Agentless solutions offer quick deployment and low maintenance but lack real-time visibility and attack prevention. Agent-based solutions provide continuous monitoring, runtime protection, and advanced capabilities like behavioral modeling and malware prevention, though they require installation and upkeep. A decision tree helps users select the right method based on environment, visibility needs, and runtime protection requirements. Cortex Cloud supports both options and offers a unified platform for managing vulnerabilities, compliance, and threats across diverse environments such as containers, serverless functions, and Kubernetes.

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