Palo Alto Networks is First to Achieve Highly Regarded Defense Sector Certification in France

Santa Clara, Calif., January 30, 2014 – Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the leader in enterprise security, today announced it has achieved a top-level certification from the Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information (ANSSI).  The Palo Alto Networks platform is the first to be certified by the ANSSI on next-generation firewall criteria.

To achieve the certification, the Palo Alto Networks platform was subjected to numerous tests and scenarios by the Centre d’Evaluation de la Sécurité des Technologies de l’Information (CESTI) and information technology security consultants  at AMOSSYS – organizations approved by the ANSSI to conduct these top-level security assessments.  Upon completion of this testing, the agency certified the Palo Alto Networks platform and its technological differentiations, including protections based on what matter most in today’s dynamic networks: applications (App-ID) and users (User-ID).

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• “This certification, by an independent organization, is a strong stand-out factor in the selection process of IT solution in France. It is not only a regulatory compliance for security standards, but also an acknowledgement of the quality of these products. We at Steria are using the Palo Alto Networks security platform in order to secure our network. Thus, we are proposing to our clients a services offer as per the Palo Alto Networks products implementation, and the ANSSI’s CSPN certification is a  beneficial asset that will boost credibility in the cybersecurity.”

- Frédéric Sangiorgio, Global Network Services program director at Steria, a leading IT services company in France

• "ANSSI certification is a strong signal highlighting the distinctive approach of the Palo Alto Networks security platform. With this certification, ANSSI recognizes the value added of our approach to cyber security, proactive, systematic, and our platform based on UserID and AppID technologies."

- René Bonvanie, chief marketing officer at Palo Alto Networks

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