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Palo Alto Networks’ Cloud NGFW for AWS provides best-in-class security with cloud-native ease of use.

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Anon1 07-28-2026	Use onprem hosted EDL from AWS CNGFW Is it somehow possible to load an EDL from a server located in onprem network (not reachable from Internet)? From which interface / IP address does th... posted in Cloud NGFW for AWS Discussions	1768	2
JayGolf 01-15-2025	Welcome to the Cloud NGFW for AWS Discussions! To make this forum valuable and enjoyable for everyone, please review the following guidelines before participating: Rules and Best Practices Be ... posted in Cloud NGFW for AWS Discussions	2571	0
l.ellandula 04-10-2025	CNGFW integration with Panorama To integrate the Cloud NGFW service with Panorama virtual appliance, panorama running software version 10.2, 11.0, or 11.1 and not greater than 11.1 a... posted in Cloud NGFW for AWS Discussions	4013	1
C.Haisell 07-24-2026	Azure Cloud NGFW In the doco I see that Cloud NGFW for Azure can automatically scale to 40 instances and support 100Gbps in a vNet. I do not see any details for the co... posted in Cloud NGFW for AWS Discussions	4603	4
s.seo333111 04-10-2025	Why is pan-db downloaded? Hello, everyone. I'm using only ATP(Advanced Threat Prevention) license for AWS firewall.However, I see PAN-DB is continuously being downloaded in s... posted in Cloud NGFW for AWS Discussions	7995	2

Articles

Securing the Front Door: How to Protect Ingress Traffic with Cloud NGFW for AWS

12-10-2025 — Introduction Public-facing applications are frequent targets for varied cyber threats. Because threat actors often embed malicious payloads within valid HTTPS traffic, traditional Layer 3 and Layer 4 controls are often insufficient for protecting the network edge. Previously, securing ingres... — Read more

2770 published by ssyed in Cloud NGFW for AWS Articles
12-10-2025 edited by ssyed

New Deployment Model: Integrating Cloud NGFW for AWS with Regional NAT Gateway

12-10-2025 — AWS recently launched the Regional NAT Gateway, an option that simplifies outbound traffic handling in Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). For customers using Cloud NGFW for AWS, this feature reduces architectural overhead, increases resiliency, and maintains a strong security posture for egress traff... — Read more

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Cloud NGFW for AWS (SCM Try and Buy): Deployment Guide with Terraform

12-03-2025 — Introduction: Cloud NGFW for AWS is a fully managed, cloud-native firewall service delivered by Palo Alto Networks and natively integrated with Amazon Web Services. It combines the power of Palo Alto Networks’ industry-leading threat prevention technologies with the simplicity and scalability o... — Read more

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Cloud NGFW for AWS Additional Resources

10-29-2024 — Cloud NGFW for AWS resources (blogs, docs, videos) Articles Cloud NGFW for AWS Deployment ArchitecturesCloud NGFW for AWS Pricing Estimator GuidelinesCloud NGFW for AWS Deployment GuideCloud NGFW for AWS - Disaster Recovery GuideCloud NGFW Credit CalculatorCloud NGFW for AWS - ebookCloud NGFW ... — Read more

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Cloud NGFW for AWS Pricing Estimator Guidelines

11-30-2023 — Please see below the Cloud NGFW for AWS Credit Calculation Guidelines. — Read more

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Blogs

Elevating Cloud Security: Seamlessly Migrate AWS & Azure Firewall Policies to Palo Alto Networks Software Firewall

04-06-2026 — Moving from AWS and Azure native firewall policies to Palo Alto Networks Software Firewall no longer has to be a manual, error-prone process. This blog introduces Cloud Firewall Policy Migration in...

Labels: Cloud NGFW for AWS Cloud NGFW for Azure Strata Cloud Manager
3426 3 by JayGolf in Community Blogs

Native Cloud Firewalls Are Foundational - Until Scale Changes the Equation

01-15-2026 — Native cloud firewalls provide a simple starting point, but at scale they require capacity planning, HA design, and manual lifecycle management. Cloud NGFW for AWS streamlines this by delivering ma...

Labels: AWS Cloud cloud network security Cloud NGFW Cloud NGFW for AWS Cloud security Firewall Network Security
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Elevate Your Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Security with the Latest Innovations in Software Firewalls

10-11-2024 — In this post, we’ll explore how our new features align with our core pillars—Secure, Simplify, and Scale—and how they can help your organization achieve greater success in the cloud.

Labels: Cloud NGFW Cloud NGFW for AWS Next-Generation Firewall Software Firewalls Strata Cloud Manager VM-Series VM-Series on AWS VM-Series on Azure
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Secure AWS Cloud WAN Traffic with Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW or VM-Series

03-22-2024 — In this blog, we use Cloud NGFW in the examples that follow. Similar deployment architectures hold good with VM-Series deployed behind Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) and GWLB endpoints.

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8838 by NPandey in Community Blogs

Software Firewalls Customer Update - May 2023

06-16-2023 — As we move beyond the quarantine times, we’d love to share some of the recent developments and major milestones we’ve achieved for organizations in 2023 with our Cloud NGFW, VM-Series virtual firew...

Labels: Cloud NGFW for AWS Cloud NGFW for Azure CN-Series VM-Series VM-Series on AWS VM-Series on Azure
6310 by emgarcia in Community Blogs

Cloud NGFW Versus VM-Series: Comparison Chart

06-23-2022 — Find out how Palo Alto Networks’ Cloud NGFW for AWS and VM-Series compare when it comes to elevating your security posture. (Updated on Feb 2025) Find out how Palo Alto Networks’ Cloud NGFW for AW...

Labels: Cloud Cloud NGFW Cloud NGFW for AWS Customer Success VM-Series
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Videos

02-04-2025 — Cloud NGFW for AWS Enterprise Data Loss Prevention Integration

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Discover how to integrate DLP with Cloud NGFW for AWS services to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access, misuse, extraction, or sharing.

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