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Palo Alto Networks Bolsters SASE Capabilities for Modern Workplace

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PublishedMay 8, 2025

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, today announced its latest advancements in Prisma SASE — the industry’s most comprehensive secure access service edge (SASE) solution — including the unveiling of Prisma Access Browser 2.0, the world’s only SASE-native secure browser. Prisma Access Browser 2.0, along with Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and an expanded cloud presence with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), introduces new Prisma SASE capabilities designed to secure generative AI (GenAI) usage, enhance user experience and improve operational resilience in the modern workplace.

Eighty-five percent of work today takes place in browsers, creating potential data exposure and monitoring gaps. The Palo Alto Networks 2025 Unit 42 Incident Report found that nearly half (44%) of security incidents involved malicious activities initiated or enabled via employees’ browsers, such as phishing, URL redirect abuse and malware downloads.

“A secure browser extends SASE protection to where knowledge workers spend most of their time — securing third-party access, supporting BYOD, and reducing an organisation’s reliance on legacy infrastructure like VDI,” said John Grady, Principal Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, now part of Omdia. “Palo Alto Networks’ unique approach of integrating its Prisma Access Browser with Prisma SASE enables organisations to extend the same protection from advanced threats, user experience monitoring and GenAI application protection from the network into the browser, ensuring users are safeguarded, efficient and productive.”

Uniquely, the combination of Prisma SASE with Prisma Access Browser delivers safe, fast, policy-driven access to everything the modern workforce requires — without compromising experience or security. To further empower enterprises to browse securely from any device and location, Prisma Access Browser 2.0 introduces the following new capabilities:

Safely enabling GenAI use and protecting data in real time: Prisma Access Browser 2.0 now secures GenAI adoption with real-time visibility, access control and user coaching to accurately safeguard sensitive data at the last mile (e.g. clipboard, print, screenshots, typing), with LLM-powered, context-based classification preventing unintentional leaks or breaches.
Defending against sophisticated new web attacks: Prisma Access Browser 2.0 offers enhanced protection powered by Precision AI® to detect evasive and targeted attacks, including AI-generated cloaking and SaaS-hosted phishing attacks in real time. This covers evasive AI-generated code and malicious injections into compromised websites, which cannot be reliably detected outside the browser.
Delivering a reimagined user experience: Prisma Access Browser 2.0 ensures maximum performance for modern web and SaaS applications while allowing users to easily access legacy infrastructure such as VDI applications from the same browser for a unified experience.

“In the AI-first era, safeguarding customer data and intellectual property is paramount,” said Aathir Ahad, CISO, Wipro Limited. “Prisma Access Browser aligns with our Zero Trust strategy and our commitment to leveraging advanced technologies for rapid threat prevention, an enhanced user experience and robust data and privacy protection.”

“Secure browsers are absolutely essential for the modern workforce because today’s work is increasingly remote, cloud-based and data-intensive,” said Anand Oswal, SVP and GM of Network Security, Palo Alto Networks. “This shift demands a unified, modern approach to security — a SASE-natively integrated secure browser — that uniquely safeguards productivity, ensures resilience and does so with a seamless user experience, making it the optimal choice for securing today’s dynamic work environments.”

Additional new advanced features introduced to Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE include:

Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Enhancing shadow data discovery and data classification accuracy, while providing proactive measures against insider threats to protect sensitive information.
Extend App Acceleration to Branch: Expanding support for new productivity applications and extending enhanced user-to-application performance to the branch with integration into Prisma SD-WAN.
Next-Generation Unified SASE Agent: Simplifying the IT experience with a unified, next-generation agent for SASE use cases.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Broadening the global reach of Prisma SASE and building on its ability to deliver cloud resilience and industry-leading uptime.

“Our long-standing collaboration with Palo Alto Networks helps organisations worldwide securely accelerate their cloud journeys,” said Karan Batta, Senior Vice President, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. “By leveraging OCI to run Prisma SASE globally, Palo Alto Networks is able to provide its customers with operational resilience, high performance and an exceptional user experience. In addition, Prisma SASE helps our customers protect their OCI environments against emerging and sophisticated cyber threats.”