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.
Founded in 2005 in Santa Clara, CA, Palo Alto Networks is the industry benchmark for next-generation firewalls (NGFW), with Prisma Cloud for multi-cloud security and Cortex XDR/XSIAM for extended detection and response.
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Fortinet is globally known for the FortiGate next-generation firewall, offering SD-WAN, endpoint security, email security, and cloud security as an integrated network security architecture.