Palo Alto Networks today announced that Nordson Corporation has deployed its PA-4000 Series next-generation firewalls to strengthen visibility and control over the applications flowing in and out of its network.
With direct operations in 30 countries worldwide, Nordson provides manufacturers with precision dispensing, surface treatment and testing and inspection products and systems.
“Like many successful organizations, we needed to ensure that our infrastructure addressed our current security and compliance needs, but also protected us against emerging threats,” said Tim Harr, Information Technology Manager for Nordson Corporation. “The PA-4000 Series gives us a comprehensive view of our application and Internet traffic. As a result, we’re able to set smarter, more effective policies to allow what we want and restrict what we don’t.”
Based on Palo Alto Networks’ patent pending App-ID™ application classification technology, its PA-4000 Series is a next-generation firewall that gives organizations unmatched visibility into, and policy control over, applications flowing in and out of its networks, regardless of port, protocol or SSL encryption. The PA-4000 Series identifies traditional and emerging applications – including those embedded in an SSL session – to facilitate total application access and usage control while enabling broad, real-time threat prevention.
“Applications continue to evolve while traditional firewalls have, until now, gone unchanged,” said Steve Mullaney, Vice President of Marketing for Palo Alto Networks. “The PA-4000 Series re-establishes the firewall as a key control point and does so without sacrificing performance. We share Nordson’s innovative approach to security infrastructure. They’re a great example of an organization that understands that application visibility and control is not only paramount but critical to their bottom line.”
About Nordson Corporation
Nordson Corporation is one of the world’s leading producers of precision dispensing equipment that applies adhesives, sealants and coatings to a broad range of consumer and industrial products during manufacturing operations. The company also manufactures equipment used in the testing and inspection of electronic components as well as technology-based systems used for curing and surface treatment processes. Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Nordson has more than 4,000 employees worldwide, and direct operations and sales support offices in 30 countries. For additional information, visit www.nordson.com.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks™ enables visibility and policy control of applications running on enterprise networks. Based on innovative App-ID™ application classification technology, the Palo Alto Networks PA-4000 Series next-generation firewall accurately identifies applications – regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or even SSL encryption – at 10Gbps with no performance degradation. Enterprises can now set and enforce application usage policies to meet compliance requirements, improve threat mitigation and lower operational costs. The Palo Alto Networks team includes security and networking industry veterans from Check Point, NetScreen, McAfee, Cisco, Juniper and Blue Coat. It is backed by investors Globespan Capital Partners, Greylock Partners and Sequoia Capital. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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