Palo Alto Networks Positioned as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls for the Ninth Consecutive Time
Positioned as Both Furthest in Completeness of Vision and Highest in Ability to Execute
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced that the company has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant® for Network Firewalls report by Gartner Inc. It was positioned furthest to the right for completeness of vision and highest for ability to execute among the 17 vendors evaluated. This marks the ninth consecutive time that Palo Alto Networks has been named a Leader in the report.
The Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls evaluates vendors' ability to execute as well as the completeness of their vision. Palo Alto Networks' continuing commitment to innovation and customer success has again helped the company earn the Leader position.
"We're honored that Gartner has recognized us as a Leader in nine consecutive Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls reports," said Anand Oswal, senior vice president and general manager at Palo Alto Networks. "We have continued to innovate over the past year to deliver a unique approach to cybersecurity. With the industry's first ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewall and the 70+ new capabilities in PAN-OS 10.0 that we recently introduced, we leverage machine learning to proactively stop unknown threats, secure IoT devices and reduce errors with automatic policy recommendations."
To learn more about the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall platform, visit:
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/products/secure-the-network/next-generation-firewall
To learn more about Palo Alto Networks' recognition in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls, please visit:
https://blog.paloaltonetworks.com/2020/11/netsec-gartner-magic-quadrant-leader-2020/
To read a complimentary copy of the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls, please visit:
https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/2020-gartner-mq-for-firewalls.html?utm_medium=pr&sfdcid=7014u000001Z8CVAA0
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