Palo Alto Panorama

Score8.7 out of 10

64 Reviews and Ratings

What is Palo Alto Panorama?

According to the information provided by the vendor, Palo Alto Panorama is a network security management solution that intends to simplify and enhance cybersecurity processes for businesses. The product's primary objective is to offer various features, including unified policy management, centralized visibility, automated threat response, simplified configuration, unrivaled scalability, and rapid security adoption. It claims to assist organizations in efficiently managing their firewalls and security tools while maintaining consistent firewall rules across their networks. While no specific industries or professions are mentioned as target users, Panorama has potential benefits for any organization seeking to fortify its network security measures.

Categories & Use Cases

Firewall Security Management

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Policy planning and rule management
Monitor the effectiveness of network security infrastructure
Category average: 8.9
Firewall Rule Cleanup
Ability to detect and cleanup rules that are either partially or completely unused, expired or shadowed
Category average: 8.9
Vulnerability Scans
Network scans to pinpoint vulnerable locations for remediation
Category average: 8.4

Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation
Ability to pinpoint unusual events or trends
Category average: 8.6
Automated Policy Orchestration
Automatically brings together all security controls in one place, automates changes and collapses risks
Category average: 7.8
Attack Path Simulation Testing
Simulation of potential attack paths to expose network exposure
Category average: 7.9

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using Palo Alto Panorama.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

22.5%

466 installations of 2,071

#2 most frequent

Finance and Insurance

14.9%

308 installations of 2,071

#3 most frequent

Manufacturing

14.6%

303 installations of 2,071

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Panorama on daily basis to manage all of our firewalls as it is a centralized portal that encompasses configuration, logging and monitoring.It helps us eliminate the need to log into each firewall individually , aggregate traffic from all firewalls which gives the visibility of the traffic from end to end across multi firewalls.

Pros

centralized firewall management
Aggregate logging and monitoring
RBAC admin and domain access management
Universal configuration templates and objects

Cons

User Interface performance and responsiveness
Commit and Deployment Process
Object and Address Management ( shared vs local)

Return on Investment

Centralized Management Efficiency
Compliance & Audit Support
Improved Security Posture

Usability

Alternatives Considered

FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager

Other Software Used

Zscaler Digital Experience, Zscaler Private Access, Zscaler Internet Access

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Palo Alto Panorama to manage all of our hardware firewalls as well as to manage our VM Firewalls in the cloud and in our VMWare environment for layer 7 hand off. We do all configuration to the firewalls on their templates and device groups. We download configs and use it as a centralized repository for logs .

Pros

log forwarding
Committing configs
Manage Templates
Manage Device Groups
Centralized logging

Cons

Too many buggy codes for us
In my experience, updates breaking connection

Return on Investment

In my experience, the credit system to spin up Palo Alto Panoramas is a nightmare
Easy to configure
Easy to import firewalls

Usability

Alternatives Considered

FortiManager

Other Software Used

AWS Firewall Manager

Adam Gillam

Network Administrator in Information Technology at Titan International (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Palo Alto Panorama to manage our firewall access for end-users. We control access to restricted sites and the VPN service. Through the Monitor tab, I am able to view the logs for URL filtering for specific users and see if users are being blocked in VPN due to a HIP Match issue. In the Objects tab, I am able to restrict or allow specific sites and domains based on URL categories.

Pros

Web site access permissions
VPN authentication protocols
VMWare authentication

Cons

Search filtering needs to be more user friendly
It takes a long time for changes to be made and replicated to the individual sites

Return on Investment

Able to catch malicious activity before it reaches the network
Able to control access to sites not needed for work activities such as Facebook
Control the access to other sites like Indeed and permit access only to those who need it for their specific job
Set specific parameters for VPN access and monitor when users do not meet those parameters

Alternatives Considered

Junos Space Network Management

Other Software Used

UKG Workforce Central, Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM, ServiceNow IT Service Management

Brian Grime

CIO (Chief Information Officer) in Information Technology at Superior Credit Union (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Palo Alto Panorama to manage multiple firewalls at multiple locations. We have approximately 25 locations and at some locations we have multiple firewalls. We are also using the firewalls to implement SDWan. We are able to use multiple internet connections to do load balancing at a branch which saves money on higher priced internet connections.

Pros

Manages multiple devices
SDWan
Reporting

Cons

Setup was somewhat difficult
Price is a little bit of a shock

Return on Investment

Less time managing devices
Less cost on Internet connections

Alternatives Considered

Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services

Pat Balcerek

Security Specialist in Engineering at Hubsport (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

Managing firewalls
Upgrades
Making configuration easier

Cons

Verification of what configuration is being pushed
Better information about errors if they will show up during push

Return on Investment

If you have more then 40 firewalls you can easy manage them from one place
Time for checking logs from one place

Palo Alto Panorama

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