Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) is a leading cybersecurity company that delivers comprehensive security solutions designed to protect organizations across network, cloud and mobile environments. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company’s platform integrates advanced threat prevention, detection and response capabilities to safeguard digital assets and data from evolving cyberthreats.
The company’s flagship offerings include next-generation firewalls that enforce Zero Trust policies at the network perimeter and across distributed workloads. Palo Alto Networks also provides cloud security through its Prisma suite, which encompasses cloud-native security posture management, secure access service edge (SASE) and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). Complementing these offerings, the Cortex platform delivers AI-driven security operations and endpoint protection with integrated threat intelligence.
Founded in 2005 by former network security engineer Nir Zuk, Palo Alto Networks went public in 2012 and has since expanded its portfolio through strategic acquisitions and continuous research and development. Under the leadership of CEO Nikesh Arora, who joined the company in 2018, the firm has intensified its focus on automation, machine learning and cloud-native architectures to address the complexity of modern IT environments.
Serving customers in more than 150 countries, Palo Alto Networks supports a broad range of industries including financial services, healthcare, government and telecommunications. With a global workforce and partner ecosystem, the company aims to deliver scalable, integrated security solutions that align with customers’ digital transformation initiatives and evolving regulatory requirements.
