Prisma SASE
In today's work environment, employees demand the freedom to be productive from anywhere, using any device, and accessing any application. Homes, coffee shops and mobile phones have become seamless extensions of the corporate network. This unrestricted approach empowers users, but it also increases risk due to a lack of consistent security, control and visibility across devices. Security strategies must catch up, and Palo Alto Networks is once again leading that charge. Prisma SASE 3.0 isn't just an upgrade; it's a quantum leap for SASE (secure access service edge), designed to not only solve today's work security challenges, but tomorrow's as well.
Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) solution integrates a variety of security and networking functions into a unified cloud-delivered service. The key components included in Prisma SASE are:
1. Prisma Access Platform
2. Prisma SD-WAN
3. Prisma Access Browser (PAB)
4. Advanced Threat Prevention
5. Secure Access for Remote Users
6. Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM)
7. Strata Logging Service (SLS) / Cortex Data Lake (CDL)
8. AI-Powered Security and Automation
9. Centralised Management via Strata Cloud Manager or Panorama
10. Industry-Leading Compliance and Governance
These components work together to deliver a comprehensive SASE solution, ensuring that organisations can securely connect users to applications while providing robust protection against modern cyber threats.
Prisma Access
In today's digital landscape, securing networks and data is more critical than ever. As organisations expand their operations across the globe, ensuring comprehensive protection for users and applications, regardless of location, is essential. This article explores four key cloud-delivered security solutions that are redefining how businesses safeguard their digital assets:
Cloud-Delivered Security: Combining next-generation firewall (NGFW), intrusion prevention system (IPS), and advanced threat protection, this solution ensures robust security for users and applications, no matter where they are located.
- Secure Web Gateway (SWG): By providing web filtering and protection from malicious content, SWG guarantees safe internet access across the board.
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA): Moving beyond traditional network-based access controls, ZTNA enforces access based on user identity, device health, and application context, ensuring secure and least-privilege access to applications.
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP): This crucial tool safeguards sensitive data by monitoring, detecting, and preventing unauthorized data transfers, protecting your organisation from data breaches and compliance violations.
Prisma SD-WAN
- Application-Aware Networking: This approach optimises traffic management by steering it according to the specific requirements of each application, leading to improved performance and reliability across the network.
- WAN Optimisation: By reducing latency and increasing bandwidth efficiency, WAN optimisation enhances the delivery of applications, ensuring a smoother and more responsive user experience.
- Branch Connectivity: Maintaining secure and reliable connections between branch offices, Data Centres, and cloud environments is vital for business continuity and efficiency, and this strategy addresses those needs head-on.
Prisma Access Browser (PAB)
- Secure Enterprise Browser: Provides a natively integrated browser within the SASE solution that secures both managed and unmanaged devices, ensuring safe access to corporate resources while minimising attack surfaces.
- Unified Access Control: Seamlessly extends Zero Trust and SASE security to all browser-based activities, enhancing protection across all endpoints."
Advanced Threat Prevention
- Malware and Ransomware Protection: Identifies and blocks malware, ransomware, and other advanced threats in real-time.
- DNS Security: Protects against DNS-based threats by leveraging machine learning and threat intelligence.
Secure Access for Remote Users
- Global Coverage: Offers low-latency, high-performance access to applications from anywhere, using a globally distributed network of Data Centres.
- Secure VPN: Enables secure, scalable remote access for employees working from various locations.
Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM)
- User Experience Monitoring: Provides visibility into the user’s digital experience, helping IT teams to quickly identify and resolve performance issues.
- Real-Time Analytics: Delivers insights into application and network performance, allowing proactive management and optimization of the digital experience.
Strata Logging Service (SLS) / Cortex Data Lake (CDL)
- Centralised Logging: SLS/CDL provides a centralised repository for logging and storing security and network data, enabling comprehensive visibility and analytics.
- Advanced Analytics: Utilises the data stored in the Cortex Data Lake to deliver insights, detect anomalies, and improve threat detection and response.
AI-Powered Security and Automation
- AI Copilot: Assists in managing security operations, providing real-time insights, automating routine tasks, and simplifying the management of complex environments.
- Behavioral Analytics: Uses AI and machine learning to detect anomalies and potential threats by analysing user and network behavior.
Centralised Management
- Unified Management Console: Provides a single interface for managing all aspects of the SASE solution, including security policies, network configurations, and user access.
- Policy Automation: Simplifies the enforcement of security policies across all users and locations, reducing administrative complexity.
Industry-Leading Compliance and Governance
- Comprehensive Compliance Support: Helps organisations meet industry-specific compliance requirements with built-in security controls and reporting capabilities.
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