2008-12-01 17:06:00 -

www.paloaltonetworks.com - Palo Alto Networks and BrightCloud, Inc. today announced a technology partnership to incorporate the BrightCloud Master Database into Palo Alto Network"s next-generation firewalls, the PA-4000 Series and PA-2000 Series, providing Palo Alto Networks" customers with high performance "on box" URL filtering.
The integration of BrightCloud"s innovative URL filtering database leverages

the latest in machine learning algorithms and human classification to provide the most comprehensive and accurate website categorization.
"The dynamic and advanced nature of today"s Internet has far outstripped the ability of last generation security solutions to keep pace," said Quinn Curtis, CEO, BrightCloud. "Palo Alto has built an innovative firewall platform to provide the visibility and control of today"s Web applications and threats, and BrightCloud"s next-generation web filtering database is a perfect complement to ensure the safe and appropriate access to the internet in the enterprise."
"BrightCloud has taken a very innovative approach to web filtering, and we are very excited to be integrating their web filtering database into our firewalls," said Steve Mullaney, Vice President of Marketing, Palo Alto Networks. "The PA-Series firewalls enable businesses to identify and control all application traffic and BrightCloud"s URL filtering database provides an added layer of best-in-breed protection."
The PA-4000 and PA-2000 Series are Palo Alto"s next-generation firewalls built from the ground up with application classification at their core. They are the industry's first platforms to enable total visibility and policy control over applications flowing in and out of enterprise networks " regardless of port, protocol or SSL encryption. As the PA-4000 Series is targeted at high speed Internet gateway deployments within enterprise environments, the PA-2000 Series firewalls are ideally suited for large branch offices and medium sized enterprises.
About BrightCloud
BrightCloud, Inc. has built the next generation web filtering database. BrightCloud provides security vendors with hosted security services that extend the value propositions of web filtering across the internet"s Long Tail " the 450 million Websites visited by enterprise customers " which includes both the most popular sites as well as those sites less frequently visited, but visited nonetheless. Target customers include enterprise security vendors in the security appliance, enterprise security application, end point security, enterprise security application, wireless, email and xSP spaces. BrightCloud uses the latest in machine learning algorithms, as well as human classification, to build the largest and most accurate URL database available. By integrating the BrightCloud services, OEMs can provide their end customers with a richer, multi-layered security solution. For more information, visit www.brightcloud.com.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks" enables visibility and policy control of applications and content running on enterprise networks. Based on innovative App-ID" application classification technology, the Palo Alto Networks family of next-generation firewalls accurately identifies applications " regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or even SSL encryption ? at 10Gbps with no performance degradation. Enterprises can now set and enforce application usage policies to meet compliance requirements, improve threat mitigation and lower operational costs. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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