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Prisma Access is delivering cloud services to secure remote users
Amit Singh , President , Palo Alto Networks , discusses how Prisma Access delivers networking and security from a single platform , protecting users and apps no matter where they are located .
The way in which we interact with
people and how we work was drastically altered in 2020 and we ’ ve had to establish a new normal . Microsoft recently released a list of apps in the Azure AD app gallery that made the most impact in 2020 by enabling organisations to stay productive during the pandemic . We are excited that Prisma Access by Palo Alto
Networks was the leading cloud-delivered security app by monthly active users , as well as by number of organisations .
We believe remote working is the new normal and remote users should have secure access to all apps , have a great user experience and enjoy uncompromising performance . To achieve this , organisations have to rethink their network and security architecture and move towards a Zero Trust approach , with the best security delivered via the cloud everywhere .
That is exactly what Prisma Access was built for . As the industry ’ s most complete cloud-delivered security platform , Prisma Access delivers networking and security from a single platform , protecting users and apps no matter where they are located . Organisations of any size can benefit from these Prisma Access capabilities , like Schlumberger – the company went from 25,000 to 80,000 remote users in a matter of days when the pandemic first hit .
The top reasons customers love Prisma Access over legacy proxy vendors are :
• Prisma Access protects all app traffic – Users can gain access to all apps with a Zero Trust Network Access approach , while organisations can ensure they are secure against all threats , not just web-based apps and threats . Palo Alto Networks analysed the threat data from more than 500 enterprise customers and found that 53 % of all remote workforce threats are for non-web apps , which web proxybased solutions can ’ t prevent . In fact , Prisma Access helps decrease the likelihood of a data breach by 45 %.
• Prisma Access delivers complete best-in-class security – Integrated threat prevention , web filtering , secure web gateway ( SWG ), firewall as a service ( FWaaS ), cloud access security broker ( CASB ) and more converge into a single cloud-delivered platform with 4.3 million security updates per day , allowing organisations to rest assured their users and data are secure .
• And all those while ensuring exceptional user experience – With a massively scalable network with ultralow latency , organisations can provide the best digital experience for their end users . Prisma Access delivers 10x more network throughput per tunnel for a faster remote access connection , plus 10x better performance SLA than other security vendors . p
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