TOP 10 – FIREWALLS

COMPANY: PALO ALTO NETWORKS HQ: SANTA CLARA, US CEO: NIKESH ARORA FOUNDED: 2005

Led by CEO Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks is one of cybersecurity’ s most recognisable names. Its PA-Series Next- Generation Firewalls( NGFW) were among the first to move beyond portbased filtering, introducing App-ID, Content-ID, User-ID and Device-ID to give administrators full visibility and control over applications, users and devices across the network. Built on custom FE400 ASIC silicon, the flagship PA-7500 delivers more than 1.5 Tbps of App-ID throughput and supports more than 400 million concurrent Layer 7 sessions, making it suited to hyperscale data centres and demanding service provider environments. The PA-Series also incorporates Precision AI and inline deep learning, enabling line-speed classification that blocks zero-day malware and evasive threats without relying on cloud-based or offline analysis. Managed through Strata Cloud Manager, Palo Alto Networks unifies NGFW and SASE operations under a single, predictive security platform.

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50 September 2026