea Halsted

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API Security, Cloud Runtime Security, CWPP, Products and Services, Web Application & API Security

The Expanding API Attack Surface

API security for cloud-native teams: discover every API, prioritize risk with context, and enable real-time protection without slowing developers.

Sep 24, 2025

By Andrea Halsted and Amit Biton

CIEM, Cloud Security, Identity Security, Identity Security Posture Management, ISPM

Introducing Unified Human Identities: See the Person Behind Every Account

Unified human identities connect accounts across cloud, SaaS and directories to reveal real access risk. See how Cortex maps identity exposure to the person.

May 11, 2026

By David Trigano and Andrea Halsted

Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Cloud Security, IAM, Identity Security

Cortex Cloud Named Leader and Outperformer in the 2026 GigaOm Radar for CIE...

Cloud infrastructure entitlement management is foundational to CNAPP. See why Cortex Cloud was named a Leader in the 2026 GigaOm CIEM Radar.

Mar 05, 2026

By David Trigano and Andrea Halsted

AI Security, Cloud Security, Cloud Workload Protection

Understanding API Risk in the Age of AI

API security now sits at the center of AI risk. Learn how AI-driven traffic expands exposure and how Cortex Cloud delivers discovery, prioritization and real-time protection.

Dec 18, 2025

By Andrea Halsted and Amit Biton

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