Strata Cloud Manager
New Features in August 2025
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New Features in August 2025
Here are the new features we've added to Strata Cloud Manager in August 2025.
New Strata Cloud Manager Management Features (August 2025)
See the new configuration management features we've added to Strata Cloud Manager in
August 2025.
Here's the new configuration management features we've added to Strata Cloud
Manager in August 2025; we use a scheduled upgrade to deliver these features to you and
they are supported with the Cloud Manager 2025.R4.0 release version. Check your Strata
Cloud Manager in-product notifications for updates on the release upgrade schedule. You
can verify which Strata Cloud Manager release version you're running by navigating to
your configuration overview, and checking the
Cloud Management Version.
Strata Cloud Manager: Best Practice Check for GlobalProtect Portal Traffic
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August 15, 2025
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The Strata Cloud Manager Best Practice Check
now evaluates your configuration for the presence of a Vulnerability Protection
profile that corresponds to Palo Alto Networks Best Practices for traffic destined
to a GlobalProtect portal or gateway services when configured to allow. This is
intended to prevent accidental deployment of security profiles that might
inadvertently place the GlobalProtect interface at risk of attack using published
product security vulnerabilities.
Strata Cloud Manager: Configuration Management Support by Region
August 15, 2025 Supported on:
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Strata Cloud Manager now supports the following additional
regions:
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Strata Cloud Manager now supports the following additional
regions:
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Strata Cloud Manager for Configuration Management is a solution that is defined and
controlled based on the region where it is deployed. You can deploy Strata Cloud
Manager in the locations of your choosing, based on data location preferences and
where you have the most users. For this reason, we are rolling out region-specific
support for Strata Cloud Manager as soon as we are able to do so for each region.
Strata Cloud Manager: UI Enhancements
August 15, 2025 Supported on:
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Strata Cloud Manager now includes several web interface
enhancements to improve your configuration management experience. These updates
optimize workflows and provide greater visibility into your network security
settings.
Changes include:
- Timestamps for configuration entities: You can now see when rules were last modified with timestamps available for all configuration entities.
- Edit objects such as addresses directly on the Security Policy page if they're in the same scope.
- When adding or editing rules, you can choose a higher-level location for object placement, or create new objects such as applications directly in your current scope or the application’s location.
- Click on an application to edit it, or create a new application in a different location.
- Visual identification has been improved with new icons for Web Security Rules, Security Rules, and Addresses.
- A new Rule Type column shows the rule type for each policy in the Security Policy Rule page. The default is Universal. You can also select Intrazone or Interzone.
- On the ConfigurationNGFW and Prisma AccessOverviewConfiguration SnippetsAssociate Snippets page, you can now reorder overriding rules with drag and drop.
- Move the global default rule, or move snippets within a rulebase using the Move option.
- A confirmation prompt now appears before deleting a snippet, reducing the risk of accidental removals.
- The ObjectsApplications page now includes filters to view applications by Custom or Tagged applications.
New NetSec Platform Features on Strata Cloud Manager (August 2025)
See all the new features made available for Strata Cloud Manager in August
2025.
These new features follow the Strata Cloud Manager release model of continuous feature deployment; as they're ready, we make them
available to ensure the latest support for all products and subscriptions across the
NetSec platform. There's no Strata Cloud Manager upgrade or management version
requirement associated with these features; however, check if they have version or
license dependencies associated with other parts of the NetSec platform (like a
cloud-delivered security service subscription, or a Prisma Access version, for
example).
Strata Cloud Manager: NGFW Alerts in August
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August 29, 2025
Here are the NGFW alerts introduced
in August 2025:
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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: Leverage historical data and patterns to predict when thresholds might be exceeded or specific events may occur. This helps forecast potential issues before they escalate.
Accelerate Insights and Enhance Security with Telemetry Autoenablement
August 28, 2025 Supported for:
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Telemetry autoenablement for Palo Alto
Networks devices streamlines the activation and configuration of telemetry,
eliminating complex workflows and manual setup. This feature ensures that upon
device onboarding, telemetry is automatically enabled and configured to stream data
to the correct data residency region, determined by your location or existing
configurations.
Strata Cloud Manager or hub now manages telemetry settings, rather than
individual Panorama or firewall devices. These services store information for all
devices within a tenant service group (TSG), simplifying and automating telemetry
configuration. This approach removes operational hurdles, enabling full utilization
of telemetry's benefits while maintaining control over data sharing preferences.
Consistent telemetry data streaming provides enhanced security, faster
security responses, and access to advanced features through critical threat
insights. Telemetry autoenablement ensures your devices send valuable diagnostic and
usage information, significantly improving support case resolution times and
offering real-time insights into performance, usage, and potential issues.
You have the ability to manage your telemetry settings at the TSG
level, including the option to change the telemetry tier from Full to Diagnostic
through the hub interface or Strata Cloud Manager. This tiered approach ensures you
can choose the level of information shared while adhering to data privacy
requirements. Additionally, all telemetry configuration changes are logged for audit
purposes, assisting with compliance and security policy adherence.
Strata Cloud Manager Command Center: Fair Metric Classification for ADEM Operational Health View and Widgets
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August 1, 2025
Supported for: Strata Cloud Manager
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The Operational Health view and User Device Experience widgets
in the Strata Cloud Manager Command Center now display
Fair metrics alongside the existing Good and Poor
performance indicators, providing you with more granular visibility into user
session quality and network performance degradation levels. This enhanced
categorization helps you better identify and address performance issues that fall
between optimal and severely degraded states, enabling more precise troubleshooting
and policy optimization decisions.