Administrators are in a race to keep up with users that are increasingly tech-savvy and applications that are technically advanced as well as easy to use. Making the race more difficult is the fact that the tools in the administrator’s arsenal are unable to provide them with up-to-date information on network activity. With a Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall, administrators can use a powerful set of visualization tools to quickly see the applications traversing the network, who is using them, and the potential security impact. The visibility that the Application Command Center (ACC), App- Scope, log viewer, and fully customizable reporting provides can empower administrators to implement more businessrelevant security policies.

• Application Command Center (ACC): A standard feature that requires no configuration effort, ACC graphically displays a wealth of information on current network activity including applications, URL categories, threats, and data. If a new application appears in ACC, a single click displays a description of the application, its key features, its behavioral characteristics, who is using it, and what security rules allowed it to be used. Additional filters can be added to learn more about application use for individual users along with the threats detected within the application traffic. In the span of just a few minutes, ACC provides administrators with the data they need to make more informed security policy decisions.
• App-Scope: Complementing the real-time view of applications and content provided by ACC, App-scope provides a dynamic, user-customizable view of application, traffic and threat activity over time.
• Management: To accommodate different management styles, requirements, and staffing, administrators can use the webbased interface, a complete Command Line Interface (CLI), or a centralized management solution (Panorama) to control all aspects of the Palo Alto Networks firewall. For those environments where different staff members require varied levels of access to the management interface, role-based administration across all three management mechanisms enables the delegation of administrative functions to the appropriate individual. Standards-based syslog and SNMP interfaces enable integration with 3rd party management tools.
• Logging and Reporting: Real-time filtering facilitates rapid forensic investigation into every session traversing the network. Pre-defined, fully customizable and schedulable reports provide detailed views into applications, users, and threats on the network. Application Visibility View application activity in a clear, easy-to-read format. Add and remove filters to learn more about the application, its functions and who is using them.