The Evolution of IPS to Advanced Threat Prevention: Preventing Unknown Command and Control Attacks in Real-Time
Learn how Advanced Threat Prevention stops unknown command and control inline by using machine learning and deep learning models.
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Not All Next-Generation Firewalls Are Created Equal
As cybersecurity threats increase in sophistication, the security solutions used to defend against these threats must also evolve. Developers no longer adhere to standard port/protocol/application mapping; appl...
New Android Trojan “Xbot” Phishes Credit Cards and Bank Accounts, Encrypts ...
We recently discovered 22 Android apps that belong to a new Trojan family we’re calling “Xbot”. This Trojan, which is still under development and regu...
Network IPS Tuning Guide
Network intrusion prevention systems, referred to as IPSs, have long been considered a critical component of any network infrastructure.
Guest Post: When There is No Magic Box, Try the Magic Sauce for Near 100 Pe...
We are pleased to welcome guest blogger Lars Meyer of Consigas. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Consigas is a Palo Alto Networks Elite Authorized Training C...
Old Vulnerabilities: The Stuff of Cybersecurity Nightmares
I get this question all the time when speaking at various security events. There are a myriad of security-related problems that keep me up at night, but the one that weighs on my m...
Get Started with Threat Prevention
The Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall protects and defends your network from commodity threats and advanced persistent threats (APTs). The firewall’s multi-pronged detection mechanisms include a signature-based (IPS/Command and Co...
Why Application and User Context are Vital to Next-Generation IPS
Over the last few years, we’ve increasingly seen a number of products claiming to be “next-generation.” This message is now so frequently used, it’s difficult to really understand...
2015 Predictions: Threat Prevention
As 2014 comes to a close, our subject matter experts check in on what they see as major topics and trends for the new year. (You can read all of our 2015 predictions content here.)
How To Defend Against Advanced IE Exploitation
In February, Microsoft awarded $100,000 to Yu Yang (@Tombkeeper) for reporting a new mitigation bypass technique as part of Microsoft’s Bounty Program. Yu later demonstrated his re...
Modern Malware and the Balance Between IDS and IPS
Information security is a job that requires the ability to recognize change and adapt, whether that be adapting to changing threats, regulatory and business requirements or advances in information technology it...
IRC on Non-Standard Ports
Johannes B. Ullrich from SANS wrote about a user that made an interesting find in their network (you can read Johannes note here). In short, the user wrote an IDS signature to look for the NICK and USER commands that signify the start of an IRC session, and lo and behol...
Intrusion Prevention News and Errata
This week the Ponemon Institute released a study of almost 600 IT security professionals who overwhelmingly reported an increase in advanced threats and a lack of proper security mechanisms to deal with them. A few important notes:
Who’s the best illusionist?
When asked who’s the best illusionist of all time, you’ll likely hear anything from Harry Houdini to David Copperfield to David Blane, but they don’t have anything on your IPS vendor.
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