Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), a global leader in cybersecurity, has announced Next-Generation Trust Security (NGTS), a platform designed to set a new level of operational resilience. In a context where the industry is moving toward a mandatory certificate renewal cycle every 47 days, NGTS transforms cryptographic trust management—traditionally manual and prone to human error—into an automated control integrated into the network, eliminating service interruptions and significantly boosting operational efficiency.
For years, digital certificates—considered the “passports” of the digital economy—maintained durations of several years with minimal updates. However, organizations now face a constant cryptographic update process: the lifespan of certificates has been reduced by over 90%, encryption standards continue to evolve to meet post-quantum challenges, and unexpected revocations of global certification authorities can force immediate replacement of thousands of certificates.
Anand Oswal, EVP of AI and Network Security at Palo Alto Networks
“When digital trust breaks down, business comes to a halt. Expired or non-compliant certificates cause disruptions, taking down critical applications, infrastructures, and cloud services. Manual management of updates is time-consuming and requires coordination across multiple teams. Given the increasing scale and speed requirements, manual approaches are no longer viable. With NGTS and our quantum-proof security solution, the network becomes the ultimate control point for automating cryptographic refresh.”
NGTS is the industry’s first native network platform that unifies Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) with real-time network visibility and control. The platform is now available and enables organizations to:
- Gain enhanced visibility. Discover where trust resides across all network services and applications, eliminating “shadow” certificates and blind spots that lead to security gaps.
- Facilitate operational resilience. Protect the organization from certificate-related disruptions and trust failures by automatically identifying and updating credentials before they impact customer transactions or internal services.
- Develop cryptographic agility. Accelerate the transition to a post-quantum future with automated lifecycle management built to handle faster renewal cycles and evolving encryption standards without manual intervention.
Emanuel Figueroa, Senior Research Analyst in Security for Identity and Access Management at IDC
“For years, the industry has relied on a trust model based on single authentication, assuming security as a given. But in a post-quantum world, where certificate lifecycles are getting shorter, that assumption is no longer valid. Trust must adapt as quickly as the environment it protects. By moving certificate lifecycle management from manual spreadsheets to a native network platform, Palo Alto Networks is transforming cryptographic maintenance into an ongoing automated process rather than a periodic task. This approach doesn’t just prevent service disruptions; it creates a unified security framework that incorporates cryptographic agility, maintaining organizational resilience even as encryption standards evolve in the background.”
While traditional tools manage certificates in isolation, Palo Alto Networks is the only provider integrating trust directly into the network layer. By embedding machine identity intelligence from CyberArk—an industry leader—into the network, NGTS shortens the gap between the teams managing certificates and those responsible for uptime.