Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Vulnerability Research December 2017 Disclosures - Microsoft
Summary: Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered one vulnerability that Microsoft addressed in its December 2017 security update release through the Microsoft Security Response Center. Unit 42 states that Palo Alto Networks customers deploying its Next-Generation Security Platform are protected from such zero-day vulnerabilities, with Traps preventing weaponized exploits and threat prevention features including application control, IPS, and WildFire providing automatic updates against previously unknown threats.
Key Takeaway: The disclosure covers a single Microsoft vulnerability patched in December 2017, and the protection claims rest on customers running Palo Alto's platform and Traps - so organizations outside that stack get no stated coverage from this research.
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