Palo Alto Networks WildFire Reviews

Sandboxing is the primary use case. WildFire is used for that. There are two options: one is on the cloud, and one is on-premise. The cloud version is perfect. It is working very well. But on the on-premise version, we have faced a lot of problems previously.  

The threat intelligence from WildFire supports our proactive defense strategies. Palo Alto has a unit 42 team, which is one of the best in the market for threat intelligence. Their threat intelligence is comprehensive.

Also, Palo Alto is a pioneer in AI and ML integration, so I think there are some AI processes running in clusters.

It can detect new threats, particularly. It's a sandboxing prototype. 

We send mostly emails or connections with context or files. The most important thing is how many kinds of files the sandbox can handle. Also, Palo Alto is good at this. There are more than 20 different file types, this product can understand.

 The important thing for sandboxing is how many different types of files the sandbox product is analyzing. And so, also, Palo Alto is good at it, compared to other sandboxes.

Palo Alto doesn't do much to support the on-premise version. It wants too much self-support for the on-premise version of WildFire. 

But for regulation purposes, some of our customers don't want to use the cloud environment, so they have to use the on-premise version. 

Integration is okay, not too hard, with Palo Alto. But we are facing a lot of issues, and most of the issues go unresolved. So, the on-premise version is not very stable.

With my experience, the cloud version is stable. So I need the on-premises version to be more stable.

I have been working with Palo Alto for four years, but I have been familiar with WildFire for one and a half years.

I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. 

The cloud version is very stable. It is working very fine. Integration is very easy. There are not too many issues. I like it. Compared to the on-premise version, it is very easy and very effective for customers.

Some of my colleagues work on SD-WAN.

The initial setup is a little bit complex on-premise, but not too complex because it can only connect to a Palo Alto firewall. On the cloud, it is very easy; you only need to enable it with a click, and it is done. After that, you can set up the configuration on the firewall. 

But on-premise, it is not a configuration issue; it's a little bit of a stability issue.

Integration with existing infrastructure: 

WildFire can only integrate with the Palo Alto firewall. Right now, maybe XDR can integrate on the cloud version, but you cannot integrate it with other vendors or put it standalone without any Palo Alto product.

We are an integrator. We also work with some other vendors.

WildFire has improved our customer's security posture and reduced costs overall.

It's not hard to configure as it connects to the firewall. After integration, you don't need much configuration and don't waste too much time, so the return on investment is very rapid.

In general, all Palo Alto products are a little bit higher in price compared to competitors.

I recommend it, but mostly the cloud version.

I recommend it to any company who needs sandboxing or this kind of file analysis. But they must be careful if they have to use on-premise, because of the stability issues.

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

We are using Palo Alto Networks WildFire as our network firewall.

The solution has helped our company stay secure from the security features it provides.

The solution is easy to use and the Panorama feature is good. The software management or the malware blocking and some authentication management system are good.

When comparing this solution to others it is not as good overall.

I have been using Palo Alto Networks WildFire for approximately one year.

Palo Alto Networks WildFire is a stable solution.

I have found Palo Alto Networks WildFire to be scalable.

We have 10 users that use this solution. We plan to increase usage in the future.

The technical support is good.

I have used other similar solutions, such as HP, Checkpoint, and Fortinet.

The implementation is not difficult and the full process took approximately two days.

We have an internal team that did the implementation of the solution. We do some of the maintenance ourselves but if we have trouble we contact the support.

I rate Palo Alto Networks WildFire a five out of ten.