National University in Japan Replaces Legacy Firewalls with PA-4000 Series Next-Generation Firewalls for Fine-Grained Control of Applications and Users

2009 InfoWorld 100 Awards: IT remains the lifeblood of forward-thinking organizations, as this year's recipients of InfoWorld's highest honor attest.

Palo Alto Networks, a provider of next-generation enterprise firewalls, has announced that its PA-4000 Series firewalls have been selected by IDT Corporation, a Fortune 1000 company that delivers local, long-distance and calling card services.

A year that began with a somewhat confusing channel development for Palo Alto Networks is set to end with the company's foot on the gas pedal.

IDT Corporation Regains Visibility and Improves Network Security with PA-4000 Series; Saves Money by Consolidating Legacy Firewalls, Proxies, and IDS

Palo Alto Networks Co-Founder and CTO Nir Zuk to Present “What’s Wrong with the WAN Firewall?” in the Conference’s Networking Track

Companies have outdated IT infrastructure and usage policies that may fail to protect them from growing risks.

The use of Facebook, Twitter and Google Docs in the workplace has increased dramatically in the past six months and their crossover from personal to business applications is accelerating, according to a new study released Monday.

If you use one of those ever-popular social networking applications for work purposes, or just for personal business while on the job, then you aren't alone, according to a recent industry report, but such usage can harm your network security as well.

The use of social networking and collaborative applications for business purposes has 'skyrocketed in the past six months. With increased adoption of Web-based applications come new business and security risks that go far beyond potential productivity losses.

Personal-to-Business “Crossover” is Accelerating, Says Latest Industry Report from Palo Alto Networks

PA-4000 Series Next-Generation Firewalls Enable Fortune 500 Energy Company to Regain Visibility of Users and Applications

The days of the first-generation firewall are numbered as enterprises begin to demand more from these venerable network security devices than just standard port and protocol protection.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Simplifies Infrastructure, Enforces Application and User Policies with PA-4000 Series Next-Generation Firewalls

Greg Young and John Pescatore just authored an excellent note on next-generation firewalls. In the note, “Defining the Next-Generation Firewall,” Greg and John do an excellent job laying out the definition, the requirements, and their recommendations for next-generation firewalls in the enterprise.

Banks are spending more than they need on technology they would not miss, according to network security pioneer Nir Zuk

Sometimes, the problems we experience with computers are a result of a legacy design. Hardware or software might have been architected 10 or 20 years ago when the world of computing was vastly different from the way it is today. As a result, the product in use today isn't as effective as it could be because of aging or obsolete design.

Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) houses the Texas Maritime Academy, which is one of six state maritime academies in the U.S. preparing graduates as officers in the United States Merchant Marine.

Palo Alto Networks' Julie Starr to Present "What’s on Your Network? Technology Options for Application Visibility and Control"

Former Serena Software Marketing Executive René Bonvanie to Accelerate Expansion of Rapidly Growing Enterprise Infrastructure Security Company

The firewall is still relevant but needs a complete overhaul for it to work efficiently. Commenting on the issue raised by the SC Studio debate on the future of the firewall, Lee Klarich, vice president of product management at Palo Alto Networks, stated that the firewall is definitely not dead, but traditional firewalls are so far behind the application and threat developers that it sometimes feels like it.

The emergence of Palo Alto Networks (hereby referred to as 'Palo Alto') has undoubtedly injected a lot of buzz into the network security segment that has been devoid of any epochal leap, ever since the introduction of stateful inspection and the marriage between firewall technology and IPSec VPN gateways.

Palo Alto Networks PA-4000 Series Next Generation Firewall Focuses on Identifying and Controlling Applications on the Network

2008 Grand Prize Winner Exhibiting at Interop 2009 After a Year of Significant Growth; VP of Product Management to Speak on “What’s Wrong with the Firewall”

Palo Alto Networks PA-4000 Series Next Generation Firewall Focuses on Identifying and Controlling Applications on the Network

Palo Alto Networks PA-4000 Series Next Generation Firewall Focuses on Identifying and Controlling Applications on the Network