Strata Cloud Manager
New Features in August 2024
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New Features in August 2024
Here are the new features available in Strata Cloud Manager in August
2024.
Here are the latest new features introduced on Strata Cloud Manager. Features listed here
include some feature highlights for the products supported with Strata Cloud Manager.
For the full list of new features supported for a product you're using with Strata Cloud
Manager, see the release notes for that product
AI Access Security
AI Access Security
August 16, 2024 Supported for:
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Palo Alto Networks
introduces AI Access Security
to enable organizations to safely adopt GenAI applications
usage across their organization by mitigating the risks posed by data
leakage in prompts and malicious content in responses. AI Access Security
offers an extensive dictionary of GenAI applications to help identify GenAI apps
alongside contextual, fine-grained access control policy rules to prevent
exfiltration of sensitive data. AI Access Security
provides detailed
monitoring capabilities allowing you to filter for specific GenAI apps, users, GenAI
use cases allowing you to write targeted web access policy rules control what type
of data is or isn't followed for specific GenAI applications used by your
organization. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) applications are AI applications capable
of generating text, images, videos, and other forms of data in response to user
prompts and continuously learn based on user data inputs. Their usage is
proliferating at an astonishing rate and offer limitless opportunities for
businesses. However, GenAI their current and future usage and the nature by which
GenAI applications contentiously improve presents a new danger to businesses and
security administrators—how can you ensure your employees are not exposing sensitive
or proprietary data to GenAI apps?
AI Access Security
is powered by these elements; your organization to
safely leverage GenAI apps while ensuring your sensitive or proprietary data isn't
exposed. - Identify and Control GenAI Apps—AI Access Securityprovides robust GenAI app taxonomy, attributes, and access control tools to identify and manage which GenAI apps are sanctioned, tolerated, or unsanctioned on your corporate network.
- Comprehensive Visualization and Reporting—AI Access Securityadministration is managed entirely onStrata Cloud Managerfor a single pane of glass management experience across your security enforcement channels.AI Access Securityincludes a detailed dashboard with trends allowing you to filter and explore usage based on users, data transfers, GenAI apps, and use cases across all channels. You can also generate executive summary reports to summarize GenAI app usage, policy violation metrics, and other important data security metrics.
- Data Protection—Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (E-DLP),Palo Alto Networks' cloud-based data loss prevention service that uses AI and supervised machine learning algorithms, is the detection engine that fuelsAI Access Security's ability to block exfiltration of sensitive data for file and nonfile based uploads and text prompts.
Streamlined NGFW Incidents and Alerts Management
August 15, 2024 Supported for:
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The
Incidents &
Alerts
page provides a comprehensive view of all your
incidents and alerts across NGFWs. Previously, the Overview
tab previously provided useful information, but managing numerous alerts or
incidents often required administrators to switch to the list view for detailed
troubleshooting.You now have direct access to a detailed list of alerts or incidents alongside
critical visual summaries, eliminating the need for an additional step to access the
list view. This enhancement streamlines your workflow, enabling quicker access to
details without losing the overall context.
Prisma Access Browser
August 12, 2024 Supported for:
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The Prisma Access Secure Enterprise Browser (Prisma Access Browser) is a browser
designed specifically for enterprise use and is fortified with security features to
protect users and organizations against cyberthreats like phishing, malware,
eavesdropping, and data exfiltration.
The initial release of Prisma Access Browser includes the following:
- Third-Party Access: contractors, partners, consumers, or students needing secure access to SaaS or private web apps on their unmanaged devices.
- Bring Your Own Device Access: employees using personal devices (mostly mobile) for work.
- Temporary Secure Access: employees needing access to critical apps, such as Human Resources and Payroll, during agent rollouts or network merges.
- Secure Access for managed devices: employees using work devices accessing highly sensitive data.
More about Prisma Access Browser.
You can create and manage role-based access control for different types of
administrators of the Prisma Access Browser. This allows the main administrator in a
large organization to appoint additional administrators with relevant permissions
for their specific roles, including visibility and access.
After activating your Prisma Access Browser license, you can manage admin user access
and assign one of the following roles that are specific to Prisma Access
Browser.
More about roles and permissions and assigning predefined roles.
Enterprise Roles | Permissions | Supported Applications |
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PA Browser Access & Data Administrator | Read & write access to set and manage access & data
policies, defining custom or private applications, handling end
user requests related to policies and read-only permission to
inventory aspects (users, devices, extensions) and to any
visibility aspects (dashboards, end-user events) within the
Prisma Access Browser management sections |
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PA Browser Customization Administrator | Read & write access to set and manage browser customization
policies, and read-only permission to inventory aspects (users,
devices, applications, extensions) and to any visibility aspects
(dashboards, end-user events) within the Prisma Access Browser
management sections. |
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PA Browser Permission Request Administrator | Read & write access to handle end user requests
related to policies and read-only permission to visibility aspects
(dashboards, end-user events) within the Prisma Access Browser
management sections. |
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PA Browser Security Administrator | Read & write access to set and manage browser
security policies, and read-only permission to inventory aspects
(users, devices, applications, extensions) and to any visibility
aspects (dashboards, end-user events) within the Prisma Access
Browser management sections. |
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PA Browser Security & Device Posture
Administrator | Read & write access to set and manage browser
security policies, manage device posture groups and set sign-in
rules. It also provides read-only permission to inventory aspects
(users, applications, extensions) and to any visibility aspects
(dashboards, end-user events) within the Prisma Access Browser
management sections. |
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PA Browser View Only Analytics | Read access to any visibility aspects within the
Prisma Access Browser management sections, including dashboards,
detailed end-user events and inventory aspects (users, devices,
applications, and extensions). |
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