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  Welcome to our June 2022 Rewind, where we review some of LIVEcommunity’s biggest headlines from the past month!    In June, we hosted an Ask Me Anything event with our Cyber Elite Experts; covered new features and capabilities within IoT, VM-Series, CN-Series, and Cloud NGFW; shared new tips and tricks for URL filtering; and more! Read on to learn about LIVEcommunity’s June 2022 highlights.    LIVEcommunity Experience Survey: We Value Your Feedback     If you've visited LIVEcommunity anytime recently, you've probably seen a pop-up asking for your feedback. The survey has seven questions and takes about one minute to complete. If you haven't answered this short questionnaire already, please consider filling it out next time around. Your feedback is invaluable and helps us serve all community members.    Ignite '22 Call for Papers is Open!     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 .   The Renovation of the Education Services Website is Complete!     The Palo Alto Networks Education Services website renovation is complete! While our courses, credentials and training always stay fresh and relevant, our site felt a little shabby. It was time for a modern interface, enhanced search filters and ease of use —transforming how you find the education you seek from digital learning to micro-credentials to instructor-led training.    Speaking of: Here are the new free digital courses added to Beacon in June 2022.   New Features + Comparison Chart for Cloud NGFW for AWS   It’s only been a couple months since Cloud NGFW for AWS was released, but Palo Alto Networks has already added some exciting  new capabilities , including region expansion, a free trial, and a new Terraform provider.    We also released a Cloud NGFW Versus VM-Series comparison chart . Learn how the self-managed virtual appliance and managed cloud service stack-up to each other in capabilities such as security controls, AWS-native services support, and additional security services.   Discover more about this innovative new cloud security product on LIVEcommunity’s Cloud NGFW for AWS Help Center .    New Video: URL Filtering Tips & Tricks     URL filtering is much more than just mapping a category to a website; it’s a useful tool that can be used in conjunction with other features within your Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewall. Using the Application Command Center (ACC), you can check browsing trends and drill down to get some interesting reports from the URL Filtering widget.   Real-Time Web Detection with Advanced URL Filtering   Traditional URL filtering provides risk categorization ratings of domains, but a new feature from Palo Alto Networks, Advanced URL Filtering,  is a real-time cloud-based inline analysis system that allows the ability to detect evasion, targeted attacks, and new and unknown malicious web-based attacks. Together, URL Filtering and Advanced URL Filtering provide a complete solution to withstand the web-based threat landscape.   Read more in this blog, Real-Time Web Detection with Advanced URL Filtering .   LIVEcommunity June Member Spotlight: @mbutt   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: @mbutt. Since joining the community in 2012, they have written 365 posts, received 221 likes, and authored 43 solutions (and counting)! Thank you for your participation in LIVEcommunity, @mbutt.   ICYMI: Ask Me Anything (AMA) With LIVEcommunity’s Cyber Elite Experts   The Cyber Elite AMA was a chance to connect directly with the Cyber Elite community experts who are pros at sharing their technical insights and knowledge, and assisting fellow community members in elevating their security posture. 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!   New Features: VM-Series & CN-Series   As cloud and container adoption continues to accelerate, so do Palo Alto Network's cloud offerings and their support. The VM-Series and CN-Series Next-Generation firewalls extend layer 7 visibility and security features in public/private cloud, virtualized environments, and applications in containerized environments. Check out the new features for VM- and CN-Series now.   IoT Security Update: June 2022   Learn about new features, key enhancements, upcoming events, and the latest white papers of import in this monthly IoT security update from @MSegal.   Tips & Tricks: How to Use the PAN-OS REST API   Learn how to use the REST API in PAN-OS to manage Panorama and Palo Alto Networks firewalls in this tips and tricks blog from LIVEcommunity's newest Solutions Engineer, @JayGolf!   Creating a Secure 5G Service-Based Architecture     To achieve 5G Security in a new SBA world, operators and businesses will need to leverage cloud native tools designed to work with cloud native applications. Find out the emerging 5G networks and the risks they pose and how you can protect yourself in this blog on creating a secure 5G service-based architecture .   DOTW: Windows Based UID Agent Vs. Agentless UID   In this Discussion of the Week, @kiwi highlights a post about the pros and cons of having a Windows-based user-ID agent versus an agentless (PAN-OS integrated) user-ID. Check it out now to learn what you should consider while choosing between agent or agentless UID.   AIOps New Feature: BPA Plugin for Panorama   AIOps is a platform that leverages machine learning (ML) and analytics to automate IT operations. AIOps was first introduced with Nebula (PAN-OS 10.2); since then, Palo Alto Networks' AIOps team has been working hard to reduce complexity and human error. Check out the latest feature update that will help improve your security posture instantly in this blog, “ AIOps New Feature: BPA Plugin for Panorama .“   DOTW: Determining Which Code is Right for You   Whether you’re new to Palo Alto Networks or you’ve been working with the Palo Alto Networks for some time, you may be curious as to how to determine which version of code to use. Choosing the "right" code is a question that comes up pretty often. It is also a question that should not be taken lightly as there are many things to consider.  Learn how to determine which PAN-OS code is "right" for you in this Discussion of the Week on LIVEcommunity.     You're now fully briefed on LIVEcommunity's June 2022 highlights!   If this was helpful, be sure to give this blog a thumbs up. See you next month!   ... View more

These are the free product trainings added to Beacon, Palo Alto Networks learning platform, in June 2022.   Did you know that Palo Alto Networks regularly publishes  free educational resources for customers?   Each month, new technical trainings are released to help customers confidently install, deploy, and optimize their Palo Alto Networks products. Learn more about Beacon, Palo Alto Networks' online hub for courses and credentialing, on LIVEcommunity's Education Services page.   Here are all the free digital trainings published to Beacon in June 2022:   Prisma Cloud: Agentless Scanning Length: 30 minutes    This course describes how both agent and agentless scanning with Prisma Cloud can improve cloud workloads protection.   Best Practice Assessment Tool: Prisma Access Health Check Length: 5 minutes   The Prisma Access Health Check report is a Best Practice Assessment (BPA) feature that is available for Prisma Access users. This feature identifies Prisma Access's strengths and weaknesses and helps you identify where the action is needed.   Prisma SD-WAN 6.0.1: What's New Length: 20 minutes   This Prisma SD-WAN course provides an overview of new features and enhancements, including user-interface left-hand navigation, new MSP Portal, 6.0.1 feature support, support for carrier IPv6, ION 3K device as a data center, converged App-ID, and multicast routing on WAN interfaces.   Cortex XDR: XQL Syntax Basics Length: 25 minutes   This Cortex XDR course describes the XDR Query Language (XQL) fundamentals and the different sections of the XQL development environment in the management console. The course also describes how you can create and run basic XQL queries.   Cortex XDR: XQL Building Blocks Length: 30 minutes   Learn about XDR Query Language (XQL) building blocks in this course, which explains the role of stages in XQL queries, how you can write XQL queries containing stages, and how stage order matters in XQL.   Cortex XDR 3.3: What's New Length: 20 minutes   This course describes the new features introduced in Cortex XDR 3.3. This release introduced several new features, such as the ability to create agent tokens, create endpoint tags, and validate hashes against VirusTotal. The release also introduced features that allow you to retrieve endpoint support files from the console, set new critical alert severity, enable or disable case sensitivity in XQL, and set block list overrides.    Prisma Cloud Application Profiling Length: 30 minutes   This course describes how Prisma Cloud Application Profiling creates recommended rulesets and automates security into your application development workflow.   Next-Generation Firewall: Enterprise Data Loss Prevention  Length: 45 minutes   Enterprise DLP by Palo Alto Networks is a comprehensive cloud-delivered enterprise data loss prevention solution that discovers, monitors, and protects sensitive data across every network, cloud, and user. This course also includes DLP configuration and monitoring using Data Filtering logs.   ... View more

If you've visited LIVEcommunity anytime recently, you've probably seen a pop-up asking for your feedback. We've deployed this survey since April 2020 for new and returning visitors alike as a way to gather feedback from our users.    In the past six months, we've had more than 600 responses to this survey! But no amount of feedback is too much. If you see the below pop-up, please agree to take the survey—and know that your responses greatly guides and influences how we improve user experience.    If you've visited LIVEcommunity since April 2020, you've likely seen this pop-survey.   The survey is only seven questions long and takes about one minute to complete. Every answer helps us build value to all community visitors and members.    On behalf of the LIVEcommunity team, THANK YOU! We value each and every one of you.    ... View more

We value all of our community voices and want to thank all each of our visitors who have participated in the LIVEcommunity community survey.   If you've visited LIVEcommunity anytime recently, you've probably seen a pop-up asking for your feedback. We've deployed this survey since April 2020 as a way to garner better understand and improve visitors' experience.    We want to extend a special thank you to everyone who has filled out the survey; in the past six months, we've had more than 600 responses! Your answers are cataloged, reviewed, and considered by LIVEcommunity team members with an aim for constant improvement.   If you've visited LIVEcommunity since April 2020, you've likely seen this pop-survey.   The survey has seven questions and takes about one minute to complete. If you haven't answered this short questionnaire already — or it's been awhile (the survey triggers every 90 days) — please consider filling it out next time around.   Your insight helps us serve our members the best we can! Thank you for your input and participation in our global community.    ... View more

  Welcome to our May 2022 Rewind, where we review some of LIVEcommunity’s biggest headlines from the past month!  In May, we published new technology pages, announced ZTNA 2.0, shared info about Ignite '22  🎉 , and more! Read on to learn about LIVEcommunity’s May 2022 highlights.  Reimagining the Future: Ignite 2022       After a few years of Ignite taking place virtually, we are so happy to say that we will finally be able to see you all face-to-face for Ignite 2022 !   Palo Alto Networks' annual security conference will be held December 12th through December 15th in Las Vegas, Nevada—and there will be no shortage of imaginative developments and fascinating, of-the-moment topics to cover. In fact, we hope this year's Ignite conference will be the best yet.   The call for papers for Ignite '22 will be open from June 14 through August 9, 2022 . 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.   Please be sure to stay tuned for when Call for Papers opens, and check out the Ignite ’22 call for papers FAQ if you have any questions.   Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) 2.0 is Here   The security landscape has changed drastically in the past few years and cyberattacks have become common, near daily events. Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) approaches emerged to address the challenges caused by legacy security solutions—but the first generation of these solutions) has some critical limitations.  With the new and improved ZTNA 2.0 approach , delivered from Prisma Access, Palo Alto Networks remedies the shortcomings of ZTNA 1.0 by incorporating these upgrades . LIVEcommunity Has a New Page: Best Practice Assessment Plus (BPA+)       We've just added a new page called Best Practice Assessment Plus Configuration Wizard page, which you can find under Collaboration > Tools in the navigation bar.   BPA+ is a step-by-step configuration wizard that provides an intuitive, easy-to-use interface to configure firewalls to align with best practices. This tool takes the results of the BPA and expedites the remediation process by outputting commands that can be easily pasted into any instance of PAN-OS and committed.   On the Best Practice Assessment Plus page, you’ll find videos—including an overview of the product—as well informative blogs, frequently asked questions, release notes, and datasheets.    Okyo Garde Enterprise Edition is Now Available   A new product from Palo Alto Networks, Okyo Garde Enterprise Edition , extends secure access service edge (SASE) to employees' home network. Okyo Garde Enterprise Edition was designed with a Zero Trust model to safely and privately secure all devices in the home to provide the same peace of mind while working from home as you would in the office. Check out LIVEcommunity’s new product page for Okyo Garde Enterprise Edition now!   New Digital Learnings Added in Beacon       Interested in Palo Alto Networks’ training? From Cloud NGFW for AWS to Prisma Cloud, check out the new digital learnings that were added to Beacon, our education platform, this past month.  Tips & Tricks: Leveraging Host Information Profile (HIP)   Solutions guru @kiwi recently updated one of LIVEcommunity's most-read Tips & Tricks blogs about how to leverage Host Information Profile (HIP) !  If you want to learn more about the ins and outs of Host Information Profiles, how it functions in GlobalProtect, and how to access this technology, be sure to check out his blog. New How-to Videos for Cloud NGFW for AWS!     We're thrilled to have these new videos on LIVEcommunity’s Cloud NGFW for AWS Help Center . Cloud NGFW for AWS is a Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) service from Palo Alto Networks that simplifies and strengthens the security of deployments in AWS.  Visit the Cloud NGFW for AWS video board to see all the new how-to tutorials we have. Palo Alto SaaS Security and Its Benefits as a Next-Gen CASB Service   This blog on CASB solution is written by one of our LIVEcommunity’s Cyber Elite experts, @nikoolayy1. Read this article to learn why Nikolay’s years of experience with different CASB/SaaS solutions has led him to favor Palo Alto Networks products above others.    May 2022 LIVEcommunity Member Spotlight: @BPry For the May 2022 Member Spotlight, we’d like to applaud @BPry  for his participation and engagement in the LIVEcommunity.  Since joining the community in 2016, he has written 5197 posts, received 1680 likes, and authored 782 solutions. Thank you @BPry for your participation and contribution to LIVEcommunity!    You're now fully briefed on LIVEcommunity's May 2022 highlights! If this was helpful, be sure to give this blog a thumbs up. See you next month!   ... View more

Learn how Cloud NGFW integration with AWS Firewall Manager enables simple and consistent firewall policy management across multiple AWS accounts and VPCs.     ... View more

This video shows how easy it is to use Cloud NGFW to secure your AWS deployments and prevent attackers from exploiting the Log4j vulnerability.     ... View more

Solutions guru @kiwi recently updated one of LIVEcommunity's most-read Tips & Tricks blogs about how to leverage Host Information Profile (HIP).   If you want to learn more about the ins and outs of Host Information Profiles, how it functions in GlobalProtect, and how to access this technology, be sure to check out "Leveraging Host Information Profile (HIP)."   Thanks for reading! ... View more

  Mark your calendars for Ignite 2022   Ignite ’22 will be held in Las Vegas from December 12-15, 2022   Call for papers! Break out your big ideas. The call for presentations opens in spring 2022. Stay tuned via the official page for Palo Alto Networks Ignite.   ... View more

Incident Report for Content Publishing is Failing:  Palo Alto Networks Cloud Services — If you are un able to retrieve new updates for devices, please  stay up-to-date on the issue and its resolution via the status page. ... View more

  Palo Alto Networks was named a North America Channel Partner of the Year at Intel Vision 2022! Read the full announcement here.   ... View more