Palo Alto Networks

Today, a new generation of users, applications and security threats are posing risk to the corporate network as IT teams struggle to safely enable Enterprise 2.0 applications they aren’t even aware exist in their own environment.

Added to this, the IT delivery model is becoming more dynamic to incorporate cloud computing and mobile users, adding a certain element of unpredictability to network traffic.

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Where traditional firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) are no longer effective enough to provide full application visibility and control, organisations are turning to Next Generation Firewalls from Palo Alto Networks to achieve network transparency, reduce vulnerabilities and preserve network performance.

Palo Alto Networks provides real firewall innovation by enabling unprecedented visibility and control of over 1400 applications and content by user, not just IP address, at up to 20Gbps with no performance degradation.

Palo Alto Networks’ Next Generation Firewalls accurately identify applications regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or SSL encryption and scan content to stop threats and prevent data leakage. Palo Alto Networks runs a Single Pass Parallel Processing (SP3) Architecture, making it a high performance, low latency solution, and is based on three unique identification technologies:

  • App-ID: What traffic is allowed?
  • User-ID: Is this activity allowed for this specific user or group?
  • Content-ID: What risks or threats are contained in the traffic? 



Rated by Gartner as a clear Leader in the 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls, Palo Alto Networks is restoring the firewall’s strategic importance as the centre of the security infrastructure.



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"Palo Alto Networks generated the most firewall inquiries among Gartner customers in 2010 and 2011 — almost more than all other firewall vendors combined — essentially dominating the enterprise conversation in NGFW. High customer loyalty and satisfaction are observed from early adopters."