Palo Alto Networks recently launched Zero Trust OT Security, a solution to help industrial asset owners and operators keep their operational technology environments secure. Zero Trust OT Security is built to provide visibility and security for OT assets and networks, 5G connected assets and remote operations. The company feels this offering provides several new capabilities that take security for OT environments to the next level. This includes:
- The introduction of an all new ruggedized next-generation firewall (the PA-450R) designed for harsh environments where exposure to wide temperature ranges and dusty conditions is common. It delivers up to three times the performance of the company's previous generation of ruggedized firewalls, and has fail-to-wire capabilities that support seamless data pass-through during power failures, enabling continuous operations.
- A 5G security solution designed to safeguard industrial operations with enterprise-grade security. This solution delivers extensive visibility and protection for every cellular connected device, regardless of its network connection. It also supports other mobile-connected devices, including 4G/LTE and 3G, as well as the ability to correlate mobile-specific contexts, including IMEI and IMSI, with high-fidelity device identification such as device type, vendor make, model, operating system and risk and behavior analytics. An additional 220,000 device types can be sourced from the GSMA database.
- Should a mobile device unexpectedly establish communication with an application (such as a file transfer) that typically isn't linked to its device category, the NGFW can promptly generate an alert. It will then recommend security policy adjustments to enforce - leveraging the capabilities of machine learning to proactively thwart real-time threats.
- Industrial OT Security is the industry’s first ML-powered OT visibility engine that combines machine learning with crowdsourced telemetry to recognize over 500 unique asset profiles, more than 600 OT-specific threat signatures, and over 1,100 OT applications.
- A risk-priority classification feature based on a multifactor risk assessment. To identify vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk, Industrial OT Security looks beyond CVSS, evaluating threat likelihood indicators and the impact to a customer’s organization should their assets be compromised.
- Virtual patching capabilities prevents cyberattacks from exploiting known vulnerabilities while awaiting a maintenance window for potential patching.
- The Prisma SD-WAN on-premise controller (OPC) brings secure, next-generation industrial SD-WAN management on-premises, so OT asset owners and operators can modernize their networks securely. Insights and can be managed in a unified, operationally efficient manner.
- Strata Cloud Manager (SCM) is an AI-powered Zero Trust management and operations management solution. SCM includes a dedicated Industrial OT Security dashboard, granting quick access to critical device security parameters, such as OT risk and alerts. With SCM, security teams obtain comprehensive configuration and security policy management across all form factors, including SASE, hardware and software firewalls, as well as security services to ensure consistency and reduce operational overhead.
