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  Registration is officially open for Palo Alto Networks’ Ignite ‘22 conference, and we have a special offer for you: Discounted tickets for LIVEcommunity users! This limited-use code (shown below) will give you a $400 discount off the regular price of $1,699 for the three-day Ignite conference happening in Las Vegas this year! Register today to secure your spot. If you register by Thursday November 10,  you will be entered to win the incredible Nir Zuk Experience. One lucky winner will get premier access to all the events, exclusive Ignite swag and an opportunity to appear on stage with Nir.   Use code "IG22_LIVE" to register now!   Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. When these discounted tickets are sold out, the code will automatically stop working.     Join us at Las Vegas' MGM Grand December 12-15 to learn about how you—and your company—can take advantage of next-gen cybersecurity innovation and enable a Zero Trust architecture that ensures the highest level of protection and security. More than 100 track sessions will cover security operations, network security, cloud-delivered security services, cloud-native application protection, endpoint security, secure access service edge and threat intel and incident response services.    Securing our digital future against cyberthreats has never been more pressing. Our mission at Palo Alto Networks is to make sure each day is safer than the one before. Don't miss Ignite '22 for the latest innovation, insights, strategies and training to build what’s next.    We hope to see you there!   Additional Info: Top 3 Reason to Attend Ignite '22 Ignite Registration Ignite FAQs Please contact igniteconf@paloaltonetworks.com with additional questions or concerns   ... View more

  For the August 2022 Member Spotlight, we’d like to applaud one of our community members, @kadak, for their participation and engagement in the LIVEcommunity!   August LIVEcommunity Member Spotlight Since joining the community in November 2011, they have written 259 posts, received 125 likes, and authored 82 solutions (and counting).   Thank you for your contribution and participation in the community @kadak!   We are excited to see you grow as a contributor. We couldn’t do it without our amazing community.    Do you know a LIVEcommunity member you think should be recognized for their contributions to the community? Drop us a comment below!   Thanks for reading and stay tuned for next month’s Member Spotlight.   ... View more

Overview: Data Retention Enforcement    As part of the Cortex XDR V. 3.5 release (planned for December 2022), Palo Alto Networks will start enforcing data retention according to your license entitlement.   Your base license provides you with 30 days of hot retention for all ingested data, as well as 180 days of hot retention for alert and incident data.   Retention Extension Options   You can easily extend the retention period according to your needs by purchasing one of our period-based retention extension add-ons:   Retention Add-on Description Endpoint data hot retention An additional 30 days of hot storage for XDR ProEP/Cloud of the Endpoint-ingested data beyond the 30 days in the base license Other ingested data hot retention An additional 30 days of hot storage for XDR ProTB of the entire ingested data (excluding endpoints) beyond the 30 days in the base license Endpoint data cold retention An additional 30 days of cold storage for XDR ProEP/Cloud of the Endpoint-ingested data beyond the 30 days in the base license Other ingested data cold retention An additional 30 days of cold storage for XDR ProTB of the entire ingested data (excluding endpoints) beyond the 30 days in the base license By the end of September 2022, we will be introducing new retention add-ons enabling you to extend retention only for alerts and incidents data beyond the default 180 days   Retention Add-on Description Endpoint alerts and incidents hot retention An additional 30 days of storage for XDR ProEP/Cloud of Alerts & Incidents data beyond the 180 days in the base license Alerts and incidents (all other sources) hot retention An additional 30 days of storage for XDR ProTB of Alerts & Incidents data beyond the 180 days in the base license   FAQs   Q: When will Palo Alto Networks start to enforce retention? A: Retention enforcement is planned as part of the GA release of Cortex XDR V. 3.5 (December 2022).   Q: What is the default retention period included in the base license? A: Cortex XDR Pro per Endpoint, Cortex XDR Cloud per Host, Cortex XDR Pro per TB and XSIAM bundles include 30 days of hot retention for all ingested data (both EP and TB) as well as 180 days of hot retention for Alerts and Incidents data.   Q: What kind of data is covered by the alerts and incidents data retention add-on? A: All alerts and incidents that were created within the retention period will be retained. This will include alerts and incidents metadata as well as alert causality chains (including process data and analytics profiles).   Q: Can I choose what kind of data to retain? A: There is no per-dataset retention configuration at the moment, but customers can choose to extend retention for the entire ingested data or alerts and Incidents only (note that both can be combined for different retention periods). We plan to offer data retention per dataset in the future.   Q: Can extended retention be purchased in the middle of a contract or only upon renewal? A: Retention add-ons are co-termed with the base license, and can be purchased at any time.   Q: How is data truncated? E.g: LIFO or FIFO A: Data retention is period-based, and once the retention period elapses, data older than retention period is deleted (FIFO).   Q: Where can I find my retention entitlement?  A: Retention add-ons are listed under license details (Settings → Cortex XDR License). In addition, the retention period is also listed on the “Dataset” management screen (Settings → Configurations → Dataset Management).     You can find the latest updates regarding data retention in our FAQ here. ... View more

  What's New on LIVEcommunity's CN-Series Page?   The CN-Series product page now includes new areas such as technical documentation, templates, scripts, deployment resources, and how-to guides. This page provides technical demonstrations, best practices, and other resources to help better understand how to use and get value from CN-Series firewalls.    Updates on the CN-Series Product Page!   Where Can I Find the CN-Series Page? On the main LIVEcommunity navigation bar, click on Products > Network Security > CN-Series     How to find the CN-Series product page.   This is the one place that you can turn to when it comes to information for CN-Series. Whether you are new and need how-to guides or want to participate in discussions, we are here for you!   More Info We hope you find the new technical content added helpful! Head to the CN-Series page on LIVEcommunity now to explore these new areas for yourself.   If you enjoyed this, please hit the Like (thumbs up) button, don't forget to subscribe to the LIVEcommunity Blog area.   As always, we welcome all comments and feedback in the comments section below.   ... View more

This video shows how customers can configure Outbound decryption in a few simple steps.   ... View more

Call for Papers closes today at 11:59 PM PDT Call for Papers Closes Today! Palo Alto Networks is looking for speakers and presenters with highly technical backgrounds who can share their experience and expertise around groundbreaking new threat research, innovative best practices, and next-gen cybersecurity technologies.    Do you have a compelling story, use-case or in-depth technical product knowledge to share? The call for papers is now open through August 9, so submit your papers today.   The application deadline ends today (August 9) at 11:59 PM PDT. Be sure to submit your application today, and check out the Ignite ’22 call for papers FAQ if you have any questions.   Palo Alto Networks' annual security conference will be held December 12th through December 15th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Find more information on the official Ignite 2022 page.   We can’t wait to see you all there!   Please hit the Like (thumb up) button, don't forget to subscribe to the LIVEcommunity Blog area.   ... View more

  We are so excited to introduce the latest and greatest information that we have added to the Prisma SD-WAN page. LIVEcommunity's Prisma SD-WAN product page is now home to a Customer Journey Guide. Joining Prisma Access, Cortex XDR, and Cortex XSOAR in having this cool, helpful resource for customers, the Prisma SD-WAN Customer Journey Guide is here to help as you navigate each step of your configuration.   In addition, we added an innovative set of four widgets delivering curated self-help content tailored for Prisma SD-WAN customers. This update will make it even easier for customers to find self-help and product adoption content.   Prisma SD-WAN Customer Journey Guide and new widgets added   The Customer Journey Guide has five steps:   Licensing & Activation Setup Configure Integrate Scale  Optimize In each of these sections, you will see all of the details you need to perform every step, along with extra resources along the way. Rest assured that we have organized exactly what you need for each step of your configuration.   You can also access the Customer Journey Guide by clicking "view all" at the bottom of the guide menu, which takes you to the Prisma SD-WAN Customer Corner. In this view, you can also view each step as an individual post.   We hope you find this new tool helpful! Head to the Prisma SD-WAN page on LIVEcommunity now to explore the new customer journey area for yourself.   If you enjoyed this, please hit the Like (thumbs up) button, don't forget to subscribe to the LIVEcommunity Blog area.   As always, we welcome all comments and feedback in the comments section below.   ... View more

  Welcome to our July 2022 Rewind, where we review some of LIVEcommunity’s biggest headlines from the past month! In July, we introduced a new navigation bar; rolled out our new nominated discussions; and more.   Read on to learn about LIVEcommunity’s July 2022 highlights!   LIVEcommunity Has a New Navigation Bar   LIVEcommunity recently updated its homepage navigation! We simplified the navbar and dropdowns in an effort to finetune way-finding, organization, and overall user experience. Rather than having blogs, articles, and discussion hidden under Collaboration, these important LIVEcommunity resources now have their own spots in the nav bar. Products and Tools now have their own drop-downs, where you can hover to find your relevant assets.   Learn all about the changes here.   Ignite '22 Call for Papers - Submit Yours Now!     Do you have a compelling story, use-case or in-depth technical product knowledge to share? The call for papers for Ignite ‘22 is now open!   Palo Alto Networks is looking for speakers and presenters with highly technical backgrounds who can share their experience and expertise around groundbreaking new threat research, innovative best practices, and next-gen cybersecurity technologies at its Ignite '22 conference.     Please be sure to submit your application by the August 9 deadline, and find more information on the official Ignite 2022 page.   Cortex XDR How-to Video Series - Alert Tuning     This new Cortex XDR How-to Video Playlist enables you to create exceptions to fine-tune and override applied security settings on security profiles and endpoints. Watch the series now.   New Nominated Discussions   LIVEcommunity has just rolled out a new capability to help bring attention to our great discussion topics! Now, Palo Alto Networks experts —and soon community members!—will be able to vote for valuable discussions to be created into an article. Check out how it works! This article is based on a discussion, “Best practice to allow Internet IPs,” posted by @thanawat_l and answered by @PavelK. Read on to see the discussion and solution!   Nominated Discussion: Panorama Issue - cannot edit an interface on a template stack    This article is based on the discussion, “Panorama Issue - cannot edit an interface on a template stack,” posted by @Kai_Ulrich and answered by @PavelK. Read on to see the discussion and solution!    IoT Security Update: July 2022   Read the latest security update from @msehgal to learn about new product features, cloud expansion, upcoming separate hand-on-workshops for enterprise and healthcare customers, and more.   Using Panhandler to Setup NGFW and Panorama   The IronSkillet Day One Configuration templates are baseline configurations that you can import to your Next-Generation Firewall or Panorama. These pre-built configurations can be valuable for green-field deployments or can be used to merge with configurations from existing environments. Read more about how to take advantage of these Best-Practice configurations in this Tips & Tricks blog.   Product Enhancement - DLP End User Alerting with Cortex XSOAR   The Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) End User Alerting with Cortex XSOAR allows users to understand why a file upload was blocked by Enterprise DLP, and enables self-service temporary exemptions for file uploads that match the users Enterprise DLP data profiles.   Event Recap: AMA with LIVEcommunity Cyber Elite Experts   Did you miss our most recent LIVEcommunity event? Our AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Cyber Elite experts on June 30, 2022 was a wonderful opportunity for anyone in the LIVEcommunity to reach out and ask questions of the Cyber Elite members.   Even if you missed the event, you can still read through the questions now to see what community members asked and what these Cyber Elite experts had to share!   Unit 42 Network Trends Research Report   According to our Unit 42 Threat Research team, attacks have increased 15 percent from 2020 to 2021, reaching an all-time high — three times more than what we’ve observed prior to the uptick in remote work due to COVID-19. Get the latest insights into network threat trends from the previous year’s most successful attacks in this Unit 42 report.   July 2022 LIVEcommunity Member Spotlight: @rtsedaka   As we have wrapped up the month of July, we are back to recognize one of our most active contributors with a monthly LIVEcommunity Member Spotlight! For the July 2022 Member Spotlight, we’d like to applaud one of our community members, @rtsedaka, for their participation and engagement in the LIVEcommunity. Since joining the community in April 2022, they have written 107 posts, received 23 likes, and authored 6 solutions (and counting)!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       We’d also like to take a moment to share an important Customer Reminder: To maintain your strongest security posture, please visit and subscribe to  the Customer Advisories board in LIVEcommunity for the latest updates.   You're now fully briefed on LIVEcommunity's July 2022 highlights!   If this was helpful, be sure to give this blog a thumbs up. See you next month! ... View more

LIVEcommunity July Member Spotlight As we have wrapped up the month of July, we are back to recognize one of our most active contributors with a monthly LIVEcommunity Member Spotlight!    For the July 2022 Member Spotlight, we’d like to applaud one of our community members, @rtsedaka, for their participation and engagement in the LIVEcommunity.   Since joining the community in only April 2022, they have written 107 posts, received 23 likes, and authored 6 solutions (and counting)!   Thank you for your contribution and participation in the community @rtsedaka!   We are excited to see you grow as a contributor. We couldn’t do it without our amazing community.    Do you know a LIVEcommunity member you think should be recognized for their contributions to the community? Drop us a comment below!   Thanks for reading and stay tuned for next month’s Member Spotlight. ... View more

Ignite '22 Call for Papers Ends Soon! Call for Papers Closes August 9, 2022! This year, Palo Alto Networks' annual security conference, Ignite, will be held in person—and there will be no shortage of technical information and fascinating topics to cover! In fact, we hope this year's Ignite conference will be the best yet.   Palo Alto Networks is looking for speakers and presenters with highly technical backgrounds who can share their experience and expertise around groundbreaking new threat research, innovative best practices, and next-gen cybersecurity technologies.    Do you have a compelling story, use-case or in-depth technical product knowledge to share? The call for papers for Ignite ‘22 is now open!   Please be sure to submit your application by the August 9 deadline, and check out the Ignite ’22 call for papers FAQ if you have any questions.   Palo Alto Networks' annual security conference will be held December 12th through December 15th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Find more information on the official Ignite 2022 page.   We can’t wait to see you all there!   Please hit the Like (thumb up) button, don't forget to subscribe to the LIVEcommunity Blog area.   ... View more

Ask Me Anything (AMA) Event Cyber Elite Expert Recap   AMA Event Recap Did you miss our most recent LIVEcommunity event? Our AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Cyber Elite experts on June 30, 2022 was a wonderful opportunity for anyone in the LIVEcommunity to reach out and ask questions of the Cyber Elite members.   Cyber Elite experts are community members who are part of LIVEcommunity’s Cyber Elite Program. The program is a way to acknowledge those who have demonstrated excellence in participation and contributions in the community. Our Cyber Elite experts are generous in sharing their technical knowledge, insights, and assisting fellow community members in elevating their security posture.   Visit the AMA Event Discussion Although the live Q&A is over for now, you can still visit the discussion. We encourage you to head over to the AMA events area now and, whether you missed it or just want to review, read through all the answers. There are more than 10 questions with answers from the Cyber Elite Experts, so go head on over to read all the great responses! Here’s the link to the discussion: AMA June 30, 2022: LIVEcommunity Cyber Elites.   Please take the time to give the experts some appreciation! Here’s how: Click Like if a post is helpful to you or if you just want to show your support. Click Accept as Solution — for those who participated and asked a question, please be sure to review the answer and Accept as Solution. This ensures a response providing a solution is made available to you. It’s important as we strive to give answers to you and the community.   What’s Next? Be sure to subscribe to the Events page on LIVEcommunity as more information regarding upcoming events will be shared.   If you have a suggestion for a future AMA topic, please reply below with your ideas.   ... View more

  As we have wrapped up the month of June, we are back to recognize one of our most active contributors with a monthly LIVEcommunity Member Spotlight!    For the June 2022 Member Spotlight, we’d like to applaud one of our community members, @mbutt for his participation and engagement in the LIVEcommunity.     Since joining the community in 2012, he has written 365 posts, received 221 likes, and authored 43 solutions (and counting)!   Thank you for your contribution and participation in the community @mbutt!   We are excited to see you grow as a contributor. We couldn’t do it without our amazing community.    Do you know a LIVEcommunity member you think should be recognized for their contributions to the community? Drop us a comment below!   Thanks for reading and stay tuned for next month’s Member Spotlight.   ... View more

Ask your questions now through June 30 as the LIVEcommunity Cyber Elite Experts will be available in a Q&A session for an opportunity to learn, join in, ask questions, and meet our experts! The Ask Me Anything (AMA) Event will be an opportunity to ask our Cyber Elite Experts questions about a range of technologies, solutions, and how they can help you find what you need.   Click here to ask questions!   ... View more