Intelligence expertise, best-of-breed strategies, and automation were three key themes that quickly emerged right from Day One at Ignite ‘22, a two-day conference that kicked off Dec. 13.Ahead of the event it was expected that Palo Alto Networks Inc. would address the pain points around tightening budgets in a challenging economic environment. Palo Alto had also pointed to its recent acquisitions, such as the $195-million-valued cybersecurity startup Cider Security, as an example of its strategy to build its portfolio

The name of Unit 42, a resource within Palo Alto Networks Inc., has a double meaning.It is the answer given by a supercomputer to the ultimate question of life in the Universe, as described in a popular science fiction book – “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It is also a team of global threat researchers and cybersecurity experts that provides support for Palo Alto Networks’ base of 80,000 enterprise customers.“I’m impressed with the level of intelligence that Unit 42 has,” said Lisa Martin (pictured, right), industry analyst for theCUBE. “They have such great intelligence on what’s going on with malware, with ransomware. The landscape has changed so dramatically