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Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE Recognized as a Leader in Zero Trust Edge Solutions
"Palo Alto Networks differentiates with security, AI, and operations" SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW),
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[{"type":"text","content":"\"Palo Alto Networks differentiates with security, AI, and operations\"\nSANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced today it has been positioned as a leader in the inaugural Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Edge Solutions, Q3 2023 report. According to Forrester, Zero Trust Edge (ZTE), also known as secure access service edge (SASE), centralizes multiple networking and security capabilities — such as software-defined WAN (SD-WAN), cloud access security broker (CASB), Zero Trust network access (ZTNA), and secure web gateway (SWG) — into a unified solution.\nAccording to the evaluation: \"[Palo Alto Networks'] outstanding strategy aligns strongly to ZTE and features AI and AIOps to increase detection and decrease the chance of misconfiguration. While its peers have digital experience management on their forward roadmaps, Palo Alto Networks delivers it now.\" The Forrester evaluation asserts the company \"has one of the few unified, integrated management portals for both networking and security in this evaluation\" and \"has strong ZTNA capabilities and recently refactored its SWG to include an AI inspection layer.\"\nTo learn more about Palo Alto Networks recognition in the 2023 Forrester Wave™ for Zero Trust Edge Solutions, read our blog.\nPalo Alto Networks was among 10 vendors Forrester evaluated for the report, based on 32 criteria. Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE received the highest possible scores in 19 criteria, including Vision, Innovation, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and more.\nKumar Ramachandran, senior vice president of Products, SASE, Palo Alto Networks said:\"We are proud to be recognized. To us, this acknowledgement is for our superior cloud-delivered ZTNA 2.0 security, next-generation SD-WAN, and AI-powered IT operations from a single unified platform. We believe this recognition is a testament to our comprehensive approach to SASE and Zero Trust, ensuring our customers are prepared to meet the scale, complexity, and speed of a highly distributed and cloud-first world.\"\nOrganizations can lower their risk of a breach with an integrated SASE solution that protects against the latest network threats, while enabling full employee productivity and cloud adoption. Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE consolidates mul...