The Palo Alto Networks Best Practice Assessment (BPA) measures your usage of our Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Panorama security management capabilities across your deployment, enabling you to make adjustments that strengthen security and maximize your return on investment.

In construction terms, a firewall is something that limits the damage a fire can cause. Rather than letting the flames grow, spread, and consume everything they touch, a firewall encircles the area and contains the heat and smoke. Computer versions work in much the same way. A network firewall creates a barrier between your system and external.

A Firewall is a necessary part of any security architecture and takes the guesswork out of host level protections and entrusts them to your network security device. Firewalls, and especially Next Generation Firewalls, focus on blocking malware and application-layer attacks, along with an integrated intrusion prevention system (IPS), these Next.