Palo Alto IoT Security

Palo Alto IoT Security is an AI-powered device security solution engineered to deliver complete visibility, continuous risk assessment, and automated policy enforcement for unmanaged Internet of Things, Operational Technology, and Smart Connected devices across enterprise networks. Many IoT and smart devices cannot accommodate traditional security agents and often employ proprietary communication protocols, creating blind spots for IT security teams. Palo Alto IoT Security addresses this gap by utilizing passive network traffic analysis and machine learning to automatically discover, categorize, and profile every connected device without disrupting network operations.

The solution is delivered as a cloud-native security subscription seamlessly integrated into Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls, VM-Series appliances, and Prisma Access environments, completely eliminating the need for dedicated physical probes or complex network span ports. The platform continuously monitors device behavior against baseline communications profiles, detects anomalies, identifies known firmware vulnerabilities, and calculates real-time risk scores. Leveraging its tight firewall integration, IoT Security automatically generates and recommends zero trust least-privilege security policies to segment and isolate risky devices directly at the firewall level.

Primary use cases include medical IoT device security in healthcare environments, smart building and facility asset inventory management, industrial operational technology threat mitigation, and automated Zero Trust network segmentation. By transforming network firewalls into intelligent IoT sensors and enforcement points, the platform allows organizations to safely adopt smart connected devices while minimizing cyber risks.