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Cloudflare Spectrum vs Palo Alto Networks: What are the differences?
What is Cloudflare Spectrum? DDoS protection for TCP services. Extend the power of Cloudflare's DDoS, TLS, and IP Firewall to not just your web servers, but also your other TCP-based services, keeping them online and secure. Reduce the ability for attackers to snoop and steal sensitive data. Protect your origin and all TCP services you expose to the Internet.
What is Palo Alto Networks? The global cybersecurity leader. It enables your team to prevent successful cyberattacks with an automated approach that delivers consistent security across cloud. It is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Cloudflare Spectrum and Palo Alto Networks can be primarily classified as "Security" tools.
Some of the features offered by Cloudflare Spectrum are:
- DDoS Protection for TCP Services - ensures all your TCP services are protected against Layer 3 and 4 DDoS attacks, remaining online and performant
- Secure TCP traffic with TLS - encrypts services running on TCP to prevent unencrypted data, such as user credentials, from falling into the wrong hands
- IP Address & Range Blocking - integrates with Cloudflare’s IP Firewall, allowing you to block or challenge IP addresses or entire IP ranges from reaching your TCP services
On the other hand, Palo Alto Networks provides the following key features:
- Application-based policy enforcement
- User identification
- Threat prevention
