Palo Alto Networks has upgraded its Prisma Access security access service edge (SASE) platform to help organizations protect their remote workers against cyberattacks, according to a prepared statement.
The Prisma Access 2.0 release offers a variety of performance, security and management enhancements, including:
Also, Prisma Access 2.0 provides 10 times more throughput than other solutions for faster remote access connections and 4.3 million security updates per day, Palo Alto Networks said. In doing so, it helps organizations simultaneously protect their remote workers and optimize the user experience.
Prisma Access 2.0 will be generally available next month.
Palo Alto Networks Acquires Bridgecrew, CloudGenix
The Prisma Access 2.0 announcement comes after Palo Alto Networks this week acquired Bridgecrew for $156 million in cash. Palo Alto Networks will integrate Bridgecrew's cloud security posture management (CSPM) and DevOps-related security capabilities into its Prisma Cloud platform, the companies stated.
In addition, Palo Alto Networks last year acquired CloudGenix for $420 million in cash and integrated its cloud-based SD-WAN solutions into Prisma Access. With CloudGenix's SD-WAN solutions, Prisma Access offers intelligent onboarding of remote branches and retail stores, Palo Alto Networks said.
Palo Alto Networks offers cybersecurity solutions to help organizations secure their clouds, networks and mobile devices. The company also provides a partner program that lets MSSPs integrate its cybersecurity solutions into their portfolios.
