SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the leader in enterprise
security, today announced Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus cyber threat
intelligence service, a new offering that provides prioritized,
actionable intelligence designed to give customers a clear
advantage in the battle against cyber threats.
Security practitioners receive an overwhelming volume of
security data and alerts daily from a variety of tools, vendor
feeds and devices deployed across their organization. This
vast pool of information with little to no context or actionable
next steps makes it difficult to identify the unique, targeted
attacks facing their organization, often resulting in missed
opportunities to prevent the attack before damage can be done.
With the AutoFocus service, security practitioners gain
instant access to actionable intelligence derived
from billions of file analysis artifacts based on the
files collected from of over 5,000 global enterprises, service
providers, and government organization routinely targeted by
advanced, targeted attacks. By delivering context, such
as the origin and uniqueness of a particular threat, or relevance
to an organization's industry, the AutoFocus cyber threat
intelligence service is able to:
- Expose the latest threat tactics, techniques, and procedures
used by attackers;
- Attribute attacks to specific adversaries;
- Identify how specific threats fit into a larger campaign;
and
- Distinguish between commodity malware versus highly customized
or targeted malware.
These advanced capabilities enable customers to quickly
prioritize highly targeted attacks, apply appropriate resources to
address them, and take immediate action to protect critical
assets.
Quote
- "The Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus threat intelligence service
enables security teams to significantly close the gap on the time
it takes to identify and prevent advanced, targeted cyber attacks.
By putting cyber threats in a context that speaks specifically to
their network and industry, using the largest data set aggregated
across customers and industries, we are helping customers around
the world take a more strategic approach to securing their
organizations."
- Lee Klarich, senior vice president of Product
Management, Palo Alto Networks
Key features of the AutoFocus threat intelligence service
include:
- Priority alerts – Prioritized alerts
of targeted, advanced attacks based on statistical analysis, human
intelligence from the Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat research
team, and tagged indicators from a customer's own network, as well
as a global community of cyber security experts also using the
AutoFocus service.
- Attack context – a web-based dashboard
provides the tools to quickly investigate the context of attacks,
adversaries, and campaigns, including attacks targeting their
specific industry.
- High fidelity threat intelligence –
AutoFocus incorporates billions of file analysis artifacts sourced
from over 5,000 global enterprises, service providers, and
government organizations routinely targeted by advanced, targeted
attacks.
Availability
Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus threat
intelligence service will be available in April to a limited set of
existing Palo Alto Networks customers through a Community Access
program. Interested parties should visit:
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/autofocus to register for the
program. Pricing and general availability of the AutoFocus
service are scheduled for the second half of the 2015 calendar
year.
For more information, visit:
- Learn more and register for the Community Access program:
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/autofocus
- Come see Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus live at RSA booth
#4120
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is leading
a new era in cybersecurity by protecting thousands of enterprise,
government, and service provider networks from cyber threats.
Unlike fragmented legacy products, our security platform safely
enables business operations and delivers protection based on what
matters most in today's dynamic computing environments:
applications, users, and content. Find out more at
www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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