November 30, 2023 at 07:54AM
Palo Alto Networks introduced the PA-450R, a machine-learning-powered, rugged firewall for industrial environments, and expanded its Industrial OT Security with new features including asset identification and risk visibility for cellular devices across various networks. Additional updates include a risk priority classification tool and integration with the company’s SD-WAN technology and dedicated OT security dashboard.
Meeting Takeaways:
1. Palo Alto Networks introduced a new rugged firewall specifically designed for industrial environments, known as the PA-450R.
2. The PA-450R is a next-generation firewall with enhanced machine learning capabilities for blocking threats and is particularly recommended for operational technology environments like power substations.
3. The firewall offers three times more performance than its predecessors and is integrated with Palo Alto Networks’ Industrial OT Security offering.
4. The Industrial OT Security now includes features for asset identification and risk visibility for cellular-connected devices utilizing 3G, 4G, and the latest 5G technologies.
5. The solution correlates mobile-specific contexts, such as IMEI and IMSI, with precise device identification details, benefiting from an expanded device database with an additional 220,000 device types.
6. The new features are designed to help organizations quickly detect unauthorized communications between mobile devices and applications.
7. Palo Alto Networks unveiled a risk priority classification feature that assesses threat likelihood and its potential impact on the customer’s environment, integrating various data sources including the CVSS score and CISA’s KEV catalog.
8. Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma SD-WAN on-premises controller is announced to be suitable for OT environments, supporting the identification and profiling of industrial devices over specific protocols.
9. The company’s Strata Cloud Manager (SCM) operations management solution now features a dedicated OT security dashboard to help users monitor OT risks and alerts.
10. Related industry news mentioned include Russian hackers disrupting power in Ukraine, a free tool for finding OPC UA vulnerabilities in industrial organizations, and a warning from CISA regarding Unitronics PLC exploitation after a water utility hack.
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