GlobalProtect service for remote networks will be licensed according to bandwidth requirements, from 200 Mbps to 100,000 Mbps. The GlobalProtect cloud service is targeted for general availability in August 2017. These initial GlobalProtect cloud service technology partners join existing SD-WAN technology partners that have integrated with our next-generation firewall and include Ecessa, Riverbed Technology, Silver Peak Systems and Talari. Initial GlobalProtect cloud service integration partners include Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company CloudGenix, Nuage Networks from Nokia, VeloCloud, Viptela and VMware. Customers can connect their remote and edge networks to GlobalProtect cloud service via an on-premise IPsec VPN capable device, or they can utilize one of the technology integration partners that support SD-WAN or IPsec VPN connectivity options.
The new GlobalProtect cloud service offering eliminates the operational hurdles posed by traditional distributed security infrastructure approaches and delivers the preventive capabilities of the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform to provide customers with consistent protections needed to prevent successful cyberattacks across globally distributed network and cloud environments. When hundreds or even thousands of devices must be delivered, deployed and maintained across all remote locations, the result is often an efficient yet limited security solution with a heavy footprint, resulting in security deficiencies that can leave an organization vulnerable to cyberattacks. To extend security to remote networks and mobile users, typical approaches – such as backhauling traffic to the corporate network or using multiple point products – can be difficult to manage, costly, and produce inconsistencies in security policies and protections. The ever-growing population of mobile users, a distributed workforce and cloud applications are forcing organizations to evolve their cybersecurity infrastructure, which has traditionally focused on securing the corporate network.
With this new service, widely distributed organizations can improve security while reducing the complexity of managing costly, time-consuming and cumbersome global deployments.
The new Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect cloud service will enable customers to utilize the preventive capabilities of the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform, including application visibility and control, Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, and WildFire™ threat analysis service, to secure remote networks and mobile users.