Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity leader, founded in 2005 by Nir Zuk (former Check Point and NetScreen architect) in Santa Clara, California. Inventor and market leader of next-generation firewalls (NGFW). IPO on NYSE in 2012 (PANW), $100B+ market cap. Products include NGFW, Prisma Access (SASE), Prisma Cloud, Cortex XDR/XSIAM, WildFire advanced threat protection, and Unit 42 threat intelligence.
Palo Alto Networks pioneered the NGFW category. App-ID identifies 4,000+ applications, Prisma Cloud unifies multi-cloud security, and Cortex XDR AI-driven threat detection reduces MTTD to hours.
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Check Point invented Stateful Inspection firewall technology. Quantum NGFW delivers Tbps-level throughput, CloudGuard covers four major cloud platforms, and Harmony unifies endpoint and remote work security.