Kyndryl expands Palo Alto deal to offer managed SASE service

Kyndryl has expanded its alliance with Palo Alto Networks to add secure access service edge (SASE) services to its managed services offerings. In 2023, when Kyndryl first said it would integrate Palo Alto’s security products and services into its own managed security services, the vendors said they would ultimately support SASE, and now they have.

Palo Alto’s Prisma SASE platform combines SD-WAN with cloud-based security capabilities, including secure access control, advanced threat protection, user-behavior monitoring, and zero-trust network access (ZTNA). A secure web gateway (SWG), cloud-access security broker (CASB) and firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) are part of the Prisma SASE bundle. Prisma also features AI capabilities as part of Palo Alto’s autonomous digital experience management (ADEM) system, which provides visibility into endpoints, WAN links, cloud resources, applications, and traffic levels to help troubleshoot performance issues.

The latest version of Prisma SASE, version 3.0, features a number of core upgrades, including the ability to secure unmanaged devices through a new, integrated Prisma Access Browser that supports least privilege access, constant security inspection, and other zero-trust capabilities.