Bell Canada and Palo Alto Networks have announced a strategic partnership that brings together Bell’s expertise in managed and professional services with Palo Alto Networks’ Al-powered cybersecurity platforms.

Bell will now offer a full suite of services across the other organization’s three platforms, delivering comprehensive protection against evolving cyber-threats for customers in Canada.

Platformization

Palo Alto Networks’ platformization approach unifies diverse security solutions into scalable platforms across network, cloud and security operations.

These platforms leverage automation and Al to deliver robust protection against cyber-threats.

Bell’s deep bench of Managed and Professional Services experts, combined with Palo Alto Networks‘ platforms enables 24/7 protection and secure connectivity through dedicated threat alerts and mitigation to stop and prevent malicious attacks.

Supporting solutions

Bell’s Managed Services team will support the following Palo Alto Networks solutions:

Prisma Access 

• A security services edge (SSE) solution offering cutting-edge Zero Trust Network Access, (ZTNA 2.0), to protect the future of work with an easy-to-use, unified security product
• Prisma Access delivers security to dramatically reduce the risk of a data breach

Palo Alto Networks NGFW 

• Next-Generation Firewalls with real-time inline security that help stop complex threats with Al-powered, cloud-based network security

Prisma Cloud (CNAPP)

• The Code to Cloud platform powered by Precision Al secures cloud-native applications and infrastructure, accelerating cloud adoption and helping to ensure security policy compliance

Cortex XSIAM 

• The leading Al-powered SOC platform that centralizes data and SOC capabilities — XDR, SOAR, ASM, SIEM to streamline security operations and accelerate and automate incident response and remediation

The partnership

Bell Canada claims that the expanded partnership with Palo Alto Networks augments its cybersecurity capabilities and is a step toward becoming the largest and most trusted Managed Security Services Provider in Canada.

“Backed by expert support”

John Watson, President, Bell Business Markets, Al and FX Innovation, Bell: “We are proud to expand our partnership with Palo Alto Networks.

“In today’s increasingly complex threat landscape, organizations need comprehensive security solutions that are backed by expert support.”

Watson concluded: “By combining Palo Alto Networks innovative technology with Bell’s proven managed services capabilities, we can provide our customers with the peace of mind they need to achieve their desired security outcomes.”

“Protect our digital way of life”

BJ Jenkins, President, Palo Alto Networks stated: “Bell’s commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences aligns with our mission to provide the most comprehensive security solutions and protect our digital way of life.

“This partnership empowers us to deliver even greater value to our customers in Canada by providing them with the expertise and support they need to navigate the ever-evolving threat landscape,” Jenkins added.