Operate in today’s network environment. Ports are no longer applications. IP addresses are not individual users. Packets do not equal content.
Streaming audio and video, file sharing, collaboration, and social networks are just a few types of applications that can hop from port to port, using encryption and non-standard ports as a means of evading traditional firewalls. All introduce risks to productivity, compliance issues, threat propagation and data leakage.
Gain visibility and control based on individual application.
Accurately identifying applications traversing the network enables policy-based control over application usage at the firewall. Palo Alto Networks' graphical visibility tools, customizable reporting and logging enable administrators to make a more informed decision on how to treat the applications.
Gain visibility and control based on users and user groups.
Seamless integration with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) facilitates application visibility and policy creation based on user and group information in AD, not just IP address. Palo Alto's patented User-ID technology can associate the individual user with their network activity, enabling IT to deploy granular security policies.
Regain visibility and control in all your network locations, including the perimeter, the DMZ, internally for network segmentation and in the datacenter.
Block P2P file sharing, securely enable Microsoft SharePoint, introduce traffic shaping and QoS for applications via your own custom policies, filter URLs for security and simplify PCI compliance.
Gain visibility and control with minimal latency and network speed performance.
Palo Alto's SP3 architecture combines single pass software with parallel processing hardware to deliver the multi-Gbps performance necessary to protect today’s high-speed networks.