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Securing Applications with AWS and Palo Alto Networks
Overview
- Palo Alto Networks is hosting a session on securing applications in the cloud using their network security platform.
- The session features three speakers discussing their cloud journey and experiences deploying Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
Palo Alto Networks Network Security Platform
- The platform consists of three main components:
- Firewall form factors that can be deployed across different environments
- AI-powered cloud-delivered security services
- Unified management through Panorama or Palo Alto Networks' cloud manager
- The platform uses a two-phase approach to protect network traffic:
- Granular controls to decide what traffic to allow or deny
- Cloud-delivered security services to protect the allowed traffic
Cloud Firewall Form Factors
- Palo Alto Networks offers three variants of software firewalls for cloud environments:
- Self-managed VM-Series instances
- Palo Alto Networks-managed Cloud NGFW service
- AI Runtime Security instances for protecting AI applications and models
Why Firewalls in Public Cloud?
- To protect outbound malicious traffic, such as command and control or data exfiltration
- To provide a first layer of defense against unpatched vulnerabilities
- To protect east-west traffic between applications and workloads
Customer Experiences
Mark Zanek, Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Migrated to a cloud-first strategy, resulting in a large VPC with complex IAM policies
- Adopted AWS Transit Gateway to simplify network connectivity
- Chose Palo Alto Networks firewalls to provide security inspection across their cloud environment
- Benefits:
- Simplified management through Panorama
- Scalable and dynamic security with auto-scaling firewall groups
- Consistent security policy enforcement across regions and clouds
John Wright, SS Technologies
- Manages over 300 pairs of Palo Alto Networks firewalls across private and public clouds
- Chose Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW service for rapid deployment and ease of management
- No need to manage load balancers, scalability groups, or firewall instances
- Centralized management through Panorama
- Benefits:
- Rapid deployment of firewalls
- Centralized management and policy enforcement
- Access to Palo Alto Networks' advanced security features
Eric Ellis, Avalon Healthcare Solutions
- Healthcare company operating 100% in the cloud
- Implemented a layered security approach with Palo Alto Networks firewalls
- Transitioned from multiple VPC-specific firewalls to Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
- Reduced complexity and engineering resources
- Improved security efficacy and manageability
- Enabled scalability and high availability
- Benefits:
- Simplified operations and reduced staffing needs
- Improved security posture and threat protection
- Ability to secure multiple AWS regions and environments
Conclusion
- Palo Alto Networks firewalls provide comprehensive security for both private and public cloud environments.
- The platform offers automation, centralized management, and cloud-delivered security services to protect against evolving threats.
- Palo Alto Networks firewalls are available in the AWS Marketplace, with 30-day free trials and test drives available.