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Comparative Analysis
from Enhance Cybersecurity for Cloud Core Business Systems (Next Generation Enterprise Resource Planning)
by John Stinson
• Microsoft and Palo Alto have similar features and capabilities.
• The City of Durham has a multi-year Enterprise Application agreement with Microsoft that includes ZTNA features.
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• Palo Alto requires additional expensive annual licensing fees to access zero trust capabilities.
• In addition, Palo Alto and Microsoft ZTNA require an upfront one-time cost but Microsoft ZTNA professional services is one-tenth the cost of Palo Alto.
Recommended Solution: Microsoft ZTNA
Description
• Microsoft's Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) is a security framework that helps mitigate the risk of cyber-attacks by treating all users and devices as potential threats.
• Organizations with mature cybersecurity programs have implemented ZTNA to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape and regulatory compliance requirements.
Pros
• Improved security: ZTNA framework helps to prevent unauthorized access.
• Provides both MFA and single-sign on.
• Protects access to sensitive data in the cloud.
• Meets insurance requirement.
Cons
• Implementation requires professional services to implement.
