Case Study: JBG SMITH achieves end-to-end security and unified threat prevention with Palo Alto Networks Security Operating Platform

Real Estate Investment Firm Builds Comprehensive Defense Against External Cyberthreats and Internal Security Risks

JBG SMITH, an S&P 400 real estate investment firm centered in the Washington, D.C. area, needed to consolidate security after a merger that left it with incompatible point products and no central management. Their existing stack (Cisco ASA, FirePOWER, WebSense) caused performance and compatibility problems, limited visibility into field and cloud traffic, and left the firm exposed to external threats and internal human error.

JBG SMITH deployed the Palo Alto Networks Security Operating Platform—next‑generation firewalls, Traps endpoint protection, WildFire threat analysis, GlobalProtect for remote users and Panorama centralized management—extending protection to on‑premises, endpoints and Azure/SaaS workloads. The integrated solution delivered unified, prevention‑based security with better visibility, automatic blocking of known and unknown threats (including ransomware), consistent policy enforcement and reduced administration overhead.

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David Shanker

Vice President of Information Technology