Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention (subscription)

Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) is a cloud-delivered, subscription-based security service designed to operate natively on Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall platforms, including the PA-3440 series. Powered by machine learning models continuously updated in the cloud, ATP extends the firewall's inline inspection capabilities to detect and block zero-day exploits, command-and-control (C2) traffic, and evasive malware that traditional signature-based engines cannot identify. The service integrates directly with PAN-OS policy enforcement, enabling security operations centers to apply consistent, real-time threat prevention across north-south and east-west traffic flows without deploying additional inline appliances.

The Advanced Threat Prevention subscription supersedes the legacy Threat Prevention subscription by introducing inline deep learning analysis for novel, unknown threats. Where legacy IPS relied primarily on static signatures, ATP adds a cloud-based inference pipeline that examines packet-level content, behavioral patterns, and protocol anomalies simultaneously. This includes inline ML-based exploit prevention targeting vulnerabilities across web applications, remote access protocols, and enterprise SaaS traffic, as well as enhanced C2 detection that identifies encrypted malicious traffic without requiring full SSL/TLS decryption in all scenarios. The service receives continuous model and content updates through Palo Alto Networks Threat Intelligence Cloud, leveraging telemetry aggregated from the broader Unit 42 threat research network.

PAN-PA-3440-ATP is specifically scoped to the PA-3440 next-generation firewall platform, a high-throughput appliance positioned for data center perimeters, large campus aggregation, and enterprise internet edge deployments. Within a Security Operations Center workflow, ATP feeds correlated threat telemetry into Cortex Data Lake and integrates with Panorama for centralized policy management and reporting. The subscription model ensures that ML models, threat signatures, and behavioral analytics remain current without manual intervention, supporting compliance-driven environments that require demonstrable, continuous threat prevention coverage.

Ideal for

• Blocking inline zero-day exploits targeting enterprise applications at the PA-3440 perimeter without relying solely on pre-existing CVE signatures
• Detecting and disrupting encrypted command-and-control communications from compromised internal endpoints traversing the firewall without full SSL decryption overhead in all traffic segments
• Enforcing consistent advanced threat prevention policy across multiple PA-3440 deployments enterprise-wide through centralized Panorama management and unified cloud-delivered content updates
• Augmenting SOC incident response by correlating ATP threat events with Cortex Data Lake telemetry to accelerate investigation and containment of lateral movement attempts
• Meeting regulatory and audit requirements for continuous, documented intrusion prevention coverage on critical network segments handling financial, healthcare, or government data
• Replacing legacy Threat Prevention subscriptions on existing PA-3440 deployments to gain inline deep learning exploit detection and enhanced C2 identification without hardware refresh

Technical specifications

Available from Omnixon Global. Submit an RFQ and our team will confirm configuration and availability for your order.