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SECUREIQLAB REPORT

# 99.07% vault vs. 64.55% screen door.

## See how dominant hybrid network security makes all the difference.

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  For an organization to thrive and scale in today's hybrid world, it requires security effectiveness and operational simplicity. It's non-negotiable. However, the performance of the average firewall sits at a mere 64.55%. By contrast, Palo Alto Networks achieved a 99.07% security efficacy score. We crushed the next closest vendor by nearly 20 points!

Explore the independent 2026 SecureIQLab Advanced Cloud Firewall Report. See how our AI-driven Advanced Cloud Firewalls (ACFWs) excelled across enterprise categories:

* Advanced prevention: Achieved a 100% block rate against advanced evasion techniques and postexploitation attempts.

* Operational precision: Validated at 97% operational efficiency with a perfect 100% false-positive avoidance score.

* Production-ready security rigor: Using actual enterprise environments, we led the "lift and shift" workload defense with a perfect 100% score.

* Policy enforcement and security resiliency: Scored 100% in enforcing granular security policies. We're one of only eight vendors to pass the rigorous security resiliency evaluation.

\*Testing occurred in a cloud environment, using AMTSO and NetSecOPEN industry standards to test resilience against 4,500+ real-world attacks. This directly validates Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS) and Precision AI^®^, which power the entire NGFW platform. The comparisons are done across 11 industry vendors as tested by SecureIQLab Advanced Cloud Firewall (VM Cloud Firewall) Validation Report 2026.  
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