U.S. Federal agencies and their vendors are challenged to protect their workloads against increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats throughout the application lifecycle. Additionally, the need to drive efficiency through cost-effective platforms is becoming apparent. Palo Alto Networks has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Authorization across its network, cloud and security operations (SecOps) platforms, ensuring the highest level of protection for sensitive government data, via integrated best of breed products. This enhanced certification complements AWS GovCloud (US) regions, specifically designed to handle sensitive data and workloads that require stringent security and compliance, including FedRAMP High. These organizations must protect sensitive government data while navigating complex compliance requirements, resource constraints and efficiency including:
- Operational inefficiencies and fragmented security visibility stemming from disparate security tools and multiple environments
- Resource-intensive compliance processes to meet FedRAMP and other regulatory standards
- Advanced persistent threats targeting sensitive government data
- Talent shortages in cybersecurity specialists
- Cost Avoidance moving away from multiple duplicative non integrated tools
- Slow incident response times that increase vulnerability to attacks
- Barriers to digital transformation due to security concerns
As these challenges intensify, federal organizations need comprehensive security solutions that enable rather than hinder their modernization efforts. To address these challenges, many federal agencies are turning to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for secure, compliant cloud infrastructure. AWS provides a reliable foundation, but agencies need specialized security capabilities to fully protect their most sensitive workloads. This is where the collaboration between Palo Alto Networks and AWS can help federal agencies.
Transforming Federal Security with AI-Driven Solutions
With Palo Alto Networks earning FedRAMP High Authorizations, federal agencies are able to securely deploy Palo Alto Networks solutions to protect their most sensitive, unclassified data in cloud environments. By leveraging the power of Palo Alto Networks and AWS, government agencies can have many improvements:
- Fortify Their Security Posture: Safeguard sensitive data and systems against advanced threats.
- Accelerate Cloud Adoption: Confidently migrate workloads to AWS, knowing their security needs are met.
- Streamline Operations: Simplify SecOps and reduce operational costs.
- Enhance Compliance: Meet stringent regulatory requirements and industry standards.
Palo Alto Networks and AWS share a commitment to empowering federal agencies with robust security solutions that accelerate digital transformation and deliver visibility and actionability. As AWS Technology Partner of the Year, Palo Alto Networks offers a comprehensive portfolio that uses automation and AI to help federal agencies proactively detect and respond to threats:
- Cortex XSIAM offers an AI-driven security operations platform that breaks down silos with a unified approach.
- Prisma Cloud is built on AWS GovCloud (US) and offers defense-in-depth through integrations with AWS Security services, including AWS Security Hub, Amazon Inspector, Amazon GuardDuty and Amazon Security Lake.
- Prisma Access enables Zero Trust with ML-powered threat prevention.
- VM-Series delivers virtual NGFW capabilities in commercial AWS and GovCloud (US) environments.
These solutions work together to transform how federal agencies approach security, helping them protect sensitive data while accelerating their digital transformation initiatives and improving efficiency on AWS.
Securing the Future Together
Federal agencies continue to embrace digital transformation and are now able to secure their digital future by leveraging the power of Palo Alto Networks and AWS. Our integrated solutions provide the tools to mitigate risks, accelerate innovation and ensure sensitive information’s confidentiality, integrity and availability. Together, we can build a more secure, resilient and efficient federal government.
Palo Alto Networks solutions are available on AWS Marketplace. Learn more about solutions for the U.S. Federal Government today.