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Palo Alto becomes the first dedicated cyber security vendor with Telstra, providing business customers with market leading cyber security solutions.


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Global security company Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) and Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra (ASX: TLS) have partnered to deliver an enhanced suite of cyber security products and services for Telstra’s Australian and global business customers.

Palo Alto Networks becomes the first dedicated cyber security company to be named a technology alliance partner supporting the Telstra enterprise customer segment, servicing customers across more than 200 countries and territories. 

Telstra’s technology alliance partners work together to co-create and deliver end-to-end services covering connectivity, voice and professional services that help businesses of all shapes and sizes tackle their biggest problems - and seize their biggest opportunities.  

The new alliance with Palo Alto Networks expands and strengthens the two companies’ close 10-year relationship. It also builds on earlier agreements between Palo Alto Networks and Telstra that saw the additions of SecureEdge Cloud for business customers and Sovereign SecureEdge for Australia’s government and agencies to Telstra’s SecureEdge portfolio of advanced next-generation cloud-delivered security services=0.8125rem.   

Telstra Enterprise Group Executive, David Burns,=0.8125rem said: “Cyber security has become one of the top concerns among businesses globally, including here in Australia, and especially in the wake of a number of high-profile cyber breaches. We are now seeing the industrialisation of cybercrime and the scale of threat continues to grow and evolve. As a result, we all need to be constantly changing, adapting and looking at new technologies that can help protect us and our customers’ data. As a leading network, managed and professional services provider, this new alliance between Telstra and Palo Alto Networks further boosts our capabilities to help customers protect their organisations and data from evolving cyber threats.”

Steve Manley, Regional Vice President for Australia and New Zealand, Palo Alto Networks, said: “This new alliance with Telstra reinforces Palo Alto Networks’ position in the Australian market as the premier cyber security vendor to Australia’s leading telecommunications carrier. It also reinforces our increased commitment to providing industry-leading joint solutions with one of Australia’s most trusted managed service providers. Together, Palo Alto Networks and Telstra will collaborate to provide businesses with best-of-breed cyber security solutions to help keep them safe in a rapidly changing market landscape.”  

About Palo Alto Networks  

Palo Alto Networks, the global cyber security leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organisations operate. Our mission is to be the cyber security partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world’s greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organisations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com. 

Palo Alto Networks and the Palo Alto Networks logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States and jurisdictions throughout the world. All other trademarks, trade names, or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.  

About Telstra 
Telstra is a leading telecommunications and information services company. We offer a full range of services and compete in all telecommunications markets in Australia, operating the largest mobile and wi-fi networks. Globally, we provide end-to-end solutions including managed network services, global connectivity, cloud, voice, colocation, conferencing and satellite solutions. We have licenses in Asia, Europe and the United States and offer access to more than 2,000 points of presence across the globe. For more information visit www.telstra.com.


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