Palo Alto Networks automation series

This series of Patreon posts dives deep into the automation of Palo Alto Networks devices and software, offering you a comprehensive guide to streamlining and optimizing your security operations. Throughout the series, we explore how to automate various components, including firewalls, Cortex XDR, and Cortex XSOAR, to enhance your network security and incident response capabilities.

By the end of this series, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to leverage automation across Palo Alto Networks’ solutions, enabling you to enhance your security posture while saving valuable time and resources. Whether you’re new to automation or looking to refine your skills, these posts provide practical insights and actionable steps to take your security operations to the next level.

Mastering Cortex XSOAR

We delve into automating incident response with Cortex XSOAR. We guide you through setting up automated playbooks, integrating third-party tools, and managing the entire incident lifecycle to reduce manual efforts and improve response times.

Firewall automation: enhancing security and efficiency

Palo Alto firewall automation streamlines network security management by leveraging APIs, scripts, and tools like Ansible, Terraform, and PAN-OS automation features. With automation, organizations can efficiently deploy, configure, and update firewall policies, reducing manual errors and response times to threats. Integrating automation with SIEM and SOAR platforms further enhances threat detection and mitigation. This approach not only improves security posture but also boosts operational efficiency, making it easier to manage complex and dynamic network environments.

Automating Palo Alto cloud based services

Palo Alto Networks’ cloud solutions enable centralized, API-driven management across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Using REST APIs, SDKs, and tools like Terraform or Ansible, teams can automate policy deployment, configuration, and monitoring at scale. This approach ensures consistent security, faster provisioning, and reduced operational overhead in dynamic, distributed networks.

Automating operations with Strata Cloud Manager (released on 31/08/2025)
Authenticating to the Strata Cloud Manager API (released on 07/09/2025)
Optimizing Strata Cloud Manager API usage (paid members only) (released on 14/09/2025)
Retrieving firewall interfaces with Strata Cloud Manager (released on 21/09/2025)
Modifying an object in Strata Cloud Manager (released on 28/09/2025)
Creating an interface in Strata Cloud Manager (released on 05/10/2025)

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By joining this Patreon series, you’ll gain exclusive access to advanced content focused on automating Palo Alto Networks solutions. Explore in-depth tutorials and practical applications for automating firewall management, leveraging Cortex XDR for extended detection and response, and integrating Cortex XSOAR for security orchestration and automation.

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