It was one of the most closely watched CEO selections in the security space this year, and several high profile candidates were mentioned as angling for the job.

The PA-5060 next-generation firewall from Palo Alto Networks is designed to protect data centers, large enterprise Internet gateways, and service provider environments where traffic demands dictate predictable firewall and threat prevention throughput.

Less than a month after naming a new CEO, next-gen firewall developer Palo Alto Networks is reconfirming its commitment to channel growth with an announcement this week of partnerships with some of the biggest managed service providers in the security market.

Innovative Technology and Consistent Channel Focus Lands Palo Alto Networks on Annual List

Palo Alto Networks™, the network security company, has announced that Dell SecureWorks, Solutionary, Symantec and Verizon are now providing managed security services for the rapidly expanding, global footprint of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall customers.

Provider of customizable private cloud and data center services to leverage industry's top enterprise-class firewall; reinforces commitment to not shortchanging infrastructure

Palo Alto Networks™, the network security company, has announced the expansion of vendors within its Technology Partner Program – a program committed to arming mutual customers with integrated solutions that fundamentally improve network security and risk management for enterprises.

Vulnerabilities Could Allow an Attacker to Take Control of the Affected System

Technology-industry veteran to serve as chairman of company's audit committee

Top executive drawn by company's "game changing" potential in the network security market

McAfee’s Dave DeWalt is not the new CEO of Palo Alto Networks. The next-generation firewall pioneer surprised many yesterday when it announced the appointment of Mark McLaughlin, the CEO of VeriSign, as its new leader.

Palo Alto Networks Inc., a security software company that’s considering an initial public offering, has hired Mark McLaughlin as chief executive officer, following his resignation from VeriSign Inc. last week.

Dell SecureWorks announced today their plan to provide Managed and Monitored Next-Generation Firewall services for Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall infrastructure to customers worldwide.

Palo Alto Networks™, the network security company, today announced that the Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls have been added to the Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Products List (APL).

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution

JD Williams & Company Achieves PCI Compliance and Reduces Costs with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks™, the network security company, today announced that its Threat Research Team was credited with identifying two vulnerabilities — CVE-2011-0621 and CVE-2011-0623— that affect multiple versions of Adobe Flash Player.

New research published by Palo Alto Networks™, the network security company, illuminates the fact that roughly 36% of enterprise network traffic is comprised of hundreds of applications that can evade the controls of conventional security solutions by either using SSL or port-hopping capabilities.

Gartner’s research on next-generation firewalls and how they are changing the enterprise firewall marketplace is pretty compelling. And the recommendation to migrate from traditional firewalls and IPS to next generation firewalls at refresh time is very clear. Here’s your chance to hear from Greg Young, Gartner Research VP, and one of the authors of the 2010 Enterprise Firewall Magic Quadrant. And catch the premier of what is likely to be one of the hottest movies of the year.

Named by Silicon Valley Business Journal As One of the Top Bay Area Businesses

Palo Alto Networks™, the network security company, today announced that NSS Labs awarded Palo Alto Networks the "Recommended" rating for passing all tests, including the TCP split-handshake spoof test, within its Network Firewall 2011 Comparative Test.

Palo Alto Networks' PA-5050 Next-Generation Firewalls Increase Application Visibility and Control and Make Application Usage Secure for the University Of Westminster

The Application Usage and Risk Report (7th Edition, May 2011) from Palo Alto Networks provides a global view into enterprise application usage by summarizing 1,253 application traffic assessments conducted between October 2010 and April 2011. The key findings and observations both globally and by specific countries are outlined in this report.

RSA, the security division of EMC, is trying to contain the damage caused by hackers who penetrated its network and compromised technical specifications for its SecurID token-based multifactor authentication system.

DDB Amsterdam Increases Application Visibility and Control, Improves Security and Accelerates Speed-to-Market with Next-Generation Firewalls

As enterprises look to extend visibility and control of all traffic and threats to their data centers and remote workforce, Palo Alto Networks once again innovates and delivers

Palo Alto Networks is a brash security vendor that believes its playing the role of disruptor in the staid security market with its high-performance, multifunction firewalls. Competitors have dismissed the upstart as having little room to expand features and functionality beyond its core value proposition. The answer: Take on complementary partners that round out the features and functionality of a firewall.

The Industry's Leading Technology Innovators Collaborate to Deliver Enterprises Integrated Network Security and Risk Management Solutions

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