Features Introduced in Cortex XDR Agent 8.5 - Release Notes - 8.5 - Cortex XDR Agent - Cortex XDR - Advanced Endpoint Protection

Cortex XDR Agent Release Notes

Product
Cortex XDR Agent
Cortex XDR
Version
8.5
Creation date
2024-10-01
Last date published
2024-10-14
Category
Release Notes
Abstract

Describes the new features introduced in Cortex XDR agent 8.5 release.

The following section describes the new features introduced in Cortex XDR agent 8.5 release according to the supported agent operating systems.

Features Introduced in Cortex XDR Agent 8.5

General Features

The following features were added to Cortex XDR agents running on all endpoints:

Feature

Description

Endpoint tag removal

Endpoint tags that were assigned via Cytool or during installation, can now be removed via the management console.

Security

Cortex XDR agent 8.5 applies an improved security posture.

Forensics

Cortex XDR now supports Web History searches in Forensic Hunts. Browsers supported are Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari along with custom searches for any Chromium-based browser.

Linux Features

The following features were added to Cortex XDR agents running on Linux endpoints:

Feature

Description

Operating systems

Support for the following Linux operating systems has been added to Cortex XDR agent 8.5:

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 9.4 x86_64 and aarch64

  • Ubuntu 22.04 aarch64