{"id":14902,"date":"2021-09-08T15:58:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T10:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/?p=14902"},"modified":"2023-01-14T17:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T12:04:40","slug":"azure-firewall-vs-palo-alto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/cloud-security\/azure-firewall-vs-palo-alto\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinction Between Azure Firewall vs. Palo Alto"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14902\" class=\"elementor elementor-14902\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1812b0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1812b0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cef580e\" data-id=\"cef580e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db074a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1db074a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azure Firewall manages a cloud-based network security service that protects our Azure Virtual Network resources. \u200bIt\u2019s a fully\u00a0stateful\u00a0firewall-as-a-service with built-in high availability and unrestricted cloud scalability. We can centrally create, enforce, and log application and network connectivity policies across subscriptions and virtual networks.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c282b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c282b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capabilities supported in Azure Firewall <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77aa22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e77aa22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Stateful firewall as a service\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Built-in high availability with unrestricted cloud scalability\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>FQDN filtering\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>FQDN tags\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Network traffic filtering rules\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Outbound Source NAT support and Inbound Destination NAT support\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Centrally create, enforce, and log application and network connectivity policies\u202facross Azure subscriptions and VNETs\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Fully integrated with Azure Monitor for logging and analytics\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc59af elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0fc59af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666e956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"666e956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Broadly supports three types of rule collections:\u200b <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a92c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a92c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong><em>Application rules<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0Configure fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) that can be accessed from\u202fa subnet.\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong><em>Network rules<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0Configure rules that contain source addresses, protocols, destination ports, and\u202fdestination addresses.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong><em>NAT rules<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0Configure DNAT rules to allow incoming Internet connections.\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52c813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b52c813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azure Firewall integrated with Azure Monitor for viewing and\u00a0analyzing\u00a0firewall logs. Logs get sent to Log Analytics, Azure Storage, or Event Hubs.<\/p>\n<p>Azure Firewall\u2019s initial throughput capacity is 2.5 \u2013 3 Gbps and it scales out to 30 Gbps. It\u202fscales out automatically based on CPU usage and throughput.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b9db7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b9db7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a17720\" data-id=\"6a17720\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d98de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4d98de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feeling the need to bolster your cloud security? -<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbd740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfbd740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Schedule a free discovery call with one of our cloud security experts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9294b5f elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9294b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjI5OTEiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Talk to our experts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbf16c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdbf16c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Features of Palo Alto missing in Azure Firewall\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440723b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"440723b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Centralized Management and Visibility:\u202f<\/strong>Single pane of glass delivers\u202faggregated logging and event correlation; actionable insight into traffic\u202fand threats\u202f\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Malware Protection:<\/strong>\u00a0Detect potential malware, detonate,\u202fanalyze and deliver protections\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>QoS:<\/strong>\u00a0policy-based traffic shaping (priority, guaranteed, maximum) per\u202fapplication, per user, per tunnel, based on DSCP classification\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7ed01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd7ed01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>File type filtering by mime-type, extension and active content types, etc.\u202f(We can use Azure App Gateway \u2013 WAF to address this)\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec84f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec84f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Features comparison between Azure Firewall and Palo Alto <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe74e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbe74e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-18.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a9d2d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"32a9d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f3cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0f3cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Palo Alto\u00a0Reviews feedback\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b6be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21b6be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Palo Alto\u2019s application aware identifiers help the firewalls know what their users are intending or trying to do. It can sense and block some specific activities found suspicious. You can block any application. The ML in the core of its firewall security helps in preventing attack real time and help notify proactively in case of abnormal traffic or malicious attempts in the environment. The granularity that Palo Alto provides in application detection is excellent.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf21ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bf21ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Azure Firewall Reviews Feedback\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a449220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a449220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recently added feature SD-Wan provides it the benefits of scaling and is cost effective depending on bandwidth\u00a0requirements. It has a security edge routing solutions that improves security without compromising on performance\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning how we are helping our clients achieve their cloud security through our cloud security managed services, connect with us. <span style=\"color: #14a49c;\"><a style=\"color: #14a49c;\" href=\"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/contact-us\/\">Schedule a Free Evaluation<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azure Firewall manages a cloud-based network security service that protects our Azure Virtual Network resources. \u200bIt\u2019s a fully\u00a0stateful\u00a0firewall-as-a-service with built-in high availability and unrestricted cloud scalability. 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