Palo Alto Networks Inc

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PANW) is a global artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity provider headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company's website is www.paloaltonetworks.com. Founded in 2005, Palo Alto Networks delivers comprehensive cybersecurity solutions designed to protect enterprise users, networks, clouds, endpoints, AI applications and agents, and identities through AI-backed platforms and real-time visibility across cloud infrastructure, applications, and AI workloads.

The company operates through three primary platform divisions. The Network & AI Security platform delivers zero-trust solutions including Secure Access Service Edge offerings like Prisma Access and Prisma SD-WAN, next-generation firewalls, cloud-delivered security services, and Prisma AIRS, a comprehensive AI security platform for discovering and protecting AI agents, applications, models, and data. The Cortex platform transforms security operations and observability through unified data, AI, and automation, encompassing Cortex XSIAM for security operations, Cortex XDR for detection and response, Cortex XSOAR for security automation, Cortex Xpanse for attack surface management, Cortex Cloud for cloud-native application protection, and Chronosphere for observability across cloud-native infrastructure and AI workloads. The Idira platform provides next-generation identity security, unifying identity access management, privilege access management, and identity governance across human, agentic, and machine identities.

Beyond its core platforms, Palo Alto Networks offers threat intelligence and advisory services through Unit 42, which combines threat research, incident response, and security consulting expertise, including managed detection and response and managed threat hunting services. The company provides professional services, customer support, and education services through a global network of authorized channel partners and direct delivery.

Palo Alto Networks pursues a platformization strategy to help customers consolidate disparate point products into tightly integrated architectures. The company actively pursues strategic acquisitions to complement organic innovation, having recently acquired Chronosphere, CyberArk, Koi, and Portkey to enhance its platform capabilities. The company is classified as an accelerated filer and maintains a global presence serving enterprise customers worldwide.