SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
July 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity
leader, today announced its WildFire® malware prevention
service has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management
Program, or FedRAMP, Authority to Operate (ATO) status from its
federal sponsor, the U.S. Naval War
College.
WildFire has completed the FedRAMP authorization process and now
has FedRAMP Authorized service available to federal agencies
seeking cutting-edge, machine learning technologies to secure their
systems.
WildFire is the first and only cloud-based malware prevention
service authorized for use by the U.S. government. At a critical
time of resource shortages, WildFire helps federal agencies
automatically detect and stop unknown attacks and improve
operational efficiency for security operations centers, or SOCs.
Leveraging the power of machine learning, WildFire automatically
identifies and mitigates never-before-seen threats across the
cloud, endpoint and network for government and enterprise
networks.
"Completing the FedRAMP certification process demonstrates our
ongoing commitment to supporting U.S. agencies in their journey to
the cloud by providing best-in-class, cloud-based security
capabilities that help ensure critical data remains secure," said
Nick Urick, vice president of
Federal Sales for Palo Alto Networks and president of Palo Alto
Networks Public Sector, LLC. "We are proud to achieve this
milestone so federal agencies can access Palo Alto Networks
expanding suite of cloud-based services and proactively eradicate
evolving threats."
U.S. federal government agencies are increasingly embracing the
cloud to reduce the cost of shared service delivery, deploy
services faster, and better engage citizens in the digital age.
The Federal IT modernization plan prioritizes adoption of
commercial cloud services as a key initiative for federal
agencies.
"In today's threat landscape, defense in depth has to be smarter
than the norm. It must be agile and intelligent, able to not
only react to known threats but also identify new, unknown threats
and react to them effectively," says Joseph
Pangborn, chief information officer, U.S. Naval War College. "The goal: automatically harden
the network against an attack or a compromise as quickly as
possible. To accomplish this, we look for cutting-edge
solutions that can bring some artificial intelligence in order to
close in on a 'self-defending network.' Having a vendor that
can do this in a FedRAMP authorized government cloud architecture
is effective and efficient."
FedRAMP provides a standardized approach to security assessment,
authorization and continuous monitoring for U.S. government
agencies as they move to the cloud and use cloud-based products and
services. Federal agencies depend on this program to help them
protect the confidentiality and integrity of data. The program also
increases agencies' confidence in the security of cloud
technologies.
For more information on how the WildFire service can help secure
federal networks and endpoints, please visit:
https://paloaltonetworks.com/security-for/government/wildfire-us-gov.html.
About Palo Alto Networks
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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.
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