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Palo Alto Networks Received the Highest Overall Score for Prisma® Access in Advanced SSE Use Case in Critical Capabilities Today, we’re proud to share that Palo Alto Networks has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge (SSE) for the third year in a row. We’re also ranked the…

In a testament to its commitment to secured and streamlined cloud security, Cortex® Cloud has already achieved FedRAMP High and Moderate authorizations since launching in February 2025. This significant milestone positions Cortex Cloud as the only CNAPP in the FedRAMP Marketplace holding both High and Moderate designations, underscoring its unique ability to cater to the…

Unit 42 outlines how Agentic AI capabilities can be leveraged by attackers to increase the speed of attacks 100x. The integration of AI into adversarial operations is fundamentally reshaping the speed, scale and sophistication of attacks. As AI defense capabilities evolve, so do the AI strategies and tools leveraged by threat actors, creating a rapidly…

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Browser Achieves IRAP Assessment Government organisations and critical infrastructure entities are the custodians of some of the most important and sensitive data in the world. This data and the systems that they process underpin some of the most fundamental functions in modern society, from the provision of food, water, power…

Palo Alto Networks Is Recognized for Excellence in the Channel and Cybersecurity Quadrants for 2025 We are honored to announce that we have been named a Champion in not one, but two Canalys Global Leadership matrices for 2025 – the first-ever Canalys Global Channel Leadership Matrix and the Canalys Global Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix. These placements…

The world is moving faster than ever. AI, cloud networks and more distributed workforces are driving business growth and innovation. These advancements bring tremendous opportunities, but they also introduce new security challenges, like AI-driven threats, expanding attack surfaces and a more complex landscape reshaping the road ahead. As your organization continues to grow and innovate,…

The Model Context Protocol (MCP), introduced by Anthropic in November 2024 to connect AI models to data, has taken off in recent months. Countless companies have announced new integrations based on this protocol, culminating in OpenAI’s March announcement that it too will adopt MCP. For organizations struggling to keep up with the protocol’s security implications,…

Attackers no longer strike in isolation. In cloud-native environments, they orchestrate multistage campaigns that move laterally across workloads and vertically through cloud control planes. For teams running Kubernetes clusters in the cloud, an attack that begins in a containerized workload can escalate fast — breaching nodes, extracting credentials and gaining access to sensitive infrastructure. Weekly…

In just three months, Cortex® Cloud has earned FedRAMP High and Moderate authorization — establishing itself as the only CNAPP on the FedRAMP Marketplace with both High and Moderate authorization. The milestone marks a defining moment in our mission to deliver continuous, real-time cloud security for the government’s most mission-critical environments. Unlocking a New Era…

Earlier this week, several news outlets reported that OpenAI has agreed to acquire Windsurf, an AI coding assistant, for approximately $3 billion. While the news isn’t yet final, it highlights the growing prominence of AI-powered coding – specifically the use of agentic AI within integrated development environments (IDEs), one of Windsurf’s claims to fame. Although…