Unit 42 receives highest possible
scores in nine criteria including Innovation, Technology, Threat
Intelligence, Cloud Environments, and IR Leadership and Team
Structure
SANTA
CLARA, Calif., June 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:
PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced Palo
Alto Networks® Unit 42® has been
named as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Incident
Response Services, Q2 2024.
Wendi Whitmore, Senior Vice
President and Head of Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks, said:
"As the threat landscape intensifies and attacks increase in speed,
scale, and sophistication, organizations need a strategic partner
to help them prepare for and respond to incidents; Unit 42 is that
and more. As trusted advisors and partners, we guide our clients
through some of the world's most significant cybersecurity
incidents, ultimately transforming their security posture by
leveraging the full power of Palo Alto Networks AI-powered security
platforms and solutions to prevent and reduce the likelihood of
future attacks."
The Unit 42 team includes a global team of threat experts and
seasoned IR consultants with a depth of experience ranging from
complex ransomware investigations to insider threats, vulnerability
exploitation and nation-state attacks.
In the last year, Unit 42 nearly doubled its number of Incident
Response (IR) Retainer customers. This growth is a testament to the
team's relentless pursuit of excellence, enabling them to more
effectively navigate complex incident response investigations and
help them respond and recover stronger than before. The global
nature of the team enables Unit 42 to respond 24/7 to cybersecurity
incidents quickly.
The Forrester report recognizes Unit 42 for the following
reasons:
- "The combined team and offering under the Unit 42 product name
has gone global and launched innovative IR offerings."
- "It also brought in top leadership talent, built up its global
presence, and expanded its partner network over the last two years
to complement its in-house products and services, allowing it to
hold its own with the larger IR firms and big consultancies."
- "Investigations are enhanced by its threat intelligence
capabilities, including embedded analysts for each response and
dynamic battlecards guiding response or negotiation activities by
specific threat actors."
- "[Unit 42 offering is designed to]…streamline the retainer
management and IR processes, especially for those one-to-many
breaches where a vulnerability in a tech product affects hundreds
or thousands of customers."
- "Unit 42 recently launched Arcade, an IR client onboarding and
retainer management platform designed to establish a customer's
security profile, gain situational awareness of the customer's
environment, and serve as a relationship hub."
Unit 42's incident response approach goes beyond responding
quickly and effectively; it's about transforming an organization's
security posture and enhancing overall cyber resilience. Utilizing
Precision AI™ technology, Unit 42 automates detection, prevention
and remediation, shifting security from reactive to proactive. Its
team of experts helps clients mature their security strategies
after an incident to reduce the likelihood of future attacks and
ensure business continuity. To better prepare organizations for
future threats, Palo Alto Networks leverages Unit 42 threat
intelligence derived from thousands of IR engagements to inform a
cycle of continuous improvement and technology development across
its network, cloud and SOC platforms and solutions.
For more information about Unit 42's incident response services
and to download a complimentary copy of "The Forrester Wave™:
Incident Response Services, Q2 2024" visit
https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/forrester-wave-incident-response or
read the blog.
This is the second Forrester Wave
this month in which Palo Alto Networks has been positioned as a
Leader. In June 2024, Palo Alto
Networks was also named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Extended
Detection and Response, Q2 2024. In total, Palo Alto Networks
currently is recognized in 23 cybersecurity product categories by
the industry analyst community.
About Unit 42
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 brings
together world-renowned threat researchers, elite incident
responders, and expert security consultants to create an
intelligence-driven, response-ready organization passionate about
helping you proactively manage cyber risk. Together, our team
serves as your trusted advisor to help assess and test your
security controls against the right threats, transform your
security strategy with a threat-informed approach, and respond to
incidents in record time so that you get back to business
faster.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is the
world's cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace cyberthreats,
so organizations can embrace technology with confidence. We provide
next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of customers globally, across
all sectors. Our best-in-class cybersecurity platforms and services
are backed by industry-leading threat intelligence and strengthened
by state-of-the-art automation. Whether deploying our products to
enable the Zero Trust Enterprise, responding to a security
incident, or partnering to deliver better security outcomes through
a world-class partner ecosystem, we're committed to helping ensure
each day is safer than the one before. It's what makes us the
cybersecurity partner of choice.
At Palo Alto Networks, we're committed to bringing together the
very best people in service of our mission, so we're also proud to
be the cybersecurity workplace of choice, recognized among
Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces (2023, 2022, 2021), with a score
of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (2023, 2022), and HRC Best
Places for LGBTQ Equality (2022). For more information, visit
www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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