Name: How Forrester evaluates XDR solutions: Market trends and strategic insights
Start: 2025-05-01T02:06:00Z
End: 2025-05-01T02:06:58.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

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The browser is where work happens - in fact, recent estimates show we spend 85% of your workday within the browser. As the gateway to business critical applications and sensitive data, it’s no surprise that malicious actors are increasingly focusing their attacks on the browser.


Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how a secure browser can be the key to solving some of today’s most pressing IT and security challenges. This means stopping attacks and data loss where they originate - in the browser. 


You will also learn how a secure browser can securely enable GenAI usage, easily connect third-parties securely, accelerate M&A onboarding, and much more through new levels of visibility, control and security.

Secure work on any device with Prisma Browser.

In order to thrive in today’s landscape, organizations require comprehensive security, operational simplicity and the ability to deliver an exceptional experience to their end users, and this can only be done through a simple, unified platform. Our webinar, Advancing Your SASE Journey, is designed to provide you with a clear, actionable plan to:

- Unify Your Security: Deliver consistent, best-in-class protection for all users, applications, data and devices on and off the corporate network.
- Simplify Operations: Manage your entire security estate from a single console with a single agent, eliminating manual processes and operational complexities.
- Elevate User Experience: Provide a faster, more reliable experience that removes bottlenecks and drives optimal productivity for your users.

Advance Your SASE Journey: Unlock Secure and Seamless Access for Your Hybrid Workplace

Security threats are escalating, and the sheer volume of alerts and complexity from tool sprawl is leaving analysts swamped in a reactive defense posture. The need to simplify security operations through AI, automation, and data convergence has never been more critical.

This fireside chat explores that crucial shift, showing exactly how AI and automation are the keys to cutting through the noise and strengthening your proactive risk posture. You will learn:

Why reducing complexity through vendor and tool consolidation is the single biggest driver for SOC efficiency.

Measurable benefits in using AI & automation to increase efficiency, detecting sophisticated threats like supply chain attacks and advanced persistent threats (APTs), and improvement in overall SOC outcomes

Don't just keep up with threats—get ahead. Join us to map out the journey for your SOC transformation.

Beyond the Horizon: Navigating SecOps in an AI Era

Managing fragmented security tools and manual workflows can slow you down and increase risk. As your network grows, your operations should get easier, not harder. See how Strata™ Cloud Manager simplifies, secures and scales your security management.

Explore how cloud-based security management transforms operations from reactive and fragmented to proactive and streamlined.

Strata Cloud Manager: Your Ultimate Tool for Effortless Security Management at Any Scale

Modern networks span data centers, branches and even the most extreme locations, demanding security that’s fast, flexible and intelligent. Palo Alto Networks 5th-gen ML-Powered NGFWs deliver the performance and AI-driven protection needed across every environment.

Discover how next-generation firewalls use AI and machine learning to protect your network comprehensively.

5th Generation ML-Powered NGFWs from Palo Alto Networks

Modern attackers exploit DNS blind spots to evade detection and steal data. Most defenses only inspect requests, leaving critical gaps. The new Advanced DNS Resolver inspects both sides of DNS traffic, bringing Advanced DNS Security to every location. Discover more in this in-depth session.

Watch this webinar to see how cloud-delivered DNS security transforms blind spots into visibility, keeping your team ahead of advanced threats.

From Blind Spots to Full Visibility with Advanced DNS Resolver

The quantum era is approaching fast, introducing new cryptographic risks that traditional security struggles to address. Is your organization ready? Discover how PAN-OS 12.1 Orion simplifies quantum-safe security with tools to automate, visualize and future-proof your defenses.

Watch this session to learn actionable steps your organization can take now to build defenses resilient against future quantum-powered attacks.

The Practical Path to a Quantum-Ready Future

Cloud environments are prime targets for attackers exploiting minor vulnerabilities to achieve devastating results. A single SQL injection can lead to a multi-stage attack, culminating in account takeover and unrestricted access to sensitive resources.

This webinar examines real-world cloud attacks, showing how threat actors chain exploits to move laterally and escalate privileges. Gain critical insights into attacker techniques and how they compromise cloud environments.

· Progression from SQL injection to full account compromise
· Common vulnerabilities enabling lateral movement and privilege escalation
· Real-world scenarios showing how threats escalate rapidly

Understanding the cloud attack kill chain is vital for building defenses that disrupt adversaries. Watch this session to learn how to identify and stop cloud attacks at every stage.

Break The Cloud Attack Kill Chain with Cortex Cloud Detection Response

Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated, exploiting vulnerabilities faster than traditional security measures can respond. Organizations face pressure to protect critical assets as threat actors use techniques to bypass defenses.

This webinar explores how AI-driven security capabilities address these challenges. Learn how modern extended detection and response platforms can strengthen your organization's defenses through intelligent automation and continuous threat monitoring. The session covers:

· Real-time prevention mechanisms to stop ransomware before execution
· AI-powered detection methods for identifying evasive threats
· Continuous monitoring strategies adapting to emerging attack patterns
· Integration techniques enhancing visibility across your security infrastructure

Watch to discover how organizations leverage AI to build resilient ransomware defense strategies that scale with evolving threats.

AI-powered ransomware protection strategies with Cortex XDR

The convergence of cloud innovation and AI-powered threats is creating unprecedented security risks. Organizations without complete visibility into their cloud assets are three times more likely to experience security incidents—yet most lack the tools to identify and address vulnerabilities before exploitation.

This webinar delivers a proven framework for achieving the visibility and threat validation essential to securing your cloud and AI environments.

What You'll Learn:
✓ Assess network risk across multi-cloud environments with precision
✓ Benchmark cloud firewalls against advanced, persistent threats
✓ Identify critical vulnerabilities in AI applications, models, and datasets
✓ Leverage  Palo Alto Networks Cloud Network and AI Risk Assessment (CLARA) tools to expose hidden security gaps

Transform Your Security Posture
Move from reactive incident response to proactive risk management. Gain the strategic insights needed to protect your cloud and AI infrastructure against evolving threats.

Identify cloud security gaps before threats exploit your AI and network vulnerabilities

As cloud adoption and AI integration accelerate, your attack surface expands with every new connection. Traditional security approaches can't keep pace with multicloud complexity, leaving critical workloads vulnerable to advanced threats.

This video reveals how intelligent software firewalls solve these challenges with streamlined protection for dynamic, distributed infrastructure.

You'll Learn:
✓ Scalable Protection – Implement security that evolves with your cloud and AI environments
✓ Simplified Management – Unify security across multiple cloud platforms from a single pane of glass
✓ Intelligent Automation – Reduce complexity and strengthen defenses without adding headcount

The result? Robust security that doesn't compromise the speed and flexibility your business demands. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Watch now and discover how to secure multicloud and AI workloads with confidence.

Protect your multicloud and AI workloads with intelligent software firewalls

As organizations accelerate digital transformation, protecting expanding cloud infrastructures presents complex challenges. Traditional security approaches often fail to keep up with dynamic cloud environments, leaving vulnerabilities open to exploitation.

This fireside chat features PEXA, a leader in digital property settlement, sharing their experience securing their growing AWS environment. The session delves into strategic decisions and practical steps shaping their cloud security evolution, offering insights into cloud-native protection.

Key Topics Include:
• Challenges PEXA faced scaling AWS infrastructure while maintaining security
• The evaluation process for selecting Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
• Operational and financial benefits influencing their security architecture

Watch to gain practical insights from industry experts tackling similar cloud security challenges and learn how modern firewall technology adapts to evolving infrastructure needs.

Who should watch: Cloud architects, security professionals, and IT leaders managing AWS environments and seeking scalable, cloud-native security solutions.

How PEXA Secures Its Growing AWS Infrastructure with Cloud-Native Firewall Technology

Join research author Dave Gruber, Principal Analyst at ESG, and Chris Meenan, Principal Technologist for Security Operations at Palo Alto Networks, as they unpack these critical findings and provide actionable recommendations for transforming your security operations.

The Future of SecOps in an AI-driven World

Hear directly from our experts as they show you how teams like yours are transitioning from traditional SIEMs in weeks, not years. You'll get real-world examples of how an AI-first SecOps approach can help you replicate significant data, automation, and cost benefits, including resolving incidents in under 10 minutes.

Beyond SIEM: Fast-Track to an AI-Driven SOC

Organizations face challenges securing a complex digital landscape where users, applications, and data span multiple locations and clouds, creating security gaps and operational hurdles.

This session explores how Palo Alto Networks drives SASE innovation, showcasing the technologies and strategies that make them a leader in converging networking and security. Discover how their experts transform the full SASE stack to deliver robust protection and performance.

• Zero Trust security for branches, remote users, and cloud apps
• Prisma Access Browser securing AI adoption and ensuring compliance
• AI-driven operations simplifying network management
• Integrated SD-WAN and security services eliminating silos

Whether replacing VPNs, securing branches, or rethinking remote work, this webinar unveils the innovations behind Palo Alto Networks' leadership and their comprehensive SASE approach.

Inside Palo Alto Networks' approach to SASE innovation and Zero Trust security

Traditional VPNs were built for a different era and struggle to meet the demands of today's hybrid workforce. These legacy solutions create bottlenecks, increase complexity, and leave organizations vulnerable once attackers breach the network perimeter.

This session explores how SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) transforms remote access challenges into strategic advantages through a Zero Trust security model. Palo Alto Networks experts share practical approaches to modernizing remote access infrastructure while maintaining robust security.

· How SASE addresses VPN limitations with cloud-delivered security
· Zero Trust principles that reduce attack surface and improve user experience
· Strategies for scaling secure remote access
· Benefits of unifying network and security functions

Watch this webinar to learn how organizations can move beyond VPN constraints and build a future-ready remote access strategy for hybrid work without compromising security.

Why VPNs Fail Hybrid Work and How SASE Transforms Remote Access Security

80% of security exposures now reside in the cloud, and sophisticated data exfiltration can occur within an hour of initial compromise according to the 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report. The current cloud security landscape demands a new approach that moves beyond traditional detection methods.

Featuring insights from subject matter experts Nathaniel Quist, who tracks threat actors targeting cloud platforms, and Ory Segal, a distinguished application security expert with over 25 years of experience and 30 patents in the field of application security, this session explores the evolving cloud threat landscape and provides actionable strategies for strengthening your cloud security posture in an increasingly hostile digital environment.

Watch this webcast to:
- Gain insights on the most prevalent cloud security risks facing organizations today. 
- Learn how AI-driven technologies are transforming threat detection capabilities.
- Dive into practical approaches to automate and accelerate response to slash MTTR by as much as 90%.

Cloud Breach Prevention: Shifting to Real-Time, Proactive Protection

Join Jason Reverri and Rabin Bhattarai in a fireside chat to find out how you can consolidate all your data and tools into a single AI-driven platform. You’ll hear more about their experience at Black Hat Asia 2025, and how Black Hat leveraged Cortex XSIAM in their Network Operations Center (NOC) to neutralize AI-powered threats and accelerate detection and response.

Discussion topics include:
- How Palo Alto Networks and Black Hat’s partnership has evolved
- Unique challenges to Black Hat and automation use cases at the event
- Using AI to centralize data, improve threat detection, and accelerate incident response

Elevate your SOC with automation and AI capabilities

Modern organizations face complex cybersecurity threats, making extended detection and response (XDR) solutions essential. But security teams often struggle to evaluate the evolving XDR market and identify solutions that best meet their needs.
 
In this webinar, you’ll gain insights from Forrester analyst Allie Mellen and Palo Alto Networks' Josh Costa as they explore the current state of XDR technology. Their discussion will shed light on how to assess leading vendors and which capabilities are crucial for strengthening security. By watching, you will:
 
 • Discover Forrester's methodology for evaluating XDR solutions
 • Learn about the evolution from EDR to XDR and its significance
 • Understand capabilities addressing today's critical security challenges
 
Join now to gain expert insights for maximizing your XDR strategy and protect your business against sophisticated threats.

How Forrester evaluates XDR solutions: Market trends and strategic insights

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