PANW

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) is a leading cybersecurity company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company went public in July 2012 and has since evolved from a traditional firewall appliance vendor into a comprehensive cybersecurity platform provider. Palo Alto Networks serves medium to large enterprises, service providers, and government entities across various industries including education, energy, financial services, healthcare, and telecommunications. The company has undergone significant transformation in recent years, shifting from hardware-focused products to software-based and cloud-delivered security solutions while pursuing an aggressive "platformization" strategy to consolidate customers' security architectures.