Tackling Diverse SecOps Challenges Simultaneously Security operations teams are tasked with solving a variety of different challenges. They face the complexities of protecting growing and dynamic cloud environments; investigating and resolving security incidents quickly; proactively managing risks, preventing the next major breach; and so much more. At Palo Alto Networks, we’re committed to helping our customers tackle all of these challenges with a unified AI-based security platform. With the latest release across Cortex products, we’re solving a diverse set of challenges in security operatio ..read more

Technology and testing research firm SecureIQLab has published its 2024 Advanced Cloud Firewall (ACFW) security validation report, which shows Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Virtual Next-Generation Firewalls have the highest security efficacy. The testing compared 11 other vendors in this unsponsored public report and adhered to the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) Testing Protocol Standard methodology. SecureIQLab says this study is the industry’s most comprehensive benchmarking research of its kind. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series was ahead of the pack and scored best overall ..read more

Palo Alto Networks reaches a significant milestone as our commitment to comprehensive security achieves the largest number of StateRAMP marketplace approved cybersecurity offerings. In its commitment to be the state and local government's cybersecurity partner of choice, Palo Alto Networks provides unparalleled support for organizations with dedicated investment in providing tools for a safer and more secure digital world. Understanding State & Local Security Needs Cyberthreats to public sector infrastructure are proliferating at a concerning rate. State and local government agencies, scho ..read more

Modern organizations rely on a variety of workers, from full-time employees to contractors, to move their business forward. A recent study estimates that nearly 36% of the workforce recognizes themselves as independent workers. As organizations embrace bring your own device (BYOD) policies, they often allow employees and contractors to use their personal devices to connect to business applications. While this creates a greater degree of flexibility for workers, it creates a significant gap in the security posture. These unmanaged devices create two unique challenges: Increased Security Risks ..read more

The traditional network security model has long relied on a simple yet increasingly outdated concept — the secure perimeter. The secure perimeter approach assumes everything inside a network is inherently trustworthy and focuses security efforts on keeping threats outside a defined boundary. But widespread adoption of cloud computing, coupled with an evolving threat landscape, has exposed the limitations of perimeter-based security. In response, the Zero Trust model emerged as a more effective security framework. In this blog post, we delve into Zero Trust and the best practices that exemplify ..read more

Are you seeking more simplicity and choice to secure your applications and workloads in Google Cloud? You’re not alone. Too often the need to secure applications built and deployed in the cloud — or being moved to the cloud — can be a cumbersome and slow exercise for an organization in need of moving at cloud speed. It doesn’t need to be that way, now that there are many choices available. And in partnership with Google Cloud, we are excited to announce two additional options. Today, Palo Alto Networks is proud to help Google Cloud introduce its scalable, cloud-native firewall service tier Clo ..read more

Now there’s yet another reason to deploy Cloud NGFW for AWS. The managed cloud firewall service — which provides best-in-class security with AWS cloud native ease of use — is now integrated with the Panorama™ management system for consistent oversight of applications, wherever they may reside. Our customers know that in today's interconnected digital landscape, managing security policies for applications and workloads across numerous cloud and virtualized environments can be a time-consuming and error-prone task. Multiple management systems can easily complicate and slow network security on-pr ..read more

We reached a big milestone for our customers with applications in the Azure public cloud. Two months ago, we launched the public preview version of Cloud NGFW for Azure, a managed next-generation firewall (NGFW) running as an Azure-native ISV service. This service is designed to streamline and simplify operations while strengthening security for customers running on Microsoft Azure. Today, we’re excited to announce that this Azure-native ISV service from Palo Alto Networks is now generally available (GA), and expanding into seven more Azure regions to safeguard applications and workloads aroun ..read more

There’s no hiding from it. Cloud data breaches are on the rise. Threat actors are more prevalent and sophisticated. And the stakes for organizations across all industries remain high. In this post I’ll walk you through recent cloud threat data from Unit 42’s Cloud Threat Report, Volume 7: Navigating the Expanding Attack Surface. With a focus on identities and access management (IAM), I’ll build on that info to demonstrate how identity-based attacks happen. I’ll then show you how to establish a defense-in-depth approach to help your organization stop breaches before they happen. Cloud Breaches ..read more

Digital transformation and geopolitical tensions are fuelling a rapid evolution of the threat landscape, particularly impacting critical service providers and businesses. With this, building a resilient and secure digital UK has never been more critical for both the public and private sectors. It’s vital that organisations protect themselves from the increasing threats by deploying capabilities to help protect their business-critical data, systems and infrastructure. In order to do this, they must have the utmost confidence in the solution providers and the providers’ supply chain. At Palo Alt ..read more