{"id":180979,"date":"2026-08-24T16:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swordgroupstg.wpengine.com\/uk\/?page_id=180979"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:14:09","slug":"palo-alto-networks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sword-group.com\/uk\/partners\/palo-alto-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero-Trust Cyber Security with Palo Alto Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184824&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;80&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;195021&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-210407&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132562&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]As a Palo Alto Networks Diamond Integrator, Sword helps organisations consolidate and strengthen their security on Palo Alto Networks platforms. 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