Next-Generation Firewall
New Features in February 2024
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- Cloud Management of NGFWs
- PAN-OS 10.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 10.1
- PAN-OS 10.2
- PAN-OS 11.0
- PAN-OS 11.1 & Later
- PAN-OS 9.1
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- PAN-OS 10.1
- PAN-OS 10.2
- PAN-OS 11.0
- PAN-OS 11.1 & Later
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- Cloud Management and AIOps for NGFW
- PAN-OS 10.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 10.1
- PAN-OS 10.2
- PAN-OS 11.0
- PAN-OS 11.1
- PAN-OS 11.2
- PAN-OS 8.1 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 9.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 9.1
New Features in February 2024
These are the new features introduced in February 2024 for AIOps for NGFW Free, and
for AIOps for NGFW Premium.
These are the new features introduced in February 2024 for AIOps for NGFW Free, and for
AIOps for NGFW Premium (use Strata Cloud Manager app). AIOps for NGFW Premium updates
include new features to support Cloud Management for NGFWs.
AIOps for NGFW: Delayed Telemetry Alert
February 23, 2024 Introducing the Delayed Telemetry
alert, which actively identifies instances when Strata Cloud
Manager detects a problem with receiving or processing telemetry
from a device. If telemetry is missing for 6 hours, Strata Cloud
Manager issues a medium severity alert. If this absence persists
for more than 72 hours, Strata Cloud Manager elevates the alert
severity to critical. Upon the resumption of telemetry data processing,
Strata Cloud Manager automatically closes the delayed telemetry
alerts. If you remove a device, Strata Cloud Manager deletes all
associated data, including delayed alerts. Additionally, Strata
Cloud Manager displays an orange or red hourglass icon next to
hostnames, providing quick visual cues to identify devices with
potential telemetry issues. Supported on AIOps for NGFW Free
and Strata Cloud Manager
with AIOps for NGFW Premium license. |
Health alerts actively monitor the health and
performance of your platform in real-time. This approach helps in identifying
issues, predicting potential problems, and implementing remediation actions to
ensure your devices function optimally. Here are some key aspects:
- Monitoring Metrics: Continuously monitor various metrics from the NGFWs, including CPU utilization, memory usage, disk space, network throughput, and other relevant performance indicators.
- Anomaly Detection: Generate alerts that dynamically adjust based on the metric's historical value and your usage trends.
- Predictive Analysis: Predict when certain thresholds exceed or when specific events occur by analyzing historical data and patterns. This helps forecast potential issues before they escalate.
Cloud Management of NGFWs: GlobalProtect Portal and Gateway
February 16, 2024 Supported on Strata Cloud Manager for :
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You can now use GlobalProtect with cloud-managed NGFWs to
secure your mobile workforce. Enable your cloud-managed NGFWs as GlobalProtect
gateways and portals, in order to provide flexible, secure remote access to users
everywhere.
Whether checking email from home or updating corporate documents from an airport, the
majority of today's employees work outside the physical corporate boundaries. This
workforce mobility increases productivity and flexibility while simultaneously
introducing significant security risks. Every time users leave the building with
their laptops or smart phones, they are bypassing the corporate firewall and
associated policies that are designed to protect both the user and the network.
GlobalProtect ™ solves the security challenges
introduced by roaming users by extending the network security policy that you're
enforcing within the physical perimeter to all users, no matter where they are
located.
AIOps for NGFW: Logging Drive Failure Alert
February 6, 2024 Introducing the Logging Drive Failure
alert that detects a failure in the logging drive by monitoring
the firewall's disk status. This failure in the drive could
potentially result in data loss, impair logging and monitoring
capabilities, and activate a failover in the case of a high
availability (HA) pair. Supported on AIOps for NGFW Free
and Strata Cloud Manager
with AIOps for NGFW Premium license. |
Health alerts actively monitor the health and
performance of your platform in real-time. This approach helps in identifying
issues, predicting potential problems, and implementing remediation actions to
ensure your devices function optimally. Here are some key aspects:
- Monitoring Metrics: Continuously monitor various metrics from the NGFWs, including CPU utilization, memory usage, disk space, network throughput, and other relevant performance indicators.
- Anomaly Detection: Generate alerts that dynamically adjust based on the metric's historical value and your usage trends.
- Predictive Analysis: Predict when certain thresholds exceed or when specific events occur by analyzing historical data and patterns. This helps forecast potential issues before they escalate.