Entries Tagged as 'NGFW'
In Gartner, Inc.’s recently released Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls, Palo Alto Networks has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant. Palo Alto Networks entered the Magic Quadrant in 2010 in the Visionary Quadrant.
Gartner based its positioning on two major elements: the ability to execute and completeness of vision. In the 2011 report, Gartner positioned Palo [...]
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Palo Alto Networks has recently announced their newest releases in platform, product and feature innovations that will continue to advance the enterprise firewall market. These enhancements and new products are Palo Alto Networks’ latest offerings in enterprise-wide next-generation network security.
The new PA-200 is a small form factor firewall platform that extends visibility and control over [...]
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Are you concerned about sophisticated malware and threats lurking in your current network? How confident are you about the effectiveness of your IPS (intrusion prevention system) against modern threats? Research and recent news suggest that IT organizations are losing the battle against increasingly well trained, well organized, and well-funded hackers.
Modern hackers increasingly turn to applications [...]
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You may have heard from industry analysts about the trends driving the convergence of firewalling and IPS solutions. You may be wondering how effective these IPS capabilities in next-generation firewalls really are against modern threats. NSS Labs, a recognized authority on security product testing, recently conducted its benchmark IPS vendor group test and the results may [...]
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In the SANS What Works in Internet Security case study, learn why Palo Alto Networks was chosen as the new solution for Farm Credit Financial Partners, the premier provider of technology services to Farm Credit who currently services 500,000 qualified members nationwide.
The Information Security Director at Farm Credit Financial Partners, was frustrated with a lack of integration [...]
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You work hard at keeping the latest threats out of your network and we recognize that this is one of the most important, yet challenging, tasks that you perform as an IT security professional.
Before you spend another dollar on a dead-end IPS investment, allow Palo Alto Networks to prove the value of their solution. Sign up [...]
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Less than a week after NSS Labs exposed that Palo Alto Networks firewalls were among the many firewalls that were vulnerable to the TCP Split Handshake spoof attack, Palo Alto Networks has successfully worked with NSS to reverse – and actually improve – their status. Not only did the re-tested Palo Alto firewalls achieve a [...]
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As next-generation firewalls (NGFW) are increasingly recognized as the future of network security, the technology and features they are able to provide are expanding at a rapid rate. Palo Alto Networks – a pioneer in next-generation firewall technology – has recently announced what they are calling their largest release since the company’s initial product launch [...]
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Once a main line of defense for protecting your computers and networks from unwelcome incoming applications, traditional firewalls are starting to become obsolete as the once impenetrable is now fairly easily breached as weaknesses are exposed and exploited. The good news is that advances in security technology have brought about what’s being referred to as [...]
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Gartner RAS Core Research’s note “Defining the Next-Generation Firewall” focuses on how “firewalls need to evolve to be more proactive in blocking new threats, such as botnets and targeted attacks. Enterprises need to update their network firewall and intrusion prevention capabilities to protect business systems as attacks get more sophisticated.” (Gartner, 2009)
What exactly is the [...]
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