Palo Alto Networks demonstrated industry-first security advancements to assist businesses in defending against an ever-expanding attack surface.
“With the en masse shift to a hybrid workforce and rapid adoption of the cloud, the way work gets done has changed. SaaS collaboration apps are becoming key to a productive hybrid workforce, but SaaS security has not caught up. With the introduction of our Next-Generation CASB, we’re the first to recognize and embrace this shift — and solve for it,” said Lee Klarich, chief product officer, Palo Alto Networks. “At the same time, as applications are increasingly being developed and deployed in the cloud, Prisma Cloud 3.0 now secures the full cloud application lifecycle. Prisma Cloud continues to push the industry forward with this next evolution of cloud security.”
Prisma® Cloud 3.0, the first integrated platform to secure the full application lifecycle, and Next-Generation CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker), which raises the bar in SaaS security as organisations tackle exploding SaaS usage with hybrid work, were unveiled before a crowd of 26,000 at the cybersecurity leader’s Ignite ’21 conference. Palo Alto Networks also introduced the Cortex eXtended Managed Detection and Response (XMDR) Partner Specialization, which combines the company’s pioneering Cortex XDR 3.0 solution with managed services solutions from more than 15 partners to help customers improve their security operations.
Palo Alto Networks Ignite ’21 announcements include:
Prisma Cloud 3.0, the industry’s first integrated platform to shift security left, improves an organization’s overall cloud security posture by minimising security risk at runtime. The most comprehensive Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), which already has 77 percent of the Fortune 100 as customers, now also offers cloud code security to embed critical protections in the development process, agentless security to complement existing agent-based protection, and Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) for Microsoft Azure.
Palo Alto Networks’ Next-Generation CASB, which was announced, raises the bar in SaaS security to support today’s hybrid workplace. Next-Generation CASB was created to help enterprises allow safe SaaS adoption by automatically securing new apps, accurately protecting critical data in real time, and blocking known and undiscovered attacks with best-in-class threat detection and prevention.
Palo Alto Networks announced the availability of its WildFire® cloud-based threat analysis as a standalone product to fulfil the security demands of enterprises interacting with customers in new ways online. This new availability allows organisations to incorporate WildFire‘s capabilities across a diverse set of use cases, including securing the online portals where end users increasingly interact with businesses and governments — preventing them from becoming malware delivery vectors. WildFire is one of the world’s largest advanced malware analysis solutions, powered by crowd-sourced intelligence from over 80,000 customers.
The new Cortex XMDR Specialization enables MSSP partners to combine Cortex XDR with their managed service offerings, helping customers streamline security operations centre (SOC) operations and quickly mitigate cyberthreats, based on demand for Palo Alto Networks’ pioneering Cortex XDR 3.0 extended detection and response solution. More than 15 businesses, including PwC, Orange Cyberdefense, CRITICALSTART, and Trustwave, have already earned Cortex XMDR Specialization status, thanks to certification and training that are now intimately linked with the enhanced benefits of Cortex XDR 3.0.
Unit 42 stated it is doubling down on its Cloud Issue Response methodology to deliver an optimal approach for each stage of the cloud incident lifecycle, resulting in speedier recovery for impacted businesses, following an 188 percent rise in cloud incidents over the last three years. To quickly identify attack vectors, extent of access, and at-risk data, specialised cloud digital forensics and incident response teams made up of cloud experts use cutting-edge cloud security products like Cortex XDR, Cortex Xpanse, Prisma Cloud, and new DFIR methods designed for dynamic cloud incidents. They also offer experienced advice on remediation and control improvements, ensuring that each event is completely contained.
