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Stijn Domain Consulting

Stjin

Manager
Domain Consulting

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Friday, April 17, 2026

A New Chapter at a Familiar Home: Stijn Returns to Lead Cortex Domain Consulting in Northern Europe

Returning to a company is a powerful testament to its culture and its mission. For Stijn, his return to Palo Alto Networks marks the beginning of a strategic leadership chapter in Northern Europe. As the new Manager of Domain Consulting for Cortex, Stijn is stepping back into a "familiar home" to lead a high-caliber team of specialists at the absolute forefront of SOC transformation.

By combining the legacy of industry-leading tools like XSOAR with the future of AI-driven security operations, Stijn and his team are helping organizations across the region outpace modern threats and reach new levels of security maturity.

At a Glance: Stijn’s Vision

  • The Leader: Stijn, Manager, Domain Consulting (Belgium).
  • The Focus: Managing Northern European Cortex Domain Consultants.
  • The Tech: Cortex as the only fully integrated, single interface SOC platform.
  • The Advantage: Leveraging AI-powered forensic and threat hunting capabilities to improve SOC quality and efficiency.
  • The Mission: Automating security operations and helping organizations focus on their core business.

The Power of an Integrated SOC Platform

I’m thrilled to announce my return to Palo Alto Networks, this time taking on the responsibility of managing the Northern European Cortex Domain Consultants.

Cortex is the only fully integrated, single interface SOC platform that delivers on the promise of a comprehensive cybersecurity practice. With this, your organisation can really focus on the core business. The power of the integrated SIEM and SOAR platform already creates a unique experience. On top of that, think also of the embedded case and posture management, forensic and threat hunting capabilities - assisted by AI power - to further improve your SOC's quality and efficiency. As such, you can easily understand why the legacy of XSOAR is still transforming the SOC experience helping organizations to easily improve their Security Maturity posture. Next to that the platform offers a continuous learning and improvement experience to your SOC team, resulting in better coverage, thanks to automated learnings and integrated coaching.

Leading a High-Caliber Team of Specialists

Cortex is at the absolute forefront of SOC transformation, but it's the people behind the technology that make the real difference.

I'm incredibly proud to lead such a high-caliber team of specialists as we help our customers and partners across Northern Europe automate their security operations and outpace modern threats.

I’m looking forward to supporting and growing this team to reach new heights as well as reconnecting with the Palo Alto Networks community!

It's a new chapter at a familiar home.

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