Palo Alto Networks WildFire is a nice extra layer of protection
April 28, 2021

Palo Alto Networks WildFire is a nice extra layer of protection

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Palo Alto Networks WildFire

We currently have a Palo Alto Networks WildFire subscription across all our Palo Alto Firewalls. It adds an extra layer of protection from addressing zero-day exploits and malware. It can be deployed on-prem or in the cloud. It is a relatively expensive license considering all Palo Alto customers get WildFire, but only the paid version get updates within one hour vs 24 hours. Overall it seems worth it.
  • Helps block zero-day exploits
  • You get the combined power of other users' Palo Alto Networks WildFire file scanning signatures as well
  • Seamless install and very little to manage
  • Need larger file size limits
  • They need to be able to submit and scan more file types
  • Rather expensive
  • Seamless functionality
  • File scanning
  • Aggregate power of other customers' Palo Alto Networks WildFire threat signatures
  • Added power of other customers threat signatures
  • No real management overhead
  • Potential zero-day vulnerability blocking (e.g., wannacry)
Cost aside, Palo Alto Networks WildFire provides another layer of useful protection with minimal management overhead.

Do you think Palo Alto Networks WildFire delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Palo Alto Networks WildFire's feature set?

Yes

Did Palo Alto Networks WildFire live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Palo Alto Networks WildFire go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Palo Alto Networks WildFire again?

Yes

It is definitely worth the extra protection on perimeter firewalls or datacenter type architectures. Very little to manage with regard to patches, updates, etc. Good integration with Traps Endpoint Security as well.