{"id":45946,"date":"2022-03-30T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/palo-alto-launches-cloud-native-firewall-service-for-aws\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T12:15:00","slug":"palo-alto-launches-cloud-native-firewall-service-for-aws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/palo-alto-launches-cloud-native-firewall-service-for-aws\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto launches cloud-native firewall service for AWS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Palo Alto Networks has launched a new, fully managed \u201cnext-generation\u201d firewall (NGFW) service in partnership with Amazon Web Services designed to remove the complexities of securing AWS cloud deployments. The network firewall vendor says its Cloud NGFW for AWS enables organizations to speed up cloud innovation while remaining secure.<\/p>\n

Cloud NGFW for AWS shifts security responsibility<\/h2>\n

In a press release announcing the new service, Palo Alto Networks says it has recognized that its customers need to dedicate time and resources to building applications and running their businesses instead of managing cloud network security infrastructure. Cloud NGFW for AWS therefore shifts operational responsibility for deployment, maintenance, availability, and scale to the security vendor. \u201cA key reason that companies have embraced the cloud is that they want to concentrate on their core competencies and leave other tasks like infrastructure and underlying services to experts like AWS,\u201d says Anand Oswal, senior vice-president, network security at Palo Alto Networks. \u201cAs cyberattacks continue to grow in frequency and sophistication, organizations are looking for network security that is as easy to deploy as other native AWS services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Service offers \u201cbest-in-class\u201d cloud security and simplicity<\/h2>\n

Palo Alto Networks\u2019 new platform integrates with AWS Firewall Manager and is designed to bring together \u201cbest-in-class\u201d cloud protection and simplicity, the vendor says. As such, it offers a range of cloud-centric security features, including:<\/p>\n