Mastering Palo Alto Networks

Deploy and manage industry-leading PAN-OS 10.x solutions to secure your users and infrastructure

Tom Piens

BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI

Mastering Palo Alto Networks

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About the author

Tom Piens, PCNSE, CISSP, and founder of PANgurus, has nearly 10 years of experience working with Palo Alto Networks customers. Tom has been at the forefront of engaging with customers, responding to questions, and analyzing unique needs to apply the best possible solutions or workarounds. He has authored a great many articles on the Palo Alto Networks knowledge base and discussion forum solutions, including the popular Getting Started series. Also known as “reaper” on the PANgurus and LIVEcommunity forums, and @PANWreaper on Twitter, Tom has been recognized by Palo Alto Networks user groups and community members, and by countless thankful customers.

I am extremely lucky to have a loving and supporting wife and son that helped me stay inspired working long hours into the night writing this book.

Special mentions to Kim Wens and Ron Cowen for making sure my content is accurate, and Kris “Ndx” for sharing his insights.

I am very grateful to Gail Wilson and Ronn Kurien for their editorial insights and Gina Hancher for her mentorship.

Special thanks to Andrea Simon for always being there.

About the reviewers

Kim Wens has been an IT network and IT security enthusiast for over 23 years. All these years of experience have molded Kim into a solution-minded security engineer with a take-action mentality. Kim also loves to share his acquired knowledge through discussion forums, technical writings, and educational videos. Kim has worked together with the author for over 20 years for different companies.

Ron Cowen has been in the network security industry for over a decade, spanning roles at AT&T, Juniper Networks, and his current position as a security architect for Palo Alto Networks. He is based in Seattle, WA.

I’d like to acknowledge and thank all of those who have supported, and those who continue to support, my growth as a network security professional, as well as my wife and our two daughters.

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