Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls vs. Darktrace / EMAIL

Our next-generation firewall classifies all traffic, including encrypted traffic, based on application, application function, user and content. You can create comprehensive, precise security policies, resulting in safe enablement of applications. This lets only authorized users run sanctioned applications, greatly reducing the surgace area of cyber attacks across the organization.

Darktrace / EMAIL secures email and collaboration by training exclusively on each organization’s own communication patterns, not shared threat intelligence. It builds a Unique Behavioral Profile for every user – spanning email, identity, DLP, and human risk – to catch novel phishing, business email compromise, and account takeover that signature-based tools miss by design. It’s recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant and in the 2025 Voice of the Customer for Email Security Platforms.