Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) was in the spotlight on Thursday as research firm Stifel said its checks into the cybersecurity giant were "solid" ahead of its fiscal first-quarter results, slated to be released after the close of trading on November 20.

With a rapidly evolving threat landscape, security teams and SOCs are always on high alert. The continuous flood of security data—logs, events, traffic, and

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