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  • Microsoft Sentinel Deployment Best Practices 2nd Edition

    The 2nd edition of this guide, co-created with Microsoft, provides practical information to deploy and integrate Microsoft Sentinel with confidence.

  • The Total Economic Impact™ of Palo Alto Networks Software Firewalls

    Palo Alto Networks commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the potential return on investment by deploying software firewalls. Learn how a composite organization achieved 163% ROI for cloud and virtualized environments with a centralized security platform.

  • Navigating Cyber Security: A Guide to NIS2 Readiness

    The NIS2 Directive goes into effect this fall. Is your organization ready? Learn from Microsoft & BlueVoyant on how to prepare ahead of the deadline.

  • 2023 Gartner® Market Guide for CPS Protection Platforms

    Read this report to understand how the status of an emerging cyber-physical systems protection platforms market aligns with your future plans. In addition, since Gartner has published over 100 Market Guide Research notes, IT and strategic leaders can gain a broad view of many industrial CPS markets, including mature and smaller, in an easy-to-read format.

  • Zero Trust Security for Zero Operational Downtime

    The “Zero Trust Security to Protect All OT Environments” global survey also offers firsthand information into leading business and technology trends affecting industrial organizations’ cybersecurity posture. The survey respondents represent a wide range of industries, including leaders in aerospace and defense, electronic equipment, industrial automation and manufacturing equipment, and petrochemicals.

  • Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security

    In this report, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) completed a quantitative economic analysis of Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security with a focus on how organizations have been able to use the service to detect, categorize and protect assets in their manufacturing and industrial OT security environments.

  • The State of OT Security 2024 Report

    Industrial operations are increasingly under threat. OT attacks are common, widespread, and extremely frequent. These attacks are primarily IT-borne, and ransomware, in particular, has had a devastating effect on industrial environments in the last few years. The business impacts have been immediate and major, forcing operational shut down, lost revenue, and significant remediation costs. This state of affairs has pushed cybersecurity to the top of the agenda for industrial operators.

  • Zero Trust Security to Protect All OT Environments

    The benefits of digital transformation and connectivity in OT environments are undeniable but so are the risks. Zero Trust provides proven protection across operational technology assets and networks, remote operations and 5G networks. Read the e-book "Zero Trust Security to Protect All OT Environments" to learn about OT security best practices.

  • When “As Secure As Possible” Isn’t Enough: Why Now Is the Time to Move to Microsoft 365 E5

    As bad actors uplevel their approaches, Microsoft E5 is helping organizations rise to the challenge. In this comprehensive whitepaper, you’ll get thorough guidance for an upgrade to Microsoft E5 from Microsoft E3, key considerations and beyond.

  • Prepare Your Environment for Microsoft 365 Copilot - Applying Zero Trust Principles to Your Adoption Strategy

    Get a deep dive on why Zero Trust and a Microsoft E5 upgrade are critical to a secure Copilot for Microsoft 365 deployment. In this guide, we unpack all the ways you can prepare your environment for Microsoft 365 Copilot — using Zero Trust principles and the full value of Microsoft E5 licensing.

  • Shield of Excellence: Securing & Simplifying the Business with Microsoft E5

    The shift from Microsoft E3 to E5 is making a huge difference in security posture and peace of mind. In this infographic, you’ll explore some of the top benefits of E5, how it goes above and beyond conventional security, and why clients across industries trust Insight with their Microsoft E5 investments.

  • The state of hybrid Active Directory cyber resilience

    A report based on a recent survey of 430 Quest customers and Active Directory (AD) users to discover where organizations struggle with AD security today.

  • Top 10 Active Directory Security Reports and Alerts You Need

    This white paper reveals the top 10 reports and alerts you need to ensure the stability and security of your Active Directory environment, and explains how to get them easily with Change Auditor.

  • Five Ways to Improve Auditing of Your Hybrid Active Directory

    Properly auditing a hybrid Active Directory (AD) environment is not a simple task. You need to be able to quickly spot threats, track changes to configurations and roles, keep a close eye on the activity of users, store your audit data for years, and much more. If all you have are native tools, it’s a nearly impossible job. But Quest offers a comprehensive solution that makes it easy: On Demand Audit Hybrid Suite for Office 365. This white paper illustrates the power of this innovative solution by walking through exactly how it helps you solve five of the toughest auditing challenges in any hybrid AD environment.

  • A “Boom” Model for Cyber Resilience

    Every organization is at risk of a boom — an incident involving IT resources that could lead to security breaches or service disruptions. The example that typically leaps to mind is a deliberate attack, such as a hacker who compromises an Active Directory (AD) user account and uses various lateral movement and privilege escalation tactics to steal sensitive data, unleash malware or disrupt operations. But a boom can also result from a non-malicious event like an overworked IT admin misconfiguring an application or a careless user clicking on a phishing email, or even a power outage or equipment failure.

  • Mitigating the Top 5 Modern Active Directory Threats

    Identity is the new security perimeter — adversaries work relentlessly to compromise user accounts because they provide access to valuable data and critical systems. And one of the top targets of these attacks is Active Directory (AD). The reason is simple: AD is a primary authentication and access provider for the vast majority of organizations today, even those that have embraced cloud technologies like Entra ID and Microsoft 365.

  • Medical IoT Security Evaluation Checklist

    Our vendor-agnostic checklist helps healthcare organizations evaluate security solutions for operational and medical IoT devices. This checklist includes must-have features and capabilities that decision-makers across healthcare organizations should prioritize before selecting a solution to protect all managed and unmanaged medical and operational IoT devices in their network.

  • Closing Security Gaps for Connected Devices in Healthcare

    Medical devices have become critical to patient care—and are connected to each other, your network, the internet, and the cloud. But many have inherent vulnerabilities, creating gaps in overall security. This ebook breaks down these risks and shows how an automated Zero Trust approach to medical device security can close the gaps.

  • Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN

    Palo Alto Networks is the only vendor recognized as a Leader in all three Gartner Magic Quadrant reports: Single-Vendor SASE, SSE and SD-WAN. Read the report today to find out why we were recognized, then contact us to discuss how our solutions can help your organization remain vigilant and prepared for the cyberthreats of today.

  • SecureIQLab Advanced Cloud Firewall (ACFW) v1.6 CyberRisk Comparative Report

    Read this report to learn why SecureIQLab independent testing rates Palo Alto Networks VM-Series virtual firewall as a top choice for enterprises seeking advanced cloud network security solutions.