MDR · 3 MIN READ · KIM MAHONEY · SEP 12, 2025 · TAGS: Partnership / tech stack
TL;DR
- Expel MDR transforms your Palo Alto Networks investment from alert fatigue into strategic advantage by providing expert 24×7 analysis and response without additional headcount.
- Expel reduces Palo Alto alert noise by 87% while achieving 17-minute average response times through intelligent alert correlation across your entire environment and MITRE ATT&CK-mapped detection.
- Deep integration across the complete Palo Alto portfolio (XDR, firewalls, Prisma Cloud, etc.) delivers comprehensive coverage and 308% annual ROI by maximizing your existing security tool effectiveness.
As a SOC manager or security director, you know the frustration all too well. Your team invested heavily in security monitoring technologies, yet you’re still drowning in alerts, struggling with staffing gaps, and watching sophisticated threats slip through the cracks. Sound familiar?
The reality is that even the best security tools require expert human oversight to deliver their full potential. That’s where Expel’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service transforms your Palo Alto environment from a source of alert fatigue into a strategic security advantage.
The challenge: Great tools, overwhelming volume
Your security monitoring environment generates thousands of alerts across endpoint, network, SIEM, and cloud surfaces. While these alerts contain valuable threat intelligence, your team lacks the bandwidth to properly investigate each one. The result? Critical threats get lost in the noise while your analysts burn out chasing false positives.
You’re not alone in this struggle. Most organizations see alert fatigue as their biggest operational challenge, even with world-class platforms like Palo Alto in place.
The solution: Expert analysis without the headcount
Expel MDR plugs directly into your existing Palo Alto Networks environment through API integration—meaning deployment happens in days or hours, not months. Our approach is simple: we become an extension of your SOC, handling the heavy lifting while you maintain full visibility and control.
Here’s what sets Expel apart:
- Intelligent alert correlation: We don’t just monitor individual Palo Alto alerts in isolation. Our analysts correlate data across your entire environment—XDR, network, SIEM, and cloud infrastructure—to build complete attack narratives. This means fewer false positives and faster identification of real threats.
- MITRE ATT&CK-mapped detection: Our detection rules are built around real adversary tactics, focusing on early identification in the attack lifecycle. Whether it’s credential theft, living-off-the-land attacks, or suspicious network connections, we catch threats that matter.
- 24×7 expert response: Our analysts don’t just send you more alerts. They investigate, provide detailed remediation guidance, and can take auto-containment actions when needed. With an average 17-minute mean time to remediate (MTTR) for critical alerts, threats get neutralized before they can cause damage.
Real impact for your security operations
The numbers speak for themselves. Our customers typically see:
- 87% reduction in Palo Alto Networks alert noise through AI and automation
- 308% annual ROI by maximizing existing security tool effectiveness vs. DIY efforts
- 17-minute average MTTR for high and critical alerts
But beyond the metrics, here’s what this means for your day-to-day operations:
For SOC managers: Your analysts can focus on strategic security initiatives instead of endless alert triage. Team morale improves when they’re hunting real threats rather than chasing false positives.
For security directors: You get measurable ROI from your Palo Alto investment without additional headcount costs. Board reports show clear security improvements with quantifiable business impact.
Comprehensive coverage across your Palo Alto stack
Expel provides deep integration across the Palo Alto portfolio:
Each integration includes threat detection tailored to that specific surface, ensuring comprehensive coverage without gaps. We can also sync the status of any Expel alerts directly in your Cortex XDR environment, so you can see the latest status without having to jump to Expel Workbench™.
A partnership that scales
What makes Expel different is our approach to partnership. We integrate with 130+ security tools, so as your environment grows, we grow with you. Our threat intelligence improves based on attacks we see across our entire customer base, meaning you benefit from global threat visibility.
As one customer put it: “We put an incredible amount of trust in Expel to go through all of the alerts we receive, so we no longer have to worry at the end of every week about trying to track them all down.”
Ready to transform your security operations?
Your Palo Alto Networks investment represents a significant commitment to security excellence. Expel MDR ensures you get the full value from that investment by turning alert fatigue into a strategic advantage, and transforming your SOC from reactive to proactive.
The question isn’t whether you need better threat detection and response. The question is whether you’re ready to let your team focus on what they do best while experts handle the 24×7 monitoring and response.
Ready to see how Expel can maximize your Palo Alto Networks ROI? Reach out to discuss your specific environment and security challenges.
