Palo Alto news stories

Poorly managed and weak passwords are a prime target for hackers, and organisations are responding by going password-less to remove this weakness all together.

A new active cyber-espionage campaign has compromised global organisations in the defence, education, energy, healthcare and technology sectors.

Partnering with Palo Alto Networks, the solution uses advanced threat protection technology to safeguard users and ensures a secure remote working environment.

Palo Alto Networks' PA-400 Series Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) allows small and medium-sized business to expand their zero trust network security to every branch.

 “We are making it significantly simpler for companies to adopt complete Zero Trust Network Security.”

The move will allow regional organisations in Australia to utilise several of Palo Alto’s high-performance solutions, as well as enabling these organisations to store their logs within Australian borders, the company says.

The Awards recognise partners whose business models have adapted to customers' needs and delivered excellence.

The academy has been set up to provide technology and resources to help equip students with the next-generation cybersecurity knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in the rapidly changing cyber-threat landscape.

The solution helps protect sensitive data at rest and in motion across every network, cloud and user access.

BT says the decision to review their security partner base was driven by the recognition that many customers find it difficult to navigate today’s complex security landscape, as well as customers’ desire to have a ‘leaner set of partners’.

As Google Cloud continues to grow, here are the locally operating partners who are making strides with GCloud sales and services.

The company was named the top cybersecurity vendor for channel satisfaction after achieving the highest overall rating against 10 others.

Aims to deliver expanded flexibility, scalability, and visibility across complex environments.

“The first lesson is that we need the victim to survive” - it is better to work together to learn from breaches than point the finger and shame.

The changes include a dedicated programme for managed services providers and a raft of new processes and initiatives.

Spending on security feels endless, without clear risk reduction; operations teams and analysts are overburdened.

"Moving from a monolithic, capex-based, high investment to an on-demand, pay-as-you-go model with infinite capacity is clearly the way of the future."

Threat intelligence analyst Alex Hinchliffe discusses the constant rise of cybercrime, how it's changing, and the possibility of cyber warfare.

In a move to extend its cloud security offerings, Palo Alto Networks has entered into a definitive agreement with Evident.io.

Palo Alto's new service is for machine learning & advanced analytics in order to correlate potential threats & prevent successful cyber breaches.

NEC New Zealand’s move into emerging practices including cybersecurity has seen it garner Palo Alto Networks NextWave gold partner status.

New threats, new malware, new attacks, new chaos and new ways to fight back: A look back at Australian cybersecurity in 2016.

"Increasing the cost of an attack by forcing hackers to create new methods when they attempt to breach a system, will reduce the number of attacks."

Forrester described the Palo Alto’s strategy going forward as “comprehensive, covering prevention as well as detection and response.”