Traps Endpoint Security Manager


Welcome to the Traps Endpoint Security Manager (ESM) Documentation site! Select a guide below to learn about ESM features and how to deploy them. For documentation on the cloud-based Cortex XDR solution, see the Cortex XDR documentation.

Latest Releases

10 December 2020 ESM 4.2.8
3 June 2020 ESM 4.2.5-h1/ESM 4.2.6-h1.
17 May 2020 The migration of Traps management service to Cortex XDR is now complete. See Cortex XDR for more information
1 March 2020 The ESM is end-of-sale but will be supported until 1 March 2022.

Getting Started


Endpoint Security Manager

Traps Endpoint Security Manager Administrator's Guide


The Traps Endpoint Security Manager Administrator's Guide provides comprehensive information for setting up your endpoint infrastructure and using the on-premise Endpoint Security Manager to manage endpoint security policies and Traps settings.

Traps™ Agent Administrator's Guide


The Traps Agent Administrator's Guide describes the requirements for and how to install and use the Traps 4.2 agent supported with the on-premise Traps Endpoint Security Manager.

Traps Endpoint Security Manager Release Notes


The Traps 4.2 Endpoint Security Manager Release Notes provide important information about Traps agent and on-premise Endpoint Security Manager including new features, known issues, addressed issues, and known incompatible security products.

Videos

Palo Alto Networks Receives a Recommendation Rating by NSS Labs for Advanced Endpoint Protection

If nearly every successful attack relies on compromising an endpoint, and most organizations have some form of endpoint protection deployed, why are infections still happening?

How Traps Prevents Ransomware

More than 70% of companies targeted by ransomware attacks have been infected. Learn what makes ransomware so successful and how the unique multi-method approach from Palo Alto Networks can prevent it.

Traps - Advanced Endpoint Protection

Compromise isn’t inevitable, or at least it shouldn’t be. Traditional endpoint protection simply cannot keep up with the rapidly evolving threat landscape, leaving organizations vulnerable to advanced attacks.

Lightboard Series: Traps Advanced Endpoint Protection

Traps replaces legacy antivirus and secures endpoints with a multi-method prevention approach that blocks malware and exploits, both known and unknown, before they compromise endpoints, such as laptops, desktops and servers.

Traps v EMET: Comparing Prevention in Endpoint Security

Endpoint security is an essential element of any organization’s strategy for detecting and preventing damaging attacks. There has been a lot of discussion in the infosec world about how to use endpoint security tools to provide the best possible protection. At Palo Alto Networks, advanced endpoint protection is a core component of our strategy to provide a true next-generation security platform.

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