Comcast Business and Palo Alto Networks Partner to Secure the Modern Workplace
March 25 2021 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Partnership will bring together leading
networking and cloud-delivered security solutions to help midsize
and enterprise customers keep today’s dynamic workplace secure
Comcast Business will partner with global cybersecurity leader
Palo Alto Networks to bring advanced security solutions that help
businesses protect their network assets from cyber threats across a
dynamic workplace that spans office, remote, and cloud
environments. The agreement will help midsize and enterprise
customers ensure performance and speed while reducing complexity
through comprehensive and integrated cloud-delivered security
capabilities.
Comcast Business will bring advanced security solutions to
midsize and enterprise customers as a managed service through its
award-winning ActiveCore℠ software-defined-networking (SDN)
platform and Palo Alto Networks' Prisma® Access, the industry's
most complete cloud-delivered security platform. Prisma Access will
help customers protect branch networks and mobile users against a
variety of security threats.
Remote work and the cloud are driving permanent changes in the
workforce structure, prompting businesses to rethink their IT and
security architectures. According to Gartner, the share of
knowledge workers who work remotely will increase to 45% in 2022,
up from 27% in 2019. In that same study, Gartner reported that
total IT spend supporting remote workers is expected to more than
double to 4.9% in 2021 to $333 billion. *
“In today’s hyper-connected and increasingly distributed world,
cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and prevalent.
Organizations are seeking integrated security and network
management solutions focused on protecting their remote workers,
cloud, and on-premise systems,” said Bob Victor, Senior Vice
President, Comcast Business. “This strategic collaboration will
drive increased cybersecurity innovation for our customers. We’re
thrilled to work with Palo Alto Networks and look forward to the
nationwide launch of these new products.”
“More than ever, today’s workforce connects through the cloud,”
said Don Jones, SVP, Ecosystems, Palo Alto Networks. “Bringing
together Comcast Business’s award-winning network platform with
Prisma Access, the industry’s most complete cloud-delivered
security platform will help businesses large and small secure the
users, applications and data that are now everywhere, without
compromising on speed or performance.”
“Comcast Business is committed to leveraging the Secure Access
Service Edge (SASE) framework to bring compelling network and
security solutions to our business customers, and this relationship
expands our capabilities to do so,” said Shena Seneca Tharnish, VP
of Cybersecurity Products, Comcast Business. “By providing a
cloud-delivered security platform, Comcast Business will be able to
protect businesses applications from the branch office and extend
that protection to users working from anywhere.”
About Comcast ActiveCore℠
Comcast Business ActiveCore℠ is an award-winning
software-defined networking (SDN) platform. It enables intelligent,
centralized network control via software applications. ActiveCore
delivers a ground-breaking experience for virtualized network
functions (VNFs) such as SD-WAN and Managed Router. Paired with the
nation’s largest converged IP network, this powerful combination
reduces complexity, automates network functions, speeds up
application deployment, and simplifies resource management —
allowing businesses to innovate faster and gain business
agility.
About Prisma® Access
Prisma Access delivers the industry’s most complete
cloud-delivered security platform that protects all application
traffic so organizations can safely enable secure remote
workforces. It consolidates best-of-breed security capabilities -
including firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS), secure web gateway (SWG),
zero-trust network access (ZTNA), cloud access security broker
(CASB), and more - into a consistent global services edge that
delivers more security coverage than any other solution. Built upon
a massively scalable network with ultra-low latency and backed by
industry-leading SLAs, Prisma Access ensures a great digital
experience for end-users.
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi, Voice, TV and
Managed Enterprise Solutions to help organizations of all sizes
transform their business. Powered by an advanced network, and
backed by 24/7 customer support, Comcast Business is one of the
largest contributors to the growth of Comcast Cable. Comcast
Business is the nation’s largest cable provider to small and
mid-size businesses and has emerged as a force in the Enterprise
market; recognized over the last two years by leading industry
associations as one of the fastest growing providers of Ethernet
services. For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on
Twitter @ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks at
http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping
the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the
way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the
cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of
life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with
continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in
artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration.
By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing
ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens
of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile
devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more
secure than the one before. For more information, visit
www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Source: Gartner Forecast Analysis: Remote Work IT
Spending, Worldwide, 5 January 2021
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Comcast Business Contact: Matt Helmke, Sr. Director,
Corporate Communications Comcast Business 215.286.8666
matt_helmke@comcast.com
Palo Alto Networks Contact: Stephen Casale, Partner
Communications scasale@paloaltonetworks.com
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