Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryNetwork security
Cybersecurity[1]
Cloud computing[2]
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
FounderNir Zuk
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Nikesh Arora (CEO)
ProductsPA 220, 4x0, 8x0, 32x0, 34x0, 54x0, 70x0, VM, CN firewall series[3]
Prisma SASE[4] Prisma Cloud, Cortex XDR, Cortex Xpanse, Cortex XSOAR, Cortex XSIAM
RevenueIncrease US$8.03 billion (2024)
Increase US$684 million (2024)
Increase US$2.58 billion (2024)
Total assetsIncrease US$20.0 billion (2024)
Total equityIncrease US$5.17 billion (2024)
Number of employees
15,289 (2024)
Websitepaloaltonetworks.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of July 31, 2024.[5]

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is an American multinational cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The core product is a platform that includes advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings that extend those firewalls to cover other aspects of security. The company serves over 70,000 organizations in over 150 countries, including 85 of the Fortune 100.[6] It is home to the Unit 42 threat research team[7] and hosts the Ignite cybersecurity conference.[8] It is a partner organization of the World Economic Forum.[9]

In June 2018, former Google and SoftBank executive Nikesh Arora joined the company as Chairman and CEO.[10]

  1. ^ PCmag (2018-01-26). "Millions of PCs targeted by cryptocurrency-mining malware". Fox News. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  2. ^ "Application Framework - Palo Alto Networks". paloaltonetworks.com. 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. ^ "Firewalls & Appliances".
  4. ^ "Prisma SASE".
  5. ^ "Palo Alto Networks Inc. FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". SEC.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2024-09-06.
  6. ^ "About Us - Palo Alto Networks". paloaltonetworks.com. 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  7. ^ "Unit 42 Twitter". twitter.com. 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  8. ^ "Ignite Conference Twitter". twitter.com. 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  9. ^ "Palo Alto Networks". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  10. ^ "What to Expect of Google and Softbank Star Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Network's New CEO". fortune.com. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2018-09-15.