Palo Alto Networks

Government

Achieving Continuous Authority to Operate with Prisma Cloud

Cloud native development presents not only new solutions for architectures, but also potential operational methodologies for infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams. Technology like microservices and containers combined with concepts such as DevSecOps (Development / Security / Operations) and ‘shift left’ security are all efforts to improve the delivery and security of your modernized applications and workloads. ...

DevSecOps

Oct 22, 2020

By Paul Fox

Palo Alto Networks

Products and Services

Partners

Government, Public Sector, Secure the Enterprise

Palo Alto Networks Extends ISO 27001 Certifications

Palo Alto Networks recognizes the need to provide our customers and partners with confidence in our existing and continual commitment to excellence in the area of security management and practices across the br...

Sep 28, 2020

By Natalio Pincever

Government, Public Sector

CISA Panel: Reflections on Digital Transformation and COVID-19

On Sept. 23, I was honored to “virtually” join David Shive, CIO of the General Services Administration, and Jim Weaver, CIO of the State of Washington, at the U.S. Cybersecurity an...

Sep 25, 2020

By Ryan Gillis

Government, Public Sector

Australia's 2020 Cyber Security Strategy

On 6 August, the Australian Government released its 2020 Cyber Security Strategy with an investment of more than 1.6 billion Australian dollars – representing the largest-ever Australian Government financial co...

Aug 05, 2020

By Sarah Sloan

Government, Public Sector

Virtual JSAC: DoD’s Need to Maintain Mission-Critical Remote Work

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it critical for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other organizations to enable a remote workforce. This calls for adopting cloud-based security so...

Jul 14, 2020

By John Davis

Government, Public Sector

NIST Highlights Palo Alto Networks Supply Chain Best Practices

Around the world, governments as well as private sector organizations are focused on identifying and mitigating risks to the information and communications technology (ICT) supply...

Jun 26, 2020

By Coleman Mehta

Government, Public Sector, Secure the Cloud

Proactively Addressing FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring Requirements

Gaining a continuous understanding of the state of cloud security, for most organizations, is downright painful. Security teams feel constantly behind...

Jun 03, 2020

By Matthew Chiodi

Government, Secure the Cloud, Secure the Enterprise, Use-Cases

Securing US Federal Agency Remote Workers and Branch Offices

During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments everywhere are focusing on delivering essential citizen services and maintaining critical infrastructure whi...

Apr 13, 2020

By Francisco Castillo and Jason Georgi

Government, Secure the Cloud

Navigating Federal Data Protection Compliance Requirements in the Cloud

Government contractors and military suppliers are increasingly utilizing cloud services in the execution of their contracts. Many assume that if the cloud service provider’s (CSP)...

Jan 29, 2020

By Matthew Chiodi

Government, Secure the Cloud

Getting Cloud Smart: Security for Hybrid and Public Federal Clouds

Cloud first has been the official U.S. federal government strategy since the early 2000s. Since then, agencies have been adopting cloud for many of the same reasons as their commer...

Jan 16, 2020

By Matthew Chiodi

Government, Public Sector

Advantages of Cloud-Delivered Security for U.S. Govt Agencies

Last year, three-quarters of the U.S. federal government’s IT budget were spent on supporting and maintaining legacy systems. Combined with the Cloud Smart strategy, agencies have...

Jul 29, 2019

By John Klein

Government, Products and Services, Public Sector

Two Weapons to Help U.S. Govt Combat Cyberthreats

Federal agencies face a conundrum: They are the targets of relentless cyberattacks yet lack enough skilled personnel to combat them. State-affiliated actors, responsible for more than half of public administrat...

Jul 24, 2019

By Pamela Warren

Unit 42

Inception Attackers Target Europe with Year-old Office Vulnerability

The Inception attackers have been active since at least 2014 and have been documented previously by both Blue Coat and Symantec; historical attacks used custom malware for a variet...

Nov 05, 2018

By Tom Lancaster

News of the Week

News of the Week: June 23, 2018

Did you miss any of this week’s Palo Alto Networks action? Don’t worry – we’ve rounded up our top news and views right here:

Jun 23, 2018

By Justin Hall

Events

Federal Ignite 2017 - A New Era for Federal Cybersecurity

Next week, Palo Alto Networks will be hosting our inaugural Federal Ignite Conference in Washington, D.C. We’re excited to bring together top leaders in government, industry and cybersecurity for interactive co...

Oct 19, 2017

By Jennifer Martinez

CSO Perspective, Government, Public Sector

Activities That Support Deterrence - Industry’s Role in Norms of Responsibl...

In my first essay of this series, I described cyberspace as one of the most unique and complex environments ever to exist. I then argued that deterren...

Jun 08, 2017

By John Davis

CSO Perspective

Deterrence in Cyberspace: A Greater Role for Industry (Part One of a Three ...

In early 2017 I participated in a RAND conference that looked at deterrence in cyberspace (among other issues) as it applied to the U.S. – Japan alliance. During this conference I...

May 02, 2017

By John Davis

Government

Securing Government: Here’s What We Should Learn from 2016

I recently presented about securing government at the 2017 Cyber Defense & Network Security (CDANS) conference in the United Kingdom. As I was preparing remarks for senior U.S....

Mar 16, 2017

By Pamela Warren

Unit 42

Downeks and Quasar RAT Used in Recent Targeted Attacks Against Governments

Palo Alto Networks Traps Advanced Endpoint Protection recently prevented recent attacks that we believe are part of a campaign linked to DustySky. DustySky is a campaign which othe...

Jan 30, 2017

By Mashav Sapir, Tomer Bar, Netanel Rimer, Taras Malivanchuk, Yaron Samuel and Simon Conant

Government

What Palo Alto Networks Has in Store for the Public Sector in 2017

We’ve had some exciting activity in the U.S. federal sector at Palo Alto Networks over the past year and we have more in store for 2017 with the launch of our inaugural Federal Ign...

Dec 22, 2016

By Nick Urick