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Advanced URL Filtering

Stop zero-day web threats with Precision AI

Inline deep learning models analyze web traffic in real time to detect and prevent phishing attacks, malware delivery, and command-and-control communication before they reach target systems.

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Real-time web security at every attack stage

Advanced URL Filtering provides web security through inline inspection that analyzes URLs and web content across all ports and protocols to detect and prevent known and unknown threats.

Inline deep learning analysis

AI-powered models analyze URL strings and web content inline to identify malicious sites in real time without requiring database updates.

Comprehensive URL database

Malicious URL database combines static analysis, dynamic analysis, and machine learning to categorize hundreds of millions of known threats.

Granular policy controls

URL categories and risk ratings enable fine-grained security policies based on user identity, content type, and threat level.

Precision AI web security

Machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI models analyze threat data from global deployments to identify and block phishing attacks, malware delivery, and command-and-control communication.

AI-powered web threat analysis

Advanced URL Filtering analyzes millions of web threats using Precision AI models trained on diverse datasets from global deployments. These models identify malicious patterns in URL structures, web content, and user behavior to detect phishing attacks and command-and-control communication in real time.

The combination of machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI enables inline web security with minimal latency and false positives.

AI Data Set Analysis

Machine learning

Recognizes patterns and efficiently handles large structured datasets at scale to analyze and block malicious threats.

Deep learning

Automates feature learning and efficiently handles unstructured datasets at scale to identify abstract patterns and detect evolving threats.

Generative AI

Creates human-like content such as text and images, which models are trained on, to identify AI-generated threats.

Precision AI Components

How Precision AI delivers real-time protection

Precision AI leverages machine learning, deep learning and generative AI to analyze rich and diverse threat data to deliver real-time protection for the entire network.

Detect and prevent in real time

Analyze real network traffic inline and instantly stop known, unknown and highly evasive threats to prevent patient zero.

Improved accuracy

Models continuously train on rich threat data from 70K+ customers and AI-generated threats to identify evolving threats.

Consistently delivered everywhere

Comprehensive, real-time protection from advanced web-based threats delivered consistently via a robust global infrastructure.

Real-time Protection

Real-time protection from web-based threats

Inline AI-powered web content analysis detects and blocks unknown phishing attacks, malware delivery, and command-and-control communication in real time.

Advanced URL Filtering provides protection during each phase of a web-based attack with multiple layers of prevention powered by machine learning and deep learning models.

  • Phishing prevention: Block credential theft attempts inline
  • Malware delivery blocking: Detect and prevent malicious file downloads
  • Command-and-control disruption: Stop C2 communication channels
  • Evasive threat detection: Identify threats using cloaking and evasion techniques

Real-time credential theft protection

Advanced URL Filtering detects and prevents credential theft by controlling sites to which users can submit corporate credentials based on the site's URL category, blocking credential submission to untrusted sites in real time.

Web security capabilities

Advanced URL Filtering provides multiple layers of protection against web-based threats.

Advanced phishing protection

Multiple detection techniques identify and block phishing attempts using evasive techniques.

  • Inline AI-powered web content analysis for real-time zero-day detection
  • Real-time credential theft prevention
  • ML-based image analysis to detect brand impersonation
  • Deep learning convolutional neural network models
  • Deobfuscating JavaScript engine to stop data exfiltration
  • Fake CAPTCHA interaction analysis

Evasion technique prevention

Inline analysis of live web content disrupts evasion techniques used by advanced threats.

  • Cloaking detection identifies sites that hide from security scanners
  • CAPTCHA challenge bypass analyzes challenges designed to block automated scanning
  • Meddler-in-the-middle phishing detection
  • SaaS-hosted phishing identification
  • Appended attack detection for compromised legitimate sites

Granular policy controls

Fine-grained policies based on URL categories, risk ratings, and user identity.

  • Multiple URL categories and risk ratings in single policies
  • Custom categories combine existing categories or create exception lists
  • Selective SSL decryption based on URL category
  • Credential submission control by site category
  • File blocking prevents dangerous file types
  • User-based policies enable role-specific access

Comprehensive URL database

Hundreds of millions of URLs categorized through static, dynamic, and machine learning analysis.

  • 70+ content categories for benign and malicious sites
  • Risk ratings score URLs based on multiple factors
  • Multi-category support assigns up to four categories per URL
  • WildFire integration provides zero-day malware intelligence
  • Unit 42 threat research enriches categorization
  • Multilingual support for 41 languages

Deployment flexibility and operational efficiency

Advanced URL Filtering integrates with Next-Generation Firewalls, virtual firewalls, and Prisma Access to provide consistent web security across all locations.

Flexible deployment options

Deploy with hardware firewalls, virtual firewalls, or Prisma Access with identical security capabilities and policy enforcement.

Cloud-native architecture

Cloud-based service eliminates appliance deployment and management while scaling to meet demand.

Integrated platform approach

Native integration with firewall platforms reduces operational overhead compared to standalone web security appliances.

45%

Risk reduction

Measurable decrease in web-based threat exposure.

30%

Faster security optimization

Streamlined deployment and policy management.

$9.9M

Savings over three years

Reduced operational expenditure compared to point solutions.

40%

More threats prevented

Compared to traditional filtering databases.

Resources

Download datasheets and technical documentation for Advanced URL Filtering.

Advanced URL Filtering Datasheet

Technical specifications, features, deployment information, and licensing details for Advanced URL Filtering.

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Deploy Advanced URL Filtering

Advanced URL Filtering integrates with Next-Generation Firewalls running PAN-OS 9.0 or later, with real-time web analysis supported on PAN-OS 10.2 Nebula and later.

Connect with network security specialists to evaluate current web security capabilities, understand deployment requirements, and determine licensing options.

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