{"id":49323,"date":"2022-11-16T16:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3680233\/palo-alto-targets-zero-day-threats-with-new-firewall-software.html#tk.rss_security"},"modified":"2022-11-16T16:52:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T16:52:00","slug":"palo-alto-targets-zero-day-threats-with-new-firewall-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/palo-alto-targets-zero-day-threats-with-new-firewall-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto targets zero-day threats with new firewall software"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

Palo Alto Networks has released next-generation firewall (NGFW)<\/a> software that includes some 50 new features aimed at helping enterprise organizations battle zero-day threats and advanced malware attacks.<\/p>\n

The new features are built into the latest version of Palo Alto’s firewall operating system \u2013 PAN 11.0 Nova \u2013 and include upgraded malware sandboxing for the company\u2019s WildFire malware-analysis service, advanced threat prevention (ATP), and a new cloud access security broker (CASB).<\/p>\n

WildFire is Palo Alto\u2019s on-prem or cloud-based malware sandbox that is closely integrated with Palo Alto\u2019s firewalls. When a firewall detects anomalies, it sends data to WildFire for analysis. WildFire uses machine learning, static analysis, and other analytics to discover threats, malware and zero-day threats, according to the vendor.<\/p>\n

New to the service are Advanced WildFire features designed to better detect highly evasive zero-day malware attacks.<\/p>\n

With Advanced WildFire, Palo Alto added intelligent run-time memory analysis combined with stealthy observation techniques that will let the system detect and protect resources quickly, said Anand Oswal, senior vice president, network security, at Palo Alto.<\/p>\n

\u201cStopping the zero-day threats \u2013 that is the singular focus of this release,\u201d Oswal said. \u201cThe new release stops 26% more zero-day malware than traditional sandboxes and detects 60% more injection attacks and keeps enterprises one step ahead of some very sophisticated threats.\u201d<\/p>\n