Case Study: U.S. Utility Company Achieves Best‑in‑Class Cyberattack Prevention and Single‑Pane‑of‑Glass Visibility with Palo Alto Networks

Utility Company - Customer Case Study

A large U.S. utility company operating nuclear, gas, coal, hydro and solar facilities and serving millions faced limited visibility across its corporate and operational networks, making it difficult to protect substations, power plants and multicloud environments. The IT team needed a Zero Trust approach with traffic segmentation, easier centralized management, and the ability to meet strict FERC and NERC compliance requirements.

The company deployed Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (PA-5200, PA-7080, ruggedized models and VM-Series) with App-ID, Panorama, Advanced Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, WildFire and DNS Security, with plans to integrate Prisma Cloud, Prisma Access and Cortex XSOAR. The solution delivered single-pane-of-glass visibility, simplified management and effective segmentation, improved security posture by industry benchmarks, stronger defenses against zero-day threats and greater confidence in continuous, compliant operations.