Thursday, March 26, 2020

We’ve all been there, talking about work projects or the latest in industry news, when suddenly someone mentions a word or term you’ve never heard of. Or worse, a word you should know but can’t seem to remember what it means.

With the help of the Fuel Editorial Advisory Committee, we’ve rounded up a list of common words and terms you’ve always wanted to know but were too afraid to ask.

Friday, March 20, 2020

By Cezar Bucevschi, Fuel User Group Member

The rise of the machines — a title like this can make one think about an apocalyptic scenario similar to The Terminator movies, or topics like machine learning and artificial intelligence.

While the “rise of the machines” I’m talking about here is not a rise over the human race, what I do have in mind has the same capacity to keep firewall administrators awake at night. Firewall administrators used to be in control of every aspect of their firewalls, but now, with an increase in capabilities, firewalls have risen up to better assist with cybersecurity. 

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Five years ago a new Palo Alto Networks user group called Fuel was founded. Since then, this community has grown to include over 30,000 members with 138 chapters across the world.

Similarly, the cybersecurity industry has experienced its own boom these past five years. In this anniversary infographic, created with help from the Fuel Editorial Advisory Committee, get a sense of how this industry has evolved, plus some of our most pressing questions for the next five years and beyond.  

Thursday, February 6, 2020

By Charles Buege, Fuel User Group Member 

You’ve just begun using Palo Alto Networks technology and have found that your users need to access work resources remotely. This means you’ll need VPN access and, in the parlance of Palo Alto Networks, you’ll also need to set up the GlobalProtect VPN client. This article will review how to set up the client for your usage.

Thursday, January 23, 2020 

Featuring the Unit 42 Threat Research Team, Cloud-Focused Division

As cloud platforms gain wider adoption, cloud service providers (CSPs) are keeping up through constant innovation. With that innovation, however, can come increased complexity, as well as a lack of understanding on the customer’s end for how to put a shared responsibility model into practice.

Friday, January 17, 2020 

The recent release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” reminds us that it is entirely possible for two different people to look at the same piece of media or information and draw substantially different conclusions about it. This is true of fans of a franchise who may love or dislike a movie, but especially true in the workplace, when people with drastically different jobs are inclined to read into a situation based on their individual experience and perspective.

Monday December 23, 2019  

This year’s Fuel for Thought blog covered a range of topics, from how-to tutorials on IPSec tunnels, to SSL decryption, PAN OS 9.0 and more. In case you missed it, take a look at some of the top viewed Fuel for Thought blogs from 2019.