Security at Leading European Airline Reaches New Altitude with Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Security Platform Delivers Superior Security and Lowers IT Administrative Burdens by 25%
SANTA CLARA, CA - June 23, 2015 - Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the leader in enterprise security, today announced that Austrian Airlines has selected, deployed, and consolidated its security infrastructure on the Palo Alto Networks enterprise security platform. Part of the Lufthansa Group, Austrian Airlines is Austria’s largest carrier, serving around 130 destinations worldwide. Palo Alto Networks is enabling the company to control applications by user, to further increase security, and lower IT management costs.
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- "Security and operational efficiencies are top priorities for our business and our network. Palo Alto Networks does everything much quicker and more effectively than old-fashioned firewalls, and provides excellent security, visibility, and control at the application level. Compared to any other firewall, we can do much more with the Palo Alto Networks platform to ensure security and efficiencies. I like that the figures on a Palo Alto Networks marketing sheet actually match the product's performance."
- Thomas Kaiblinger, Head of Network and Communications Infrastructure, Austrian Airlines.
Austrian Airlines appreciates the advantages of the Palo Alto Networks platform, which consists of a Next-Generation Firewall, Threat Intelligence Cloud, and Advanced Endpoint Protection. The airline especially likes that the Palo Alto Networks platform reduced IT administrative burdens by 25%.
About Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines is Austria's largest carrier and operates a global route network of round 130 destinations. That route network is particularly dense in Central and Eastern Europe with 39 destinations. Thanks to its favorable geographical location at the heart of Europe, the company's hub at Vienna International Airport is the ideal gateway between East and West. Austrian Airlines is part of the Lufthansa Group, Europe's largest airline group, and a member of the Star Alliance, the first global alliance of international airlines.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is leading a new era in cybersecurity by protecting thousands of enterprise, government, and service provider networks from cyber threats. Unlike fragmented legacy products, our security platform safely enables business operations and delivers protection based on what matters most in today's dynamic computing environments: applications, users, and content. Find out more at www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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Katherine James
Senior Manager, EMEA PR & AR
Palo Alto Networks
+44 (0)7887 522919
kjames@paloaltonetworks.com