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 [...]
Santa Clara, Calif., December 15, 2011 – Palo Alto Networks, a leading provider of Enterprise Network Firewall solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls.
In its analysis, Gartner evaluated the Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall (NGFW), based on its “ability [...]
Tags: Firewalls·Gartner·Networks·Palo Alto Networks·Security
Today, IPS systems complement traditional firewalls. They are seen as devices standing on the second line of network defense inspecting the entire network packet looking for malicious traffic that is often invisible to Layer 3 firewalls. Imagine IPS systems integrated within your firewall standing on the front line of your network defense creating a more [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Palo Alto Networks today officially introduced Mark McLaughlin as their new president, CEO and member of the Board of Directors. McLaughlin previously served as the CEO of VeriSign, where he increased stock prices by more than 50% over a two year time period.
“We are thrilled that Mark is joining Palo Alto Networks. His proven executive [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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Internal social networks help when you need to cascade and disseminate information within the company, but you also need the right policies and management to use these networks right.
One of these purposes is the creation of internal social networks which, in a nutshell, improve communication and information sharing within the organization. While some may worry [...]
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Palo Alto Networks was just awarded the “2010 Global Entrepreneurial Company of the Year” in the Firewall Market by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. The following criteria were used as a benchmark for all competitors:
Growth Strategy Excellence
Growth Implementation Excellence
Degree of Innovation with Products and Technologies
Leadership in Customer Value
Speed of Response to Market Needs
Frost & Sullivan [...]
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Palo Alto Networks recently released their ‘read-only’ Facebook functionality that can be implemented with the next-generation firewall and is available now at no cost to their customers. The ‘read-only’ Facebook allows companies to enforce their Facebook policy by having finer-grained controls over their employee’s access to the popular social networking site. This functionality lets companies [...]
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Dallas Data Center is proud to announce that Motion HR has put their trust in us by choosing to host their SaaS offering, CloudHCM, at DDC. We are running their SaaS offering using some of Dell’s new R710 servers, firewalls from Palo Alto Networks, and Cisco switches. Their environment is set up in a full [...]
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