Palo Alto Networks yesterday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zingbox, an IoT security company, for US$75 million to be paid in cash. The proposed acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal first quarter of 2020. The number of connected devices in enterprises is growing exponentially, yet most … Read more
Cybersecurity specialist Palo Alto Networks has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first next-generation firewall (NGFW) embedded with machine learning (ML) capability specifically designed to proactively protect IoT devices in the network against potential threats. The company’s ML-powered NGFW with its proprietary PAN-OS 10.0 was introduced yesterday to over 1,000 customers and partners … Read more
Palo Alto Networks has introduced a new IoT security for healthcare geared to protect medical devices from unauthorised access. Using machine learning and crowd-sourced telemetry, the new solution quickly and accurately profile all devices on the network — even those never seen before. Through ML-powered visibility, it delivers deep insights on healthcare-specific devices and vulnerabilities … Read more
U.S. cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has warned that hackers are exploiting another vulnerability in its firewall software to break into unpatched customer networks. Attackers are exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability in PAN-OS, the operating system that runs Palo Alto Networks firewalls, the California-based company confirmed on Tuesday. Cybersecurity firm Assetnote discovered the vulnerability, tracked … Read more
Jan 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Endpoint Security Palo Alto Networks has released software patches to address several security flaws in its Expedition migration tool, including a high-severity bug that an authenticated attacker could exploit to access sensitive data. “Multiple vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks Expedition migration tool enable an attacker to read Expedition database … Read more