Palo Alto - Great Filtering Solution | TrustRadius

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering as our main filtering solution for the agency. We utilize it to block malicious sites, VPNs, and other categories. The filtering offers many various categories that cover all of our needs. It is updated regularly and it provides excellent reporting.

Pros and Cons

Granular filtering with specific categories
Constantly updated
Alerts you when new categories are added

Does require some filtering knowledge to understand the structure
Have to use PUTTY to check the category a website is

Alternatives Considered

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series, Palo Alto Networks Threat Protection and Palo Alto Networks WildFire

Other Software Used

Google Classroom, Google Drive, Mitel MiCollab

Likelihood to Recommend

Great for workplace filtering.
Not school specific but can be used for that too.