[ Palo Al... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews) [ Palo Al... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/palo-alto-networks-next-generation-firewalls/reviews) # Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls Features ##### ## Prevention (5) Intrusion Prevention Enforces security paramaters to prevent unauthorized access. Firewall Protects servers, data center infrastructure and information from a variety of attacks and malware threats. Encryption Provide some level of encryption of information, protecting sensitive data while it exists within the data center. Security hardening Facilitates system and network security by identifying and remediating vulnerabilities Cloud Data Protection Provides high quality and wide scope of in-cloud and offline data security capabilities. Show More ##### ## Detection (3) Intrusion Detection Detects unauthorized access and use of privileged systems. Security Monitoring Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering. Anti-Malware / Malware Detection Provides multiple techniques and information sources to alert users of malware occurrences. Show More ##### ## Administration (7) Compliance Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards. Administration Console - Provides a centralized console for administation tasks and unified control. API / integrations Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. Policy Management Provides network security features to customize network access rules, workflows, and compliance requirements. Logging and Reporting Captures logs for all firewall functions, storing information, incidents, and activity for user reference and analysis. Application Gateway Application-level proxy that applies security mechanisms to connect clients to applications while concealing client network and computers. Concurrent Sessions Determines the number of connections a firewall is able to track and facilitate securely. Show More ##### ## Monitoring (4) Load Balancing Monitors traffic and distribute resources and scales infrastructure workloads to match traffic. Continuous Analysis Constantly monitors traffic and activity. Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering. Intrusion Prevention Enforces security paramaters to prevent unauthorized access. Intrusion Detection Detects unauthorized access and use of privileged systems. Show More ##### ## Functionality (4) Virtual Private Network (VPN) Provides a virtualized network for client network to mask identity, location, and other sensitive information. Antivirus Provides malware protection capabilities in addition to traditional firewall barrier technology. URL Filtering Provides access control tools to categorize and block traffic and match traffic to firewall policies. Availability Deploys firewall(s) configured in sync to prevent network failure and provide business continuity. Show More ##### ## Generative AI (2) AI Text Summarization Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary. AI Text Summarization Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary. Show More ##### ## Artificial Intelligence - Firewall (1) AI Firewall Utilizes AI to monitor network traffic, identify anomalies, and block attacks. 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