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    Secure Internet Traffic Using Prisma Access

    Learn about using Prisma Access to secure your internet traffic.
    Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
    • Prisma Access
    • Prisma Access license

    The Importance of Internet Security

    Securing internet access has never been more important and more challenging. Existing legacy solutions struggle to detect evasive and targeted phishing and other web-based attacks while at the same time neglecting new threats posed by unsecured DNS traffic. Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access has internet security with industry-first ML-powered Advanced URL Filtering and DNS Security services. Using Prisma Access, you can prevent evasive and targeted phishing and fileless attacks in real-time, and protect against the latest sophisticated DNS-based attacks.

    Prisma Access Cloud Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

    A secure web gateway is a crucial element in today's digital landscape due to the escalating complexity and frequency of cyberthreats. Cybercriminals continually devise new tactics and techniques to breach security defenses, one of which is to camouflage malicious code in seemingly legitimate websites. As users access these compromised websites, they inadvertently leak credentials or expose organizations to harmful code, which can wreak havoc if left unnoticed.
    In such a risk-laden environment, the absence of a robust security gateway significantly amplifies the risk to an organization's digital assets. Such risk could lead to unauthorized access, data theft and disruption of business operations, especially with the increasing prevalence of widespread phishing and ransomware attacks. Without the security barrier provided by SWG, a ransomware attack could effectively hold an organization hostage, leading to financial and reputational harm.
    The use of encrypted traffic is now commonplace, with HTTPS constituting the majority of web traffic. An organization is at risk of security threats concealed within encrypted channels if it lacks a SWG that can effectively decrypt and inspect this traffic.
    However, using multiple point products for SWG, private app access, and CASB only complicates matters. Siloed products stitched together as one offering results in feature parity gaps and poor security outcomes, leaving you vulnerable for attacks. With these solutions, you get inconsistent security for internet and private apps.
    To address these challenges, Prisma Access offers a unified product, converging management, policy, and data for all users and apps across all capabilities including ZTNA, SWG, NG-CASB, FWaaS, DLP, and more.
    Customers can easily migrate from legacy on-premises and cloud-based proxy solutions toPrisma Access to gain inline visibility and control of internet and SaaS app traffic with industry-leading AI-powered security protections.

    Using Prisma Access to Secure Users and Endpoints

    Prisma Access is designed to prevent successful cyberattacks, and that’s why it does more than just secure the web. To stop cyberattacks, it’s necessary to inspect all traffic. Anything short of a full inspection of all traffic introduces a significant gap in security. Prisma Access consistently protects all traffic on all ports and from all applications, enabling your organization to:
    • Prevent successful cyberattacks with proven security philosophies and threat intelligence for deep visibility and precise control that extends across your organization.
    • Fully inspect all application traffic bidirectionally—including SSL or TLS-encrypted traffic—on all ports, whether communicating with the internet, with the cloud, or between branches.
    • Benefit from comprehensive threat intelligence powered by automated threat data from Palo Alto Networks and hundreds of third-party feeds.
    Read more about Prisma Access and its solutions.

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