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Supercharge Your Web Security with URL Filtering

Enable Safe Web Access for All Users

Combat sophisticated web-based attacks with URL Filtering. Automated protections use machine learning to block access to malicious sites that deliver malware and steal credentials. Keep your organization safe with simple policies that enable advanced capabilities like SSL decryption and dynamic quarantining.

Enable selective SSL decryption

81 of the top 100 websites are now encrypted1

87% of time spent on the web worldwide is spent on pages that use HTTPS2

70% of pages are loaded with HTTPS2

What if an encrypted site displays suspicious characteristics (for example, the domain was previously associated with malware) yet isn’t overtly malicious? Put URL Filtering to work. Implement a policy that automatically enables SSL decryption for certain sites or categories of sites, such as personal blogs, file sharing sites and high-risk URLs. Selective decryption enables an optimal security policy while respecting confidential traffic parameters.

Safeguard against credential theft

Phishing and pretexting represent 98% of social incidents 93% of breaches3

Credential compromise from phishing attacks increased over 70% from 2017 to 20184

81% of hacking-related breaches are due to compromised passwords5

Phishing is a malicious technique used frequently for credential theft. When stolen, genuine credentials provide attackers with “authorized” network access. URL Filtering works as part of the Palo Alto Networks Security Operating Platform to stop credential theft as it’s happening. Your policy dictates whether to block the credentials from being submitted or notify the user of a potentially dangerous action.

Create a stricter intrusion prevention system (IPS) profile

The average ransomware attack costs a company $5 million6

3/4 of cybersecurity attacks stem from outside sources7

We recommend blocking malicious categories, including Malware, Command and Control, and Phishing on day one. Many URLs fall in the gray area between benign and malicious. Blocking all of them leads to unhappy users and business interruptions. With URL Filtering you can enable stricter logging for high-risk sites or block them. This adds protection where it’s needed most without causing friction or disruption.

Quarantine machines that contact malicious sites


80% of malware attacks use command and control8

Infected computers inside a network can wreak havoc. URL Filtering works with your firewall to identify machines that are trying to connect to suspicious servers. Infected machines can be quarantined automatically so security teams can investigate before damage spreads or data is exfiltrated.

Learn best practices for web security and how URL Filtering can supercharge your defenses against web-based threats.

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Resources

1 Mozilla. “Internet Health Report 2018”
2 Google. “2019 Google Transparency Report: HTTPS encryption on the web”
3 Verizon. “2018 Data Breach Investigations Report”
4 Proofpoint. “2019 State of the Phish Report”
5 Verizon. “2017 Data Breach Investigations Report”
6 Ibid.
7 IDG. “2018 U.S. State of Cybercrime”
8 Palo Alto Networks, Unit 42

 

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